After the Violence: How Conrad Sangma prevented a wider Meghalaya–Assam flashpoint

Shillong, August 27: When the Khasi Students’ Union’s August 19 rally descended into violence, Meghalaya was suddenly confronting a crisis on several fronts. Within 48 hours, what began as a breakdown of public order in Shillong had spilled across the Assam border, disrupted transport at Jorabat and Khanapara, threatened fuel supplies and rattled a tourism […]