Thundering herds

摘要

There are, by one count, 58 insurgent groups in the seven states that make up India's north-east, a region of bewildering ethnic diversity. In recent months, in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam state, more than 100 people have been killed in clashes between ethnic Karbis and Dima-sas. But Assam is also home to glorious biodiversity. Tigers, rhinos and elephants still roam the forests. They too are victims of the insurgencies, and wage their own conflicts with their human neighbours.