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The Changing Shift in Cultivation Pattern From Paddy to Koukha in Manipur
‘All my efforts to plant paddy was in vain because of the prolonged water logging in my field. I was waiting for several days to

The Indian Constitutional Imagination: Need for a More Accommodative Political Space
“To my mind, a law does not cease to be tyrannical because it is passed by the elected representatives of the people. In fact, you

“Justifications” Often Are Tacit Acknowledgments that Tangible Answers are Beyond Grasp
Knowingly or unknowingly, people are trapped within the unsolved maze of justifications. The social domain, at this stage, or level, where people are engaged in

Culinary Diplomacy – The Way Forward?
Some panic and some not at all, the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur. For the people who have lived under heavy militarisation for the

Was the PR Imposition in Manipur Unavoidable? Is BJP Sacrificing Their State Government in “National Interest”?
After four days of Manipur’s political uncertainties without a popular government since Nongthombam Biren resigned as Chief Minister on February 9, the Central Government on

Biren Singh’s Fall: A Political Chess Game in Manipur
Waari Singbul Network The political tide in Manipur has turned dramatically. Once unthinkable, the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has now reshaped

The Lead Hook of Babu Singh
The world has been running under the rubrics of truth and falsity. This does not mean that there should be two aspects of the world

Quad and AUKUS face an uncertain future under Trump
By David M. Andrews, The Australian National University in Canberra The challenge is to make a compelling case for Trump to support and endorse these partnerships.

In Myanmar, Resistance Against the Junta, but Also Resistance Against the Resistance
On February 1, Myanmar completed four years of military rule. On this day in 2021 General Min Aung Hlaing staged a coup to oust the

Can India seize the demographic advantage?
By Jayan Jose Thomas, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in

Echoes of Agony
Maya Angelou, acclaimed memoirist and author of I Know Why

Has China Made an Offer that Hollywood Can’t Refuse?
That China’s comprehensive national power poses the primary threat to

Oja Winson Tangkhul, Differently Abled Unsung Hero and a Fighter Without a Pause
Laishram Winson Tangkhul alias Winson Awungshi Siro, retired as a

Reflections on My Long Journey With MSAD
The first time I heard about Manipur Students’ Association Delhi

The Idea of a Sovereign Socialist Manipur: Interview of Nonglen Meitei of Maoist Communist Party Manipur
The following is interview of one Nonglen Meitei, who claimed



Spirit of Cheiraoba Celebration, and Why it Should Remind All That Identity Too is a Daily Plebiscite

Manipur Needs to Recall the Difference Between Form and Substance of Democracy


Budget Speech Does Indicate an Effort at a Different Approach to Development

Th. Tombi Singh: The Gifted Artist Committed to His Vocation – Part 2


Th. Tombi Singh: The Gifted Artist Committed to His Vocation – Part 1

Rabindranath Thakur and Manipuri Dance – Part 2

Rabindranath Thakur and Manipuri Dance – Part 1
