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Should India be Concerned about the AUKUS Alliance? Has it Diminished QUAD’s Significance?
Since the formation of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States trilateral security alliance (AUKUS). The excitement around referring to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

If Sovereignty is no Longer in the Agenda of a Settlement, it is a Difficult Road Ahead for the NSCN(IM)
It has become almost a cyclic phenomenon. Ever since the signing of the what has since come to be known as the “Framework Agreement” on

Present Responses of CSOs and Political Parties in Manipur to Manipur-Myanmar Boundary Dispute Might Not Be Able to Change Government’s Stand on the Matter
Once again, the boundary dispute along Manipur-Myanmar sector of Indo-Myanmar Boundary has reappeared in media and public domain. Despite many protests by the civil society

“Manipur Mindscapes”: A Films Division Film With a Difference by Joshy Joseph
The Films Division under the Government of India’s Ministry of I&B has a certain genealogy that has been in a constant search of cinematographic forms

Exploring Ukhrul District of Manipur Through Shirui Festival 2022 After A Gap of Two Years
The State flower of Manipur, Shiroi Lily (Shirui Lily) is the flower found only in the state. Shiroi Lily which is scientifically known as Lilium

Five Stories of Temsula Ao’s “The Tombstone in My Garden” Tell of a Loss of Lost Purpose in Naga Society
There is something dark about Temsula Ao’s collection of five short stories in The Tombstone In My Garden. This is quite unlike the author’s earlier

CM Invites UGs to Return Home; MPCC Calls Border Pillar Dispute Settlement But No UCM Says Compromise on Territory; Rs 3,500 Cr From World Bank For Concrete Roads
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren on June 1 called upon all underground groups based in Manipur and operating in Myanmar to come forward to negotiate

Indo-Pacific and the Quest for the Soul of Quad: Broad Consensus at Tokyo Summit on Managing Assertive China
The recently concluded Tokyo summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between India, the US, Japan, and Australia was a moment of reckoning in the

A Shade of Green: Another One of M.K. Binodini’s Immortal Lyrics – Sangbanabi
Sangbannabi, eigi Sangbannabi Khummu wa ngang’u – eingonda yeng’u Mai haigatlose, eingonda yeng’u… … So sang Aheibam Shyam the lyrics of Manipuri writer MK



