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A monumental mistake fomented by impunity: Anguish unabated as no sign of end of AFSPA
There are no words to express the outrage and grief over the killing of 14 civilians (the toll so far) in Mon district of Nagaland,

COVID-19 has pushed global health to the centre of international politics
By: Tasha Wibawa and Karthik Nachiappan A lapse in public health diplomacy, long sidelined to seemingly more pressing issues of international trade and security, saw

Omicron is a Product of Vaccine Apartheid
By: Obijiofor Aginam The unintended consequence of vaccine apartheid has left billions of people in poor countries unvaccinated – creating opportunities for COVID-19 to mutate.

CSCHR urges Manipur CM to join call for AFSPA abrogation after Oting massacre
Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the United Nations (CSCHR) has urged the Chief Minister of Manipur to join the other Northeast

How Endemic Conflicts Also Generate Myriad Vested Interests Even Among Those Fighting it
“Thank you for the tragedy, I need it for my art.” Music lovers of the1980s and 1990s generation will remember the disdain in this statement

Nation as a Cultural Community is Divisive by Definition, as a Political Community it Becomes Integrative
The “Battle of Plassey” that led to the English ascendancy in Bengal proved to be the basis for the expansion of English rule in India. The battle

As Prospects of Social Unrests Churn Ahead of the Upcoming Election, the Question is Would These Make or Mar BJP’s Prospect for Retaining Power
There is none in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – from the state karyakarta to national leaders, from the ministers in the state government to

Election Must be an Occasion to Renew Faith in Democracy, But Loyalty Bereft Politicians Are Upsetting This Prospect
The onset of a general election witnesses different old and new candidates donning various election manifestoes and symbolic colours. They also don their respective party

Disqualification Cases Against RK Imo and Yamthong Haokip Initiated; JCILPS Launches Drive Against Illegal Immigrants; MPCC Accuses BJP of Using Govt Programme in Party’s Poll Campaign
The proceedings on the petition filed by Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in the Speaker’s Tribunal of Manipur Legislative Assembly, seeking disqualification of MLA of



