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Who is fighting the military junta in Myanmar and can they win?
By Lachlan Guselli, 360info in Adelaide Myanmar’s ruling junta is currently vulnerable after sustained fighting by a range of dissident groups, so who are the groups
The Danger of Frozen Conflicts Which Has Become Endemic in the Northeast
Autumn is festive season in the Northeast. In the true sense of John Keat’s immortal lines in his To Autumn, here this is the “season
Custom, Tradition, and Women: Evaluating Women’s Property Rights in Tangkhul Society
Inhabiting the Northeastern hills of Manipur in India and the Somra tract in Myanmar, the Tangkhuls (with a population of about 2.5 lakhs) constitute one
Reimposition of AFSPA in the Areas of Six Police Stations Indicates Military Crackdown Against Manipur Insurgents
Even as the Indian Army and Paramilitary forces fails to contain the Kuki-Zomi militants who have been attacking the Meitei civilians from the surrounding hilltops
The Perils of Poverty Porn in Manipur: A Cycle of Conflict, Radicalism, and Systemic Neglect
Poverty porn, the practice of sensationalizing poverty for emotional or promotional purposes, has become a common approach in the media’s portrayal of Manipur—a region deeply
Nationalism is Powerful, but Often it is Built on the Assumption of an Enemy Looming
The ethnic feud between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur is now approaching the two-year mark but there is still no resolution in sight. The
China remains a dominant force in civil war-torn Myanmar
By Sanjay Pulipaka, Politeia Research Foundation in Hyderabad The US will find it geopolitically challenging to engage with China-backed ethnic armed outfits operating in Myanmar. In
1833 Jeree Treaty Gave Manipur’s Boundaries Permanence
Claims over Manipur’s territory or parts of it necessitate clarifying the special status of Manipur’s territorial boundary. The treaty signed on April 18, 1833, between
Durable Peace Can Only be Won by Peaceful Means
Anybody in the Manipur, in fact almost the entire northeast theatre of conflict, would not have realised how complex and complicated peace can be even
Weekly Digests
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
Manipur Needs a Policy to Tap and Promote Ingenious Minds and Rich Innovative Skills of Youths From State
Though small in size and population Manipur is Manipuris excel
The Nexus of Bandhs, Blockades, and Blackouts and Their Impact on Developmental Justice
Book Name: Infrastructure of Injustice: State and Politics in Manipur and
How Fictions Created by Humans Came to Determine Their Reality and How This Can be Moderated
Nobody can doubt the power the notion of identity commands.
India and France in the Indo-Pacific: A Marriage of Autonomies
Among the most important partnerships that India has built with
Even if Identities Are Fictive Creations, They Are as Real as Anything Real
Even if the notion of ethnic identity is not intrinsic,
Peacekeeping or Peacemaking? AFSPA is About Peacekeeping Definitely Not Peacemaking
Manipur ILP Guidelines, 2019 is Like Trying to Build a House Without its Foundation
When Lawmakers Are So Casual About Breaking the Law, Who Can be Expected to be in Awe of the Law?
AFSPA is a Case of the Law as a Barrier Before Justice Dispensation in HR Violation Cases
JNMDA’s “Khamnu” Takes a Peek at How an Ancient Society Came to be its Own
“Is Love Enough? Sir” – Good Story, Sensitive Acting, Certainly a Movie to Reckon With
‘Chicago-7’, Chronicles State Violence and Civil Resistance Imaginatively and Powerfully
A World Acclaimed Director’s Continuing Search For Sites of Pilgrimage in the Theatre World
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