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India’s online news battles digital giants and the government
By Simran Agarwal, Sorbonne Paris Nord University in Paris Inadequate policy environment, a hostile government and the power of platforms leave Indian online news media struggling

Who’s watching what on Indian TV? It’s complicated
By Harsh Taneja, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign Accurately measuring the country’s viewing audiences could reshape India’s media landscape. But policymakers have a part to

War’s Domestic Uses Always Ensure Peace Prospects Remain Distant
Wars, it has been so rightly pointed out, have many domestic uses. There is nothing like the spectre of external aggression or a threat to

Conflict of Interests Continues over Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing and Scrapping of Free Movement Regime
While Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren and a section Manipur society consider that the scrapping of Free Movment Regime (FMR) and fencing of the Indo-Myanmar

Manipur Man Ventures into Saffron Farming, Aiming to Earn ₹5 Lakh per Kilo
In what can be termed a groundbreaking initiative for Manipur, Tomba Khundrakpam, a sound recordist and theatre production manager from Lipham Khunou Makha Leikai in

Digital Version of Brojendragee Luhongba Screenings Receive Great Deal of Audience
The digital version of Manipuri feature film produced 50 years ago, Brojendragee Luhongba screened for the second time after a gap of two years received

Harris, Human Rights and a Problem for Modi
By Sumit Ganguly, Stanford University in Stanford Trump won’t bother about India’s human rights record. Harris might. That’s a worry for the Modi administration. Which US

European fears resurface as Trump eyes second term
By Andrea Locatelli, Catholic University of Sacred Heart Milan in Milano Donald Trump’s possible return in 2024 raises fears in Europe about the weakening of international

Harris or Trump: What difference does it make to India?
By Deepa M. Ollapally, George Washington University in Washington, D. C. With the ‘Trumpification’ of US politics, there is a convergence of sorts between the Democrat

Society Needs ‘Moral Regulations’ to Ensure an Equilibrium That Guarantees Justice for All
Sometimes, we find that when a dog is hungry but

Pitfalls Before Cleaning up Two Augean Stables of Official Corruption and Employees Lack of Commitment to Work
The Manipur government’s new initiative to ensure better office attendance

Fate of Impoverished Street Vendors Made Uncertain in the Wake of Imphal Municipal Corporation’s Plan to Prohibit Vending Beyond 8am
Street vendors are an integral part of the urban economies

Any Move by Government to Curtail Free Speech is a Betrayal of a Lack of Calibre Amongst Public Leaders
Often, we find instances in our daily life where the law

Spirit of Cheiraoba Celebration, and Why it Should Remind All That Identity Too is a Daily Plebiscite
It is with dismay that Manipur’s identity crisis continues to

The Best Way to ‘Relive’ the Magical Easter Experience is to Remember That Truth is Immortal
Can you ever imagine how the first Easter was like?

Ningol Chakouba as Reminder of the Distinction Between “Signifier” and “Signified” in the Patriarchal Order

If Manipur Schools Are Not Reopened Soon While the Rest of India Has Reopened, Manipur Will Miss a Generation



Ethical Public is a Must Before Imagining the Idea of an Ideal Government

While All Schools Across India Reopen, Manipur Government is Yet to Decide


Hanjabam Shyamo Sharma: In Life He Struggled, in Death His Masterpieces Immortalised Him
‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ is Raw Fun, Cathartic, Unpretentious and Full of Wrath
