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Highway, Buffer Zones and Bargains: What the SoO Renewal and Its Follow-Up Actions Really Tell Us about Manipur’s Faultlines
On September 4, 2025, New Delhi announced the renewal of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with two umbrella bodies of armed Kuki-Zo militant groups
PM-DevINE and its Implementation in Manipur and Nagaland: An Analytical Appraisal
The North-East of India has long stood at the confluence of strategic promise and developmental neglect, a region endowed with extraordinary cultural capital and natural
Appropriate, Competitive School and Higher Education for the Next Generation, is the Way Forward
Catholic schools in Imphal are open once again much to the relief of everybody, but especially parents of students studying in these pioneering institutes responsible
Buffer Zones, Bargains, and a Highway to Nowhere: What the SoO Extension Really Signals
The Government of India (GOI), the Government of Manipur (GOM), and the two umbrella groupings of Kuki-Zomi militant outfits – United People’s Front (UPF) and
Manipur at the Crossroads of Conflict and Ideology
The PUCL report highlights the urgency of understanding Manipur’s conflict, but reconciliation cannot be imposed from Delhi. It must emerge through accountability, honesty, and dialogue
Reply to “Media, Majority, and Manufactured Silence in Manipur”
Dr. Damudor Arambam’s essay, “Media, Majority, and Manufactured Silence in Manipur” (Imphal Review of Arts and Politics, August 23, 2025), sharply critiques how the media
Manipuri Culture at the Crossroads of History
A furor occurred in Manipur in 2016 over the meaning of culture. The then Governor of Manipur, V. Shanmuganathan, dared the scholars of Manipur to
Survivability, Dignity, and the Silent Crisis of Internally Displaced Persons in Manipur
For more than 28 months now, the conflict that erupted on the unfaithful day of 3rd May, 2023 remains unresolved to this day. A staggering
A Rejoinder to an Article on Hindutva Consolidation in Manipur
Abstract: The rejoinder reads the recent EPW piece on the Hindu right consolidation in Manipur. The article is evidence-based and carries a courageous articulation. However,
Weekly Digests
How Successful has the Integration of the Northeast been as India turns 75
Integration of Northeast India into mainstream Indian life has been
No Harm in HAC Amendment, But the Amendment Must Not be Allowed to be Built on a False Premise
The matter of the Hill Area Committee, HAC, Amendment Bill,
Cries in the Wild: Lessons from Two Recent Calamities in Northeast
It is never easy to rationalise tragedy. The two witnessed
Archbishop Joseph Mittathany Has Departed but His Vision and Mission for Manipur Will Live on
A leader passed away on the 11th of July 2022.
Want to stop another pandemic? Consider a flexitarian diet
By Giulia Wegner, University of Oxford, Kris Murray, London School
Churachandpur (Lamka)Town: Rapid Urban Migration Unmatched by Civic Management System Upgrade
The jurisdiction of Churachandpur District Headquarters is classified as a
While All Schools Across India Reopen, Manipur Government is Yet to Decide
Demand For Tribal Status for Meiteis Reveals Many Aspects of Manipur Society, Must However Not be Rushed
“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
