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Development as Remedy to Regional Unrest as Well as National Security
The old question of whether it is a necessary condition for peace to precede development continues to haunt everybody genuinely concerned with the affairs of
The Government Must Investigate, Expose and Overcome the Unidentified Armed Persons in Black Dress
Amidst complaints of voter intimidation, booth-capturing, and violence across several polling booths, India’s 18th Parliamentary Election in Manipur for two Lok Sabha seats concluded on
Manipur’s First Time Voters Experience the 18th Lok Sabha Election 2024
“It’s not enough to just want change… You have to go and make a change by voting.”-Taylor Swift India is the world largest democracy.
Evicted Victims Longing For Humanitarian Support From Government
Victims evicted from Waithou Sangomshang currently staying at temporary camp doubled their sufferings after their makeshift house was destructed by recent storm. The suffers are
Rejoinder/ The Immigration Issue in Northeast in Recent History is Darker Than Often Made Out to be
Dear Editor, This refers to your article published by The New Indian Express on April 11, 2024. You have been rather generous on the immigration
CAA Has Demonstrated Again Why the One-Size-Fits-All Approach Does Not Work in Northeast
The violent deaths of two non-tribal residents at Ichamati township in East Khasi Hill District, Meghalaya, near the Indo-Bangladesh border on March 27 following an
Bridging divides in Northeast India: Rethinking Nationalism and Democratic Communication to pave the way to a common cause.
Abstract: Northeast India, an important territorial space of India’s Act East policy, is conflict ridden. While the Government of India colludes with international finance institutes
Indian democracy’s tryst with trust
By Ajay Gudavarthy, Jawaharlal Nehru University Elections in India are a paradoxical see-saw between trust and legitimacy crisis. Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People
India’s electronic voting machines have a trust problem
By Ajay Gudavarthy, Jawaharlal Nehru University Elections in India are a paradoxical see-saw between trust and legitimacy crisis. Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People
Weekly Digests
What Manipur’s Sporting Excellence Also Reveals
Of the seven athletes from the Northeast in the Indian
What Manipur Can Learn From the History of Assam Rifles
It should not surprise anybody that prolonged insurgencies leave behind
Flawed Hill-Valley Categorisation in Fund Allocation in Manipur and How This May Have Come About
Hill and Valley Categories The raging storm over the allegation
My First Trip to America in 2002 Was Also My longest day
(This is a report written two decades ago after the
Anatomy of a Failed Integrity: Too Deeply Enmeshed to Separate Peacefully, Too Alienated Mutually to be Happy Together
The tension over the push for more autonomy for the
Dissecting The Sociology Behind The Demand for Schedule Tribe by a Meiteis Organisation
The debate over the inclusion of the Meitei’s in the
Cacophony of a Conundrum: Understanding sexual harassment beyond the condemnation of “Cultural Scavengers”
Coma, Life, and Manipur: How Life Can Cost as Little as Rupees Five but Remain Priceless
I Enter the Soul of the Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old and Write This Account of How a Grave World Unfolds for Every Girl in Manipur
Oppressive Patriarchy is Omnipresent in Manipur and Must be Dismantled and Woman Must Come to be Her Own
The Patriarchy Question in Manipur and Mimicry of Self-Proclaimed Feminists
As Manipuri Cinema Enters its Golden Jubilee Year, Some Reflections
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