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While the Civil Society Space is Shrinking A New Orientation of CSOs is Emerging in Manipur during the New Dispensation
The recent remark made by Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren about the civil society organisations in Manipur has drawn the attention of the writer to

There are no ‘natural disasters’
By Ilan Kelman, University College London in City of London A weather-related disaster doesn’t need to be. By addressing the vulnerability of a society,

Obese and malnourished: the food future we face
By Madeline Mitchell, RMIT in Melbourne Our world is not suffering from a lack of calories, but a lack of good nutrition which can

Talking when Fighting Ends
Although ceasefires have been anvilled with a number of insurgent outfits in the North East, robust follow-up mechanisms have—for one reason or the other—circuited the

Government to Monitor NGOs and CSOs; Kut Festival 2022 Celebrated; MPCC Inspects Deplorable PMGSY Road; RK Ranjan Stresses Importance of NE Region in Act East Policy
Manipur Government will monitor Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in the state including funding and bank. Every police station of the

While There is a Visible Drop in Insurgency Violence, it Would be Unwise for Anybody to Forget the Adage ‘Still Water Runs Deep’
As the 2022 draws to a close, on the surface, the security scenario in the hills of Manipur seems somewhat stable, however scratch the surface

Has China Made an Offer that Hollywood Can’t Refuse?
That China’s comprehensive national power poses the primary threat to America’s primacy in the international system is evident. If the world is witnessing the beginning

Oja Winson Tangkhul, Differently Abled Unsung Hero and a Fighter Without a Pause
Laishram Winson Tangkhul alias Winson Awungshi Siro, retired as a school teacher this year as a happy man with a sense of accomplishment few others

Southern Angamis Repair Roads Again On NH-2 Connecting Manipur, State Government and CSOs Should Urge The Government Of India To Complete The Construction Work
Despite tall promises and claims made by the Government of India and the State Government, the National Highways (NH) in and leading to Manipur are

Society and Sexuality: On social media and gender relation
Seven years ago, a controversy erupted in the national capital

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
I am writing this, not as a woman in her

Oppressive Patriarchy is Omnipresent in Manipur and Must be Dismantled and Woman Must Come to be Her Own
Women in our society have stood up for Manipur: for

If the Political Leadership Were Interested and Willing, Peace Would be Just a Decision Away
Things grow vigorously wherever money is invested liberally and hence,

Irrational Activities Continuing to be Part of Social Life Indicates an Inherent Need for a Reconciliation Between Subjective Aspirations and Objective Consequences
Herbert Spencer is of the view that the working mechanism

The Fallacy of Interpreting Identity Consciousness of the Past From the Vantage of Ethnonationalists of Today
When things get too complicated and stretched, it is often