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Taiwan Looks Forward to Enhancing Shared Culture and Economic Ties with India
The self-rule island nation of Taiwan looks forward to strengthening cultural, economic, and shared interests with India. Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Joseph Wu

Displace People Manage to Stabilize Their Lives Amid Government Apathy in Resolving the Manipur Crisis
Manipur conflict turned one year on May 3 but not seen visible sign of returning to normalcy. However, people staying in relief camps managed to

How India Uses National Interest as a Smokescreen to Muzzle the Media
By Simran Agarwal, Sorbonne Paris Nord University in PARIS The Indian government is weaponising ‘national interest’ measures to close down reporting it deems critical of the

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

Koubru Flashpoint is a Reminder That a Reinvention of the Idea of Manipur is Long Overdue
The Koubru tussle is unfortunate, but this was in a

Renaissance in Manipuri Literature: The Age Of Chaoba, Kamal and Anganghal
From the Volume: Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture

Despite so Much Affinity, Strong Anti-India Undercurrent Prevalent in Nepal
This is a travelogue written 20 years ago on one

Lived Experiences Have Always Profoundly Influenced Literary Explorations of Fictional Human Characters
The idea of the difference between a lived experience and

Cacophony of a Conundrum: Understanding sexual harassment beyond the condemnation of “Cultural Scavengers”
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot

Differing Kuki and State Government Claims on Mt. Koubru Might Affect Coexistence of Ethnic Groups in Manipur
The recent claims of some Kukis people backed by Nehlun