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IDPs Compromise Healthcare and Treatment Out of Poverty
Many internally displaced persons (IDP) living with chronic illness are forced to stop the treatment of their ailment due to poverty. The ongoing crisis of
Strengthening Disaster Preparedness and Early Warning Systems Will Help Reduce Financial Distress of Ordinary People
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest report, extreme heat and humidity may adversely affect labour hours and upto 4.5 per cent of India’s
Even Though Parliament Has Confirmed the Proclamation of President’s Rule, Manipur Continues to be in the Throes of Political and Governance Crisis
Expectedly, the Indian Parliament has adopted the Statutory Resolution confirming the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur on February 13, 2025. The discussion surrounding the
Global Trade on the Brink as Tariffs Trigger a New Economic Order — Time for India to Pivot, and Manipur to Rethink Its Future
The global economy is entering turbulent waters as escalating trade tensions, driven by sweeping new tariffs from the United States, threaten to ignite a full-scale
COCOMi Declines Participation in CSOs “Peace Talks” in Delhi Calling it a Home Ministry Orchestrated Facade
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in a press communique released by its IPR Sub-Committee Convenor, Laikhuram Jayenta on April 5, 2025 said that
Women Again Biggest Victims in the Shifting Sands of Oppressive Power Structure in Manipur
Oppression in Manipur: A Stark Shift in Control and the Targeting of Women Manipur has long been a land of struggle and resilience, a place
The Enduring Relevance of Tangkhul Folktales in Contemporary Society
Apart from food, so many of us have been brought up with folktales when we were children. Our grandparents, visiting guests and our parents have
Identity is a Choice Therefore Adopting a Rational Identity Accommodating all is Possible
The intriguing nature of identity continues to fascinate scholars and politicians alike even to this day. Endless reams of newsprint spent on the subject as
The Politics of Bullshit Cannot Resolve Conflicts, Not the Least the Meitei-Kuki Conflict
“One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit.” – Harry Frankfurt In 1986, Harry Frankfurt, a Professor
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Why the Poor End Up Making Poor Healthcare Decisions in the Midst of COVID Needs to be Understood
Watching Manipur public’s response in these harsh and tragic times
Covid-19 Pandemic is a War That Cannot be Won by a Morally Corrupt People Led by Morally Bankrupt Leaders
After a spate of ineffectual curfews in the past, the
How Unique is Being Unique: Why Histories are Man-Made but Humanity is Divine
Introduction We live in an epoch of instantaneous copycat culture,
The Mystery of Consciousness and the Conflict Between First Person Subjective Experience and the Mind as an Object in Understanding OCD
How can a physical object like a brain generate or
The Kingdom of Pong and the Conquest of Khampat by the Combined Forces of Pong and Meitei (1470 AD): Resulting in Cultural Exchanges
(These accounts are in accordance to Sorarel Machana Khunkumba, in
Rethinking Education in COVID Wake. Online Classes and Education System
The 21st century is an era of digital transformation, a