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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma’s Speech: Manipur Crisis and India’s Integrity
The Meiteis mainly inhabit the Manipur valley, which constitutes about 10 percent of the entire state’s area. They have been claiming that they face difficulty

What two key Naga rebel leaders, N Kitovi Zhimomi and Alezo Venuh, Have to Say on an Early Solution vis-a-vis the Agreed Position
Senior Journalist Nirendra Dev caught up with two Naga rebel leaders, Kitovi Zhimomi and Alezo Venuh, for a brief interaction on the possible route to

Who is fighting the military junta in Myanmar and can they win?
By Lachlan Guselli, 360info in Adelaide Myanmar’s ruling junta is currently vulnerable after sustained fighting by a range of dissident groups, so who are the groups

The Danger of Frozen Conflicts Which Has Become Endemic in the Northeast
Autumn is festive season in the Northeast. In the true sense of John Keat’s immortal lines in his To Autumn, here this is the “season

Custom, Tradition, and Women: Evaluating Women’s Property Rights in Tangkhul Society
Inhabiting the Northeastern hills of Manipur in India and the Somra tract in Myanmar, the Tangkhuls (with a population of about 2.5 lakhs) constitute one

Reimposition of AFSPA in the Areas of Six Police Stations Indicates Military Crackdown Against Manipur Insurgents
Even as the Indian Army and Paramilitary forces fails to contain the Kuki-Zomi militants who have been attacking the Meitei civilians from the surrounding hilltops

The Perils of Poverty Porn in Manipur: A Cycle of Conflict, Radicalism, and Systemic Neglect
Poverty porn, the practice of sensationalizing poverty for emotional or promotional purposes, has become a common approach in the media’s portrayal of Manipur—a region deeply

Nationalism is Powerful, but Often it is Built on the Assumption of an Enemy Looming
The ethnic feud between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur is now approaching the two-year mark but there is still no resolution in sight. The

China remains a dominant force in civil war-torn Myanmar
By Sanjay Pulipaka, Politeia Research Foundation in Hyderabad The US will find it geopolitically challenging to engage with China-backed ethnic armed outfits operating in Myanmar. In
Cinema Starts with a Spark, More Often than not, an Oral Spark
The moment you are struck with an idea, the search

A Memoir Cannot be a Documentary, it Instead Relies on Memory and Impressions of Events on One’s Life: Temsula Ao
Joshy Joseph caught up with Nagaland award winning English author

Ode to the Late Dr. Srikant Dutt, a Steadfast Friend of NE, Once Considered a Star in the Indian Academic Firmament
It was in the fall of 1979 that I first

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-3 (final)
Part-III — The Abyss (final) There she lay; the early

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-2
Part-II THE ASCENT Dated the 15th December 2090 Dear Diary,

“3 Stories”: A Chilling Tale of Mental Illness — Part-1
“It was dreams too, which cast a spell of doomsday



