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How India’s media control stifles freedom in the digital age
By Smith Mehta, University of Groningen in Groningen Content creators and platforms are self-censoring to avoid penalties and bans by the government. Recently, the Indian Ministry

A Prayer for Return of Peace in This Festive Season of Diwali, Kut and Ningol Chakouba
We are once again on the threshold of another cycle of the winter magic. It is indeed happy serendipity that many, if not most of

Scenario Planning at Khuman Pali
Khuman Pali, now also known as Dingko Road is the one and a half kilometer road stretch in Imphal from Khongnang Ani Kaarak on NH02

Veteran Lotha Legislator of Nagaland, T A Ngullie Passes Away
History truly has an image of a circle. Men and women begin and begin again with the same beliefs and approaches — to come back

India’s online news battles digital giants and the government
By Simran Agarwal, Sorbonne Paris Nord University in Paris Inadequate policy environment, a hostile government and the power of platforms leave Indian online news media struggling

Who’s watching what on Indian TV? It’s complicated
By Harsh Taneja, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign Accurately measuring the country’s viewing audiences could reshape India’s media landscape. But policymakers have a part to

War’s Domestic Uses Always Ensure Peace Prospects Remain Distant
Wars, it has been so rightly pointed out, have many domestic uses. There is nothing like the spectre of external aggression or a threat to

Conflict of Interests Continues over Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing and Scrapping of Free Movement Regime
While Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren and a section Manipur society consider that the scrapping of Free Movment Regime (FMR) and fencing of the Indo-Myanmar

Manipur Man Ventures into Saffron Farming, Aiming to Earn ₹5 Lakh per Kilo
In what can be termed a groundbreaking initiative for Manipur, Tomba Khundrakpam, a sound recordist and theatre production manager from Lipham Khunou Makha Leikai in



