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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

NSCN (IM) Again Claims Indian Paramilitary Forces Are Helping Illegal Immigrants and Kuki Militants
In spite of clarifications from the Indian paramilitary forces, this is not first time the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, NSCN

NE Indigenous People’s Forum Calls for Safeguard for Indigenous People of the Region
The 3rd Biannual General Conference of the North East Indigenous People’s Forum (NEIPF) in its Jokai Declaration urges the Northeast States to safeguard the rights

The Enemy is not Them it is Within us!
If one recognizes existence of a problem and take another

Manipur: This is Not a Time For Finger Pointing
Manipur’s unfolding and extended tragedy, in which two of the

Meitei-Kuki Violence in Manipur: Wounds of History
The suddenness and scale of the communal violence which erupted

Can it be Possible that Something as Basic as Reading is Going into Decline?
In 2000, an article appeared that quoted a Japanese professor

Worker’s Day and Dignity of Labour
The 1st May is known across globally as International Workers’

Time to Delink Tribal and Scheduled Tribe, the Two Must Cease to be Treated as Synonymous
The demand by a growing section of the Meiteis for

Richest Languages Are Those Which Continually Enrich Their Vocabularies by Absorbing New Words



How Successful has the Integration of the Northeast been as India turns 75


No Harm in HAC Amendment, But the Amendment Must Not be Allowed to be Built on a False Premise

Despite Many Challenges Posed by Digital Technology, Many Innovative Writers Continue to Blossom in State

SN Chand Cine Archive & Museum Film Archivist Wins ‘Champions Of Film Heritage Award’


Romi Meitei’s Eikhoigi Yum Wins Multiple Awards at International Film Festival Kerala


Art is a Kind of Therapy Says Nongdamba Leitanthem, Author of Two Drawing Instruction Books

The Patriarchy Question in Manipur and Mimicry of Self-Proclaimed Feminists

Sexual Harassment in a Patriarchal Society Comes Under Many Guises








Manipur Needs to be Extremely Wary of its Dying Water Bodies

