THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (FA) of August 3, 2015, represents a watershed moment in Naga political history, superseding all previous accords. This landmark achievement has the potential to secure Naga political rights through political, diplomatic, and democratic processes. The FA was not a mere coincidence; it was the result of...
AS ETHNIC tensions continue to simmer in Manipur, there is rising concern over the monopolization of government power and bureaucracy by the Kuki community, particularly following the "communal" Congress Party's decision to declare Kangpokpi a revenue district. This decision has transformed Kangpokpi into a repository of thousands of sensitive...
THE UNRESOLVED Naga political issue remains one of the longest and most complex conflicts in South Asia. Despite several decades of negotiations and significant agreements, including the Framework Agreement (FA) of 2015 and the Agreed Position (AP) of 2017, a just and honourable solution remains elusive. The Government of India (GoI), which has played...
THE NAGALAND Liquor Total Prohibition Act (NLTP) of 1989, whose aim was to curb alcohol consumption and its associated social ills, has been in effect for over three decades. Its proponents, including the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) and organizations like the Naga Mothers' Association (NMA), argued that prohibition...
"Beyond the hills of Ang-go,On the outskirts of the twin villageTangbo and ShwedoThere stands a memorial stone,And on it eternally inscribed,COMRADE I. SINGHDIED ON 26TH SEPT. 1951"
The above excerpt is from the Freedom Fighters Records in the Manipur State Archives, Govt of Manipur, 1986. Yes, our beloved leader, the...
Birendra LaishramFIVE YEARS back, I recollect an article written by Dr Nelson Vashum, for The Sangai Express. The writer is Chairman of CHSRC, Hamleikhong Hungpung, Ukhrul District. This article was webcast on September 30, 2018. Dr Nelson highlighted the Government of India's role in supporting Kuki militants in Manipur.Quote,...
MR. O Nabakishore Singh (retired IAS) former Chief Secretary of Manipur, under Mr. O Ibobi Singh, former Chief Minister of Manipur, your write ups: Perspective of the Hill tribals in Manipur and your rejoinder to the rebuttals by Mr. Ngaranmi Shimray were commendable but lack the sense of justice...
THE KUKI-NAGA ethnic conflict ignited in mid-1992, began in a small town of Moreh in Chandel district, Manipur.
It was marked by the Kuki Student Organisation's (KSO) May 1992, "Quit Notice" which demanded that all Nagas leave the town within 24 Hours, forcing thousands of innocent helpless Nagas to abandon...
The intention of writing these legends is to make some of the circulating stories/histories more accurate. Most of the legends presented here are in fair concurrence with the historical records left behind by the British administrators (Lt Col W McCulloch, Captain Pemberton, Maj. Gen. Sir James Johnstone, TC Hodson,...
Ten years have passed, since Mayopam Ramror and Ramkashing Vashi gave up their lives for the cause of Nagas.
I still remember that fateful day. On August 30, 2014, the United Naga Council (UNC) had called for a public rally in Ukhrul demanding expedition of the settlement of the Indo-Naga...