THE DEMAND for implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur would need to be understood and considered with reference to the origin of NRC and its implementation in Assam which is the only state where NRC is being implemented.
From 1979 to 1985, Assam was in turmoil as...
THE 2024 Lok Sabha election is coming up soon, and I am sure that many first-time voters will be very hyped and yes, I was too. Proudly for me, I dedicated a lot to Pabung Dr Moirenthem Nara back then and got to learn a lot about electoral politics...
IT WAS William McCulloch, the British Political Agent in Manipur who resettled the Kukis in 1840s in the ancestral lands of the Nagas to create his infamous ‘buffer zone’ as a policy to contain any resistance by pitching the Kukis’ mercenaries against the Nagas, the Burmese and the Lushais....
THE Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) has given a press release on 21st of February 2024 targeting the memorandum submitted by All Naga Student’s Association, Manipur (ANSAM) to the Hon’ble Governor on 17th February 2024. A news item was published on this matter in The Sangai Express...
I QUOTE a section of the Article to contextualise my opinion of the matter - “However, the narrative of the crisis is only focused on the Meiteis. Why are the rest of the non-Meiteis not taking a strong stance to end this crisis? Is the war meant for a...
IS IT TOO soon to see no hope for peace and reconciliation in Manipur?
The question of being neutral is out of the topic and no longer seen as a feasible solution for the ongoing crisis, and a sane Manipuri Indian should try their best to see what has...
AIR OF DESPONDENCY has set in after ten months of ethnic conflict with no end in sight but fear that Nagas may be drawn into the conflict.
The scenario in Manipur in brief.More than 3000 guns looted from the police armouries are still with the radical elements who flaunt it...
THAT WAS an usual television show of ND24 (newsdaily24.in), a Guwahati-based satellite news channel available in over 120 cable networks and different social media platforms, however it ended up with intriguing discussions highlighting on the looming threat from unaccounted number of Rohingya people coming from Bangladesh to northeast India as...
EVERY educated person in the world knows the history of Western Christendom’s relations with Jewish and Islamic societies. But it seems necessary to remind ourselves, especially at a time when Western powers are on Israel’s side, that it was European Christianity that gave birth to Antisemitism and Islamophobia. Antisemitism...
THE PEOPLE of Manipur are least bothered by the cabinet meeting held in Ukhrul headquarters on October 18, 2023, and the economic package announced by the government. The focal point of discussion of the chief minister's visit was the side event held after the cabinet meeting and the two...