An Administration in Exile: The Abandonment of Tengnoupal
Dec 27, 2025The neglect of Tengnoupal District is not an administrative oversight; it is a stark lesson in how inequality is bureaucratized and a vulnerable population is rendered invisible.
What Happened to the May 2022 Pledge by 50 Kuki Chiefs in Kangpokpi to Ban Poppy Plantation?
Dec 27, 2025In May 2022, a delegation of village chiefs from Saikul Assembly Constituency (under Kangpokpi district), led by MLA Kimneo Haokip Hangshing, submitted a resolution to Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. The chiefs, representing around 50 villages, expressed strong support for the state government's "War on Drugs" campaign.
How Valley Leaders and Bureaucrats Sold Out Their People
Dec 26, 2025The ethnic carnage that has torn Manipur apart since May 2023—with over 300 lives lost, thousands displaced, and communities segregated into valley and hill enclaves—is not merely a sudden clash of identities.
Standing Tall: A Christmas Message of Resilience and Hope for Manipur
Dec 25, 2025Light does not always arrive with fanfare; sometimes it takes root quietly in ruins, refusing to die. This is a story about what survives when homes burn, voices fall silent, and hope seems buried—and why darkness never has the final word.
Why the Army Remains Our Only Hope for Lasting Peace in Manipur?
Dec 24, 2025Despite numerous memoranda and heartfelt pleas from concerned citizens across Manipur urging decisive action to dismantle the misuse of unofficial buffer zones—which continue to obstruct resettlement efforts and indefinitely prolong the acute suffering of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons—the administration under President's Rule has regrettably failed to seriously confront those hostile civil society organisations aggressively pursuing a separatist agenda.
How the West Misread Bangladesh and Opened the Door to Radical Chaos
Dec 24, 2025The turmoil in Bangladesh is often framed in Western capitals as a familiar story of “democratic correction” and “human-rights advocacy.” Yet this framing collapses under closer scrutiny. What unfolded was not a principled defence of democracy, but a profound strategic and moral misreading , one that weakened the very forces holding radicalism at bay. In doing so, the West helped uncork a volatile mix of extremism, cultural erasure, and targeted violence, with consequences that now extend far beyond Bangladesh’s borders.
India’s narrowest lifeline can no longer be treated as an afterthought
Dec 24, 2025What sounded like a provocative remark about widening the Siliguri Corridor is, in fact, a reminder that India’s strategic vulnerabilities have not disappeared—only grown more consequential. The real question is not whether borders should change, but whether the country is prepared for the day when geography, not politics, tests the resilience of the Indian state.
The Ignored Crisis: Why the World Must Act to Protect Bangladesh's Hindu Minority
Dec 24, 2025In the turbulent months following Bangladesh's political upheaval in August 2024, a vulnerable community has found itself caught in the crossfire of competing political forces. The Hindu minority, comprising approximately 8% of Bangladesh's population, faces an escalating pattern of violence, intimidation, and displacement that demands urgent international attention.
Strategic Imperative: Assam's Airport Network Must Expand Now
Dec 24, 2025The recent inauguration of Guwahati's upgraded international airport by Prime Minister Modi marks a pivotal moment for Assam. While this ₹5,000 crore investment positions the state as Northeast India's premier aviation gateway, it simultaneously exposes a critical vulnerability: overdependence on a single hub in an era of heightened border tensions and untapped economic potential.
ITLF Should Listen to Displaced Kuki-Zo Before Alleging Against Meitei IDPs
Dec 22, 2025The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum's unsubstantiated and provocative allegations—accusing Meiteis of violating non existent buffer zones while allegedly carrying IEDs—represent a serious affront to the innocent Meitei IDPs finally returning to their own villages after enduring over 30 months in relief camps. Such accusations unfairly implicate an entire community in criminal activities, demanding a firm response through appropriate legal action.
Whether UPA or NDA is in power, why India Inc donates more to BJP
Dec 21, 2025The latest electoral trust data confirms a long-standing pattern: corporate India continues to favour the BJP, regardless of who is in power. This, however, is not necessarily about favoritism. The BJP’s preference for bank-routed donations strengthens the party’s finances, while others have often lost out to intermediaries in cash-based transactions.
National Highways Are Not the Property of COTU, They Cannot Dictate Who Travels or Who Does Not
Dec 21, 2025National highways are public infrastructure, funded by taxpayers and meant for all citizens, not fiefdoms to be controlled by self-appointed gatekeepers like COTU. Their warning to halt Malem Thongam's cycling route through Kangpokpi district—a key area in the hills—is nothing short of authoritarian overreach, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Unrest, Youth and the Blind Spots
Dec 21, 2025The brutal lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh earlier this month should have jolted South Asia’s conscience. Instead, it was met largely with silence, evasive framing, or worse—rationalisation. Dipu Chandra Das was not killed in the shadows of a riot. He was dragged out by a mob, accused of blasphemy, lynched, his body tied to a tree and set on fire.
The Silent Siege: India’s Forgotten War on the Kuki-Zo
Dec 20, 2025Imphal, the capital of Manipur, lies just 60 km from Kuki-Zo hill towns like Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Tengnoupal as the crow flies. Yet for the past two and a half years, that 60 km has become an uncrossable chasm.
When Streets Fail, Tables Must Speak for Lasting Peace in Manipur
Dec 20, 2025The question before us is whether we are wise enough to shift the theatre of struggle from the streets to the table—transforming agitation into negotiation—so that ordinary people are spared further hardship and peace can be restored, reconnecting both Kuki and Meitei communities.
Kokborok in Roman Script, Forging an Unbreakable Shield for Tripura's Indigenous Identity
Dec 19, 2025The bustling streets and serene villages in Tripura was lighted with a flame of resistance which burns brightly—literally and figuratively—through the Homchang Rallies, where torches symbolize the unyielding spirit of the indigenous Tipra people.
Why emotional maturity matters more than academic excellence in today’s schools
Dec 19, 2025Education today extends far beyond textbooks and exams. At its core lies an invisible skill shaping students, teachers, and parents alike—emotional maturity.
Bamboo, Orchids and new identity: Guwahati Airport’s terminal as gateway to Assam’s future
Dec 19, 2025The upcoming inauguration of the new Bamboo Orchids Terminal at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) on December 20, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marks a defining moment not only for Assam but for the entire Northeast.
Selective Skepticism
Dec 18, 2025In a functioning democracy, suspicion is not a vice; it is a safeguard. Electoral processes must be questioned, scrutinised, and stress-tested—not to weaken them, but to reinforce public faith. Yet there is a thin but consequential line between principled scepticism and convenient cynicism.
Will Kuki Welcome Malem Thongam's Christmas Message of Peace and Hope?
Dec 18, 2025As Christmas arrives—a sacred season celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ, whose teachings emphasize forgiveness, goodwill, and love for all—will Kuki Christian communities in Kangpokpi warmly welcome Malem Thongam’s non-violent peace gesture: a Meitei transgender activist’s courageous 3,000-km cycling pilgrimage from Delhi to Imphal amid Manipur’s ethnic tensions?
Silencing Lone Voice for IDPs from Manipur in Parliament
Dec 18, 2025Dr. Bimol Akoijam stands as a paragon of parliamentary courage and moral fortitude, a lone sentinel battling for Manipur's forgotten amid a sea of ruling party indifference. As the Congress MP from Inner Manipur, he has single-handedly transformed the Lok Sabha into a platform for the voiceless, persistently demanding for few hours in the Lower Houee to force a discussion on the crisis.
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