Manipur is not an “Ethnic Conflict” — It is a test of India’s Democracy
Dec 07, 2025The violence that began in India’s northeastern state of Manipur in May 2023 has routinely been described, both domestically and internationally, as an “ethnic conflict.”
The Betrayed Meitei Voters of Moreh, Kangpokpi and Churachandpur
Dec 07, 2025Across the three hill districts of Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal of Manipur, approximately 13,000 to 15,000 Meitei voters—scattered yet steadfast—have, for decades, quietly held the balance of power, turning close contest after close contest with their ballots, deciding who sits in the Assembly seat after seat.
Indian healthcare needs Indigo treatment, ASAP!
Dec 06, 2025Resident doctors and nurses work impossible hours in Indian hospitals! 16, 18, 24, even 36 to 48-hour shifts; doctors in higher training work even harder. They are also entrusted with high-level responsibilities of patient care. It is only their young bodies and the burning ambitions in their hearts that keep them going.
When Monopolies Hold Passengers Hostage: The IndiGo Crisis and India's Aviation Reckoning
Dec 06, 2025When IndiGo, which controls nearly 70% of India's domestic aviation market, decided to game the system rather than comply with safety regulations, it knew exactly what would happen: passengers would suffer, and the government would capitulate.
Turmeric: North-East India’s golden wonder crop for health and wealth
Dec 05, 2025Villagers in India’s North-East have long guarded a golden secret buried in their soil—one that scientists and exporters are only now beginning to understand. Could this vibrant root be the key to both better health and booming livelihoods?
Why Rs 30 discount feels like a jackpot: The Endowment Effect behind GST 2.0
Dec 05, 2025Why does a minor price drop feel like a personal victory? The answer reveals a hidden psychological force that could determine the success of GST 2.0.
Manipur’s Poppy Fields Have Eclipsed Chin State of Myanmar
Dec 05, 2025A new country is being born inside India, and its currency is heroin.Its borders run along the mist-shrouded ridges of Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, Pherzawl, and Tengnoupal. Its army is made up of thousands of “village volunteers” who guard poppy fields.
How Ambedkar and Gandhi differed in their approach to manual scavengers
Dec 04, 2025Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi stressed cleanliness as vital for dignity and social justice. Their advocacy against manual scavenging inspires ongoing efforts for equality and swachhta in India
Nagas in Kangpokpi: Living as Refugees in Their Own Homeland
Dec 03, 2025Kangpokpi District, located in the northern region of Manipur, stands today as a stark example of structural marginalisation, administrative imbalance and constitutional breakdown. For decades, the Naga population in the district has faced unequal access to political representation, developmental opportunities and essential public services. Their situation has gradually transformed into a de facto refugee-like existence within their own homeland, as governance and central state-led development have become heavily concentrated in favour of one dominant community.
When Dreams Refuse Limits: Northeast's Rising Voices On The International Day Of Persons With Disabilities
Dec 03, 2025As the world marks the International Day of Disability on December 3rd, India stands at a powerful crossroads, where the dreams of the specially challenged are beginning to shape national conversations, challenge public institutions, and rewrite what inclusion truly means.
In Manipur, Some Children Are Rescued by Hashtags, Others Recruited by Hate
Dec 03, 2025While boys his age chase footballs across dusty courtyards or pore over textbooks beneath mango trees, thirteen-year-old Abraham Pausiankap, uprooted by Manipur’s unrelenting ethnic conflict, recently stood in line at an Army recruitment rally.
Why the Hills want answers about Citizenship Inquiry into GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa?
Dec 02, 2025Darjeeling Hills residents demand transparency on Anit Thapa citizenship inquiry report amid growing public concern. Calls for accountability and openness intensify to maintain trust in governance.
Why Reserve Forests Must Be Saved from Religious Encroachment for Peaceful Coexistence
Dec 02, 2025No one is against mosques—or temples or churches—built on lawful private land. The anger is aimed at something colder and more calculated: plant a religious structure on forest soil, let it gain sanctity over time, then dare the state to touch it.
From Plate to Policy: How Assam Is Redefining Nutrition and Food Security
Dec 01, 2025Assam is enhancing nutrition and food security by blending traditional and modern approaches. Targeted initiatives and supportive policies focus on vulnerable communities for lasting health benefits
Panic, “Grovel” and a 37-year-old who wouldn’t slow down: Inside Kohli’s vintage Ranchi hundred
Dec 01, 2025Open on the image of Kohli, 36 going on 37, leaping in Ranchi after his hundred – “a 36-year-old trying to clear a 36-inch emotional bar”. Bring in the sprinted twos, the dive for a single, the full-throated roar that made Rohit erupt on the balcony. Make it clear that this story is not about a number (135) but about a question: how can someone who has done everything still look this hungry?
Bangladesh’s 2026 Election will decide India’s security for a generation
Dec 01, 2025Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture as it prepares for general elections in February 2026, following the dramatic collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government during the July-August 2024 uprising.
Bhagawad Gita and a life with happiness, success and full of purpose
Dec 01, 2025In the last shloka of Bhagawad Gita, Sanjay said: “यत्र योगेश्वर: कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धर: | तत्रश्रीर्विजयो भूतिध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम ||”
A Meitei IDP Father’s Cry from the Relief Camp
Nov 30, 2025The people of Manipur — especially those thousands still languishing in relief camps — are still waiting for the PR administration to issue a fresh, unambiguous clarification: if buffer zones truly do not exist, why are Meitei families being violently stopped from returning home, and why is the Kuki demand for these zones being enforced on the ground without any official acknowledgement or rejection?
Guwahati terminal T2- seat belts on, set on course! Blue skies and tailwind!
Nov 29, 2025It’s all in the news! A new terminal with 140,000 square meters of floor area, 64 check-in counters, 20 self-check-in kiosks, 10 airbridges, and ability to handle 4,500 passengers per hour, in an international award-winning building themed to depict the rich culture of the state, and inspired by the strength of bamboo and the elegance of the foxtail orchid.
Why Do the People Still Not Own the Hills They Were Promised in 1967?
Nov 29, 2025When the hill brothers and sisters cry out, bleed their hearts, and march “in defence of ancestral lands,” pause and ask: whose land are they really defending? It is not theirs. The soil they call ancestral still legally belongs to the chiefs whose titles and powers were abolished in 1967.
Climate meets conservation: What COP30 and the IUCN Congress mean for India and Northeast
Nov 29, 2025With COP30 in Belém, Brazil drawing to a close, and the dust almost settled on IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 held in Abu Dhabi, the deeper association climate and biodiversity share, has been reiterated once more. Whether through hard negotiations on adaptation and climate finance at COP30, or member-driven motions and conservation commitments at WCC, the message is unmistakably clear - we cannot secure the climate without protecting nature, and we cannot protect nature without tackling climate change.
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