ALONG LONGKUMERThe decision of the Ibobi Singh led Manipur Government to bar the entry of NSCN General Secretary Th Muivah to his native village Somdal under Ukhrul District of Manipur may turn out to be a bles
Far beyond the polluted spaces of talks on peace and Sovereignty lies a greater problem called the state emergency – Our state has plunged into a precarious state of emergency beyond law and order situation n
Niketu IraluHistoric Mao Gate is the epicentre of the present crisis. Multiple, inter-related pressure fault lines originating from different locations, known, unknown, and suspected, have combined and erupted.
Sadhna Saxena Source: HimalmagWhile Indias new Right to Education Act seeks to bring free and compulsory education for all children, it seems to short-change them through an unrealistic vision of the
Kalpana Kannabiran Human rights groups combating sexual assault, women's groups and groups working on child rights have come together to reflect on the extent to which the proposed Criminal Law Amendment B
NREGS JOB CARD is largely misconstrued as a hidden card meant to be used only through the implementing authority/agency, and that the person, against whose name the card is issued is not reliable enough to keep
Brian McCartan Source: AsiaTimesMyanmar's up and down relationship with neighboring India is on the up again with a new commitment for coordinated counter-insurgency operations along their mutual border. W
Riane EislerWe stand at a critical point in human cultural evolution. Going back to the old normal where peace is just an interval between wars is not an option; what we need is a fundamental cultural transform
Ravi Hemadri The Other MediaSpeakers at a panel discussion Non-violent struggles against Militarization urged Government to respond humanely to the non- violent struggles against the Armed Forces (s
Kaka D. IraluTruth and falsehood are not relative religious or philosophical theories. Truth and falsehood on the contrary, are absolute entities with one opposing the other. In social or legal applications, on
The earths atmosphere is conventionally divided into layers based on the average vertical variation of temperature. Stratosphere is approximately 10 to 50 Km from the earth surface. It is characterized by
WitoubouDemocracys edges---there are detrimental effects from the flawed side of it as much as there are good things in its flip side. The negative side of democracys edges cut down the people to sizes and then
Laxmi MurthyYeh kya hai, huh? Computer, huh? HUH? says the jawan disbelievingly, unwilling to let us through yet another checkpoint at the border of Manipur and Nagaland. Having driven from Imphal on the succes
David BuhrilThe proposed Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydro Electric Project wades deeper into controversy than before as the State actor, particularly the Government of Manipur, doggedly flexes militarisation approa
Padma GovindanThe complex of funding, widespread attention, and advocacy around HIV has enabled queer individuals to talk openly about their sexual desires and created space for more political subversion and cr
Navin Chawla To love ones neighbour was to love God — this was the key, not the size of her mission or the power others perceived in her. Mother explained it thus to her biographer: We are called upon no
According to the Mao-Naga myth, Tiger, spirit and human kind (man) are three brothers came into existence through the miraculous union between the already existing first woman and the clouds of the sky. Man wan
Charumathi SuprajaNo one knows how many street children are at risk of contracting, or have died of, HIV/AIDS. They are not even listed as a vulnerable group, like commercial sex workers and homosexuals. Yet th
Brian McCartanUnited States Senator Jim Webbs trip to military ruled Myanmar highlights again the difficulties of dealing with the ruling generals and brings into focus the debate over the usefulness of sanctio
M.S. Swaminathan Agriculture is not just a food producing machine but the backbone of the livelihood of 60 per cent of Indians. The extensive drought spotlights a situation of mass rural deprivation and a