Longkumba AoIn the wake of the recent protest that marred the recruitment rally for ABSI to 14 NAP (IR) Battalion, as an aspirant to the post of ABSI I would like to pen down certain anomalies and favoritism wi
Sanjoy HazarikaIndia’s evolving political approach to events in Myanmar (Burma) is moving fairly rapidly: it now appears in conformity with a large section of international opinion, advocating internal dialog
Patricia MukhimIndia is surrounded by military dictatorships. Recent developments in Pakistan reveal the chaotic nature of despotic rule. On the eastern flank, Myanmar’s rule of terror where democratic protes
Dr Manmohan SinghIt is indeed a matter of great honour and happiness for us that the 4th International Conference on Federalism is being held in India. As one of the newer members of the Forum of Federations, w
Patricia MukhimAt least three states of the North East are headed for the Assembly polls in early 2008. While elections in themselves have become meaningless or been made redundant by the very inefficacy of the
Bertil LintnerFor Htet Tay Za, a 19-year-old member of Myanmar’s elite who attends an exclusive and expensive international school in Singapore, life is often a party. A picture recently obtained by the Chian
S VarahWhat is in a name anyway? Is it a crime that students learn about the Naga even though the term ‘Naga’ may have differing or variable interpretations? Hindi text books for classes I-VIII (Nagaland ed
Firdous Syed“Freedom struggles” all over the world are facing a typical predicament today, a Catch-22 situation put forth by the fact that a monolithic modern state which understands the language of violenc
Bertil LintnerAre the United Nations and its agencies becoming part of the problem rather than the solution in Myanmar? That is what many Myanmar people are asking themselves as UN Special envoy Ibrahim Gambari
Charu SoniAS YOU READ this, some 25,000 men and women from across India’s Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are making their way up the Grand Trunk Road, walking over 340km from Gwalior to the capital, co
Claude ArpiIn Burma, the situation seems to be settling down. Is it for the good of the people? That is another question. Anyhow, the brutal generals and Aung Saan Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate,
I welcome and do appreciate Dr. Hesheto Y. Chishi and Naga People’s Movement for Human Right (NPMHR) who has discussed on my article “Nagas are not indigenous people”, which appeared in Nagaland dailies o
Fund or farce? Aid or easy money? Who is benefiting ?From amongst the many issues boggling the minds of young people, the gross mishandling of funds earmarked for the educated unemployed, such as CM Corpu
Isha KhanIndia’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R.A.W.), created in 1968, has assumed a significant status in the formulation of the country’s domestic and foreign policies, particularly th
Haider RizviAfter 22 years of long and cumbersome negotiations, leaders of the world’s 270 million indigenous people have won a powerful symbolic victory in their fight for recognition of the right to self-de
Kanak Mani DixitThe fight against large dams and the reservoirs they impound is a phenomenon that sparks wherever and whenever the people of Southasia feel empowered enough to resist. And so, the “temples of
Rene WadlowWhile specialists have always recognized that hunger is a complex issue and that underdevelopment cannot be measured by the number of hungry, the poster image of the underfed child has always served
The above title write up by Anandan S in one of the most widely circulated magazine, The Week issue of August 12, 2007 page 68 was inhuman and mischievous. The words quoted by (retd.) Major General Deepankar Ba
Larry JaganPublic protests have broken out across Myanmar’s old capital Yangon after the military government unexpectedly removed fuel-price subsidies, resulting in a 500% spike in rationed fuel prices. The s
Medowe KapfoDemocracy is a popular form of Government. It is a form of Government in which absolute power is in the hands of common men. Gradually the other forms of Government-monarchy, aristocracy, theocracy,