Spewing communal venom Need for all to keep sanity
These are trying times and not surprisingly there have emerged a number of civil society organisations spewing venom which have all the potential to...
Sharing homeland
These are bad times for Manipur. Though the danger has still not been put to rest, the state can take some solace in the...
Making peace work
A day after the Khurai mob rampage yesterday, it is important for everybody to take a deep breath and reflect on what has happened...
Appeals falling on deaf ears From goods to people
There is no indication that the UNC will roll back the economic blockade anytime in the future soon. There is also nothing much to...
From Zero Ibobi to Hero Ibobi Boycott to ‘long live Cong’
From Zero Ibobi to Hero Ibobi and certainly Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh seems to have touched the right chord with the people of...
Questioning Silence
Delivering the third Nikhil Chakravarty Memorial Lecture last year, noted historian Romila Thapar threw light on some of the most contentious issues of our...
Questioning Silence
Delivering the third Nikhil Chakravarty Memorial Lecture last year, noted historian Romila Thapar threw light on some of the most contentious issues of our...
Ambush with a difference Time to stop selective silence
This is not the first time that policemen have been ambushed. More than certain that this will not be the last either. What however...
Manipur bleeds, Centre fiddles
The war has begun. Manipur is bleeding. And the issue at stake is not the creation of new revenue districts. At the core lies...
Democracy’s stake holders
The battle lines are quite sharply drawn this time thanks to the ongoing blockade of Manipur along its lifelines by the United Naga Council,...
Strongly worded statement Blockade and counter blockade
It looks much more than just a co-incidence. One day after the NSCN (IM) came out strongly against the decision of the State Government...
Internal rift within the BJP Sweet tidings for the Cong
Remove Patel-Prahlad Singh Patel-or I retire from party. More or less the exact words used by Th Chaoba, when he went hammer and tongs...
New dists and Rs 22,000 Cr road package Interesting developments
It is getting interesting. Shortly after the Congress Government here announced the creation of seven new districts, the BJP led Government at the Centre...
Limits of Freedom
What is happening in Manipur today once again has underscored why rule of law is important, and even if any section of the public...