Wolf and lamb story
At its crux, there are only two known ways of resolving a conflict of interests. One is to crush the weaker of the two...
Ningol Chakouba Thoughts
We are once again on the threshold of another cycle of the winter magic. It is indeed happy serendipity that many, if not most...
The Peacock’s Feather
As winter approaches, it has already begun to feel like a time for reflection. Perhaps this is because it is the season of festivals,...
History’s excess baggage
There is a tendency in Manipur of everything to always return to square one. The avenue for a way out of this depressing stagnancy...
History’s excess baggage
There is a tendency in Manipur of everything to always return to square one. The avenue for a way out of this depressing stagnancy...
Legitimizing Wealth
Who says corruption, both in the official as well as in the unofficial worlds, has ended in Manipur. All this despite the most brutal...
Why civic citizenship
In multi-ethnic, multi-religion Manipur, nobody will doubt why the need to have citizenship and their administration defined and characterised on civic terms is vital....
Absent Civic Citizenship
A basic difference between the West and the East in attitude towards ideal citizenship is rather pronounced and fits into a familiar stereotype. Once...
Nation Melt-down
One of the strongest criticisms against the idea of a Nation State is that it is basically a model evolved out of a unique...
Data as Policy Beacon
For long the IFP has been advocating the need for the government to evolve a comprehensive database, and based on them comprehensive white papers...
Detoxifying Society
Corruption today has become a monolithic monster in Manipur, eating away at the very vitals of the society. It is not as if there...
Fragile Valley Ecology
A lot many water bodies have died out from the Imphal Valley. In their footsteps may follow the rest of the remaining natural water...
The trouble with the bills
The issue over the three bills the Manipur Assembly passed on August 31, is far from settled, especially in the wake of unprecedented and...
Two cheers for police
Whatever else may be said of the Manipur Police, brutal, corrupt, inadequately trained`¦ there is one thing which cannot be said of it and...