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...
False Binary of Violence
In a devastating ambush this morning on a five-vehicle convoy of the 6-Dogra Regiment in the Moltuk area of Chandel district of Manipur, 110...
Great Gig in the Seas
Who says human nature has changed with the lapse of eras. If the developments around the South China Sea are any indication, nothing seems...
Between Law and Rectitude
First, we are happy that the queries we placed on the manner three Trinamool MLAs were disqualified by the Manipur Speaker, Th. Lokeshwar Singh,...
Deconstructing a paranoia
The second election to the Autonomous District Councils, ADCs, in the hill districts, after their revival five years ago following a long hibernation, were...
Speaker`s Strange Verdict
The disqualification of three MLAs of the All India Trinamool Congress by the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th. Lokeshwar Singh, is being understandably protested...
For China, removing the historical baggage of McMahon may be more important than the...
By Pradip Phanjoubam
(This article was first published in Siddharth Varadarajan and Sidharth Bhatia`™s new project which is already creating ripples in the media as...
No More Special
The helplessness was not just palpable, but infectious as well. Yesterday, the chief minister, Okram Ibobi, speaking at the district level Congress workers`™ conference...
AFSPA in News
The Tripura government has withdrawn the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, from the state. The state chief minister, Manik Sarkar announced this...
Bane of Inequality
Perfect social and economic equality is a myth, which is perhaps why a perfect Communist state too has always been a dream too far....
Law and Disorder
The prevailing chaos in Manipur today, especially ahead of elections, would make anybody rethink the notion of individual liberty upon which the very concept...
How Legacies Live On
There is an interesting story of how legacies that bureaucracies leave behind often live on forever. Quite obviously, immortality can be a boon as...
Education as Elixir
In a speech by Mark Twain on September 23, 1900, opposing a move in certain quarters of the American government to close down some...
To Preserve or Exploit Dzuko
True natural heritages should belong to the entire world. The beautiful valley high up on the mountain Dzuko should be one such too. It...