Living with mental health issues
I wonder how many of you suffer from mental health issues or know someone who does. I wonder how many of you have acknowledged...
Gender representation in new cabinet
Come 2 June, the stage will be set for the formation of a new government. It's anybody's guess who will be the next chief...
RING SIDE VIEW 2016
July 27, 2016
Game of wait and watch
The swearing-in ceremony of council of ministers, scheduled for Wednesday has reportedly been postponed hours after invitation cards...
Bury the CAB
The controversial citizenship amendment bill (CAB), amending the Citizenship Act of 1955, is set to make a comeback even as the Northeast of India...
Hope soars over dreams unmet
As we welcome a new year, with or without resolutions, yours truly just wishes that this state is at par with any other developed...
RING SIDE VIEW 2013
2013
(04. December.2013)
The border and wandering mind
It was indeed a big relief to hear from the President of India that “Since Arunachal Pradesh has common...
The state of our school education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results of Class 10 and Class 12 are a reminder to the government of Arunachal Pradesh, teachers...
More than just a nuisance
It is too early to know whether United Tani Army chair Anthony Doke is a pawn of the state, to be used and discarded,...
NEEPCO’s ill-prepared shutdown
The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation's (NEEPCO) 405 mw Ranganadi hydroelectric project (RHEP) on the Panyor river is on a complete shutdown for maintenance...
Disconnected elite sixty
Ever wondered what our politicians are up to these days?
Nothing creative, or worthwhile, or for the good of the state, of course.
The last three...
A rainbow has the finest arc
The first few years of my life were spent in a small village in East Siang, where my maternal grandfather often took me to...
RING SIDE VIEW 2015
2015
December 30, 2015
A season of hope and conviction
There is something very mystical about the year end with festivity in the air. Even though the...
RING SIDE VIEW 2011
(27. Apr .2011)
When even pain fails to move us
Apart from near misses mid air, India’s aviation history is filled with stories of tragedies that...
Lessons for Indian Army from Bomdila
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is scheduled to visit Dibang Valley to celebrate Diwali with the Indian Army. But the festive season has been marred...
PRC: A question of relative permanence
Ringside view
Seeking permanent resident certificates (PRC) for the non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes (APST) settled in Namsai, Lohit and Changlang districts, the United People's Movement...
Uninvited bandhs and suffering citizens
Arunachal has a dubious record of calling bandhs. According to information furnished in the legislative assembly in September 2012, Arunachal Pradesh had witnessed 173...
RING SIDE VIEW 2010
(1. Sep. 2010)
People and their agenda
The centre’s detour on Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in tribal inhabited Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa comes at a time...
The rainbows of hope
Ring Side View
In Arunachal, we all know someone who has been scammed online, a family struggling with cancer, chronic illness, mental health illnesses, battling...
Intolerant governance
The state government's unwillingness to accept any form of dissent was in full display as its police arrested lawyer-activist Ebo Mili and graffiti artist...
Troubled times ahead
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed by the Lok Sabha even as there was a total shutdown in the Northeast region against...