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...
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...
RING SIDE VIEW
May 31, 2017
Vigilantism and personal choices
What we eat, wear and who we love and regard should have been a personal choice. But in the...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Religion, culture and vanishing languages
Call it naivety or a smart political move, Chief Minister Pema Khandu literally stirred a hornet's nest by stating that the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom...
A government wrapped in secrecy
As a student of communication, flow of information and making sure that communication channels are open, no matter how difficult the circumstances, is my...
Tears of silence
Sitting in the traditional bamboo kitchen located a short distance away from the main house, Wangjin Hakkun keeps stoking the flames in the fireplace.
A...
Rape cases, policing and judiciary
The President of India has promulgated the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the...
Ineffectiveness of ILP and CAA
Home Minister Amit Shah, palpably nervous and angry as he defended the citizenship amendment bill (CAB) on 9 December, said that the northeastern states...
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...
When we fail children
Since December 23rd, four minors have been raped. Of the four, two were killed.
On February 12, a five-year-old kindergarten student went missing from near...
RING SIDE VIEW 2016
April 27, 2016
Public Distribution System minus the public
In a state like Arunachal where agricultural produce is minimal, there is an overwhelming dependence on subsidised...
Tirap massacre and NSCN (IM)’s silence
The arrest of Anok Wangsa, the NSCN (IM)'s area commander of Longding in Arunachal, Charaideo in Assam and Mon in Nagaland, is a major...
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...
The APPSC and its reputation
The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has once again lived up to its reputation of being a professional bungler. The Commission since its...
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...
Lessons from NERIST
It appears that problems confronting North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) are not over yet even as the centre has appointed...