US-China tension deepening
As the rift between the US and China over the balloon saga widens, so has the divide within the global community scrutinising their high-stakes...
Stop foisting HEPs on indigenous people
Just days after the Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF) informed that they will launch a stir "if the 10,000 mw hydroelectric project (HEP)" is...
Find amicable solution
Manipur is on the boil again with the communal riots, raging for nearly a week, claiming lives and displacing peoples. The unabated violence reflects...
Need to abolish APUAPA
With the voices against the controversial Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (APUAPA), 2014 getting louder, the Itanagar permanent bench of the Gauhati High...
Manipur CM should be sacked to heal the state
The effect of Manipur violence is now being felt in other NE states. An 'advisory' from a former militants' association in Mizoram triggered the...
China’s provocative move
China yet again is trying to provoke India by releasing its official map by incorporating the disputed areas, including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh,...
Elections strategy
Five states are scheduled to go through elections anytime in November and December this year. The poll-bound states are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana...
Governors under scrutiny
Ever since the BJP government came to power at the center, they have used Governors to harass opposition-ruled states. In the last nine years,...
Take precaution
Fears of some sort of resurgence of Covid-19 rose this week following the detection of the JN.1 variant in Kerala. JN.1 has arisen suddenly...
BJP’s focus on implementing UCC
Uttarakhand, the first state in the country to adopt the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), will serve as a testing ground for the BJP to...
BJP should stop using governors to intimidate state governments
Amid the election season, the Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for his refusal to re-induct a...
Frontier Highway will change lives in rural Arunachal
In hugely encouraging news, the Changlang deputy commissioner has started the preliminary hearing on acquisition of land for construction of the 161-km Kharsang-Miao-Vijaynagar Frontier...
Good turnout in polls shows J&K’s faith in democracy
On the face of it, the election of radical leader, Engineer Rashid, from Kashmir's Baramulla constituency may appear as an unsettling development, but a...
Nepal’s ever-changing political dynamics
India's immediate neighbour Nepal is once again back in the news for political instability. Yet again there is a new prime minister. Political stability...
Potential of border trade
India has opened two new immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. Central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in...
Stop opium cultivation
The recent arrest of seven persons allegedly for possessing and peddling of drugs from Pasighat and Oyan highlights the continued danger of drug mafia...
Congress facing existential crisis in NE region
Just when it looked like grand old party Congress is gaining strength it has suffered fresh setback in North East region. This time party's...
NSCN (K) workers apprehended
BORDUMSA, Feb 8: Personnel of the Changlang battalion of the Assam Rifles and the Army in a joint operation on 7 February arrested two...
Bandh culture is out-dated
The decision of All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Forum (AAPYF) to defer its proposed 36 hours capital bandh on Monday has given sigh of relief...
A good beginning
The world watched in awe as leaders of North and South Korea held a historic summit on Friday and pledged to rid the Korean...