Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Brigadier Ravi Kumar Mathur

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Chai Paani

Flights Of Fantasy What is 'chai-paani'? Chai paani is a commonly heard term in offices and houses of our society throughout India and Arunachal. Though...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Brigadier SPS Shrikent

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Strategic lessons of Ukraine-Russia war

Flights Of Fantasy India has fought wars with China and Pakistan, and has frequent skirmishes and violent conflicts with both nations. Arunachal Pradesh is a...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Subedar Jagandhoj Limbu

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Spitting nation

Flights Of Fantasy Why do we spit so much? Our towns and villages are full of people chewing and spitting regularly. Uncontrolled spitting is the...

Arunachal of our dreams

Flights Of Fantasy Hamara Arunachal has undergone enormous transformation since the NEFA days. The population increased from 3.5 lakhs in 1961 to about 14 lakhs...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Havildar Saudagar Singh

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Indo-Chinese conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

AFSPA repealed

Flights Of Fantasy 1 April, 2022 heralded the dawn of a new era with the withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or...

One month of Russia-Ukraine war

Flights Of Fantasy The Russo-Ukraine war has completed one month, during which there has been intense fighting with Russian forces assaulting many Ukrainian towns and...

Budgetonomics 2022

Flights Of Fantasy Recently, Rs 645-crore deficit Arunachal budget was presented. The projected total receipts are Rs 26,111 crores. The state share of central taxes...

Myth and facts of Jaswantgarh

Flights Of Fantasy Everyone travelling to Tawang pass Jaswantgarh, named after Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat of the 4 Garhwal Rifles, who was martyred on 17...

Economic impact of Russia-Ukraine war

Flights Of Fantasy The Russo-Ukraine war has entered the second week of intense fighting with Russian forces assaulting many Ukrainian towns and cities. Questions like...

Russia-Ukraine war: Lessons for India

Flights Of Fantasy The world is witnessing the Russo-Ukraine war unfolding itself with its violent face. Questions like 'Why did Russia invade Ukraine?' 'How will...

Daily markets and economic loss to state

Flights Of Fantasy Weekly 'haat' daily markets are very popular in Arunachal and nearby areas. While these markets are termed 'weekly', in reality they are...

Budget wish list

Flights Of Fantasy The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has messed up the economy of the world, including India and Arunachal. The world economy went into recession...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Subedar Bhab Bahadur Katwal

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachalee old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Netaji’s republic

Flights Of Fantasy Recently India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with pomp and gaiety. This year also marks the 75th year of India's independence being...

Time for Arunachal Regiment?

Flights Of Fantasy We all have heard of the Assam Regiment, the Assam Rifles, the Sikh Regiment, the Kumaon Regiment, the Gurkha Regiment, etc. We...

Peace index

Flights Of Fantasy According to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) rankings, India is ranked very low at 135 among 163 countries. Towards assessing peacefulness,...