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Is Shared Sovereignty The Future Of Nagaland?
Globalization and inter-dependence have pushed Naga rebels to reassess their goals. Is peace within reach, asks Avalok Langer
Naga rebel leaders with flag. Image Credit: Tehelka
FOR 64 YEARS, the Naga struggle for sovereignty has been based on the idea of ‘urra uvie (our land belongs to us)’. Over...
A Viewpoint On Imphal City & Traffic Problems
Traffic congestion in and around the Khwai bazaar is the direct result of unsystematic and short-sighted character of the state’s planners, whoever they may be Transport Department or Traffic Police. No experiments can reduced the congestion in the said area, as proved by various experiments in the...
Paradigm Of Supra State Body — vis-à-vis The Integrity Of The State Of Manipur
1. Though there had been denial from the Home Minister the Government of India about the Supra State Body, there is no denying the fact that it has been purposefully leaked to gauge the reaction from various quarters may not be too wild a guess! However, it may be worthwhile to remind ourselves of some...
Inclusion Of Tribal Areas In The Valley —Points Of Objection
The Tamenglong District (as well as all the Hill Districts of Manipur) is covered by the MANIPUR (HILL AREAS) DISTRICT COUNCIL ACT, 1971, which was enacted by the Parliament.
Therefore, any portion of the tribal viI1ages and areas covered under the said Act, cannot be sliced off (cannot be taken out)...
The Nation State And Its Territory
Every nation state, whether it formally came into being within living memory or has been a stable polity for centuries, views itself as a unique and inviolable territorial entity.
The nation state and its territory are symbiotically bound together, inseparable and inviolable. The diminishment of one...
Spirit Of Plebiscite Vs Spirit Of Manipur
1. In this conflict-ridden situation, the announcement by Shri RK Meghen @ Sanayaima, UNLF Chief to hold a plebiscite to end Indo-Manipur confrontation has been construed by various individuals and organizations in divergent ways. Mostly civil society organizations (CSOs) are taking it as a means to...
Response To Ethnic Politics: Beyond The Knee Jerk Reactions
Knee jerk response! That is what sums up the Cabinet decision to disallow the meeting of the NPF at Senapati twice in a short span of 48 hours with full support from other political parties. The implications of that will go in history as one classic example of how governance and political culture in...
Now The Tripartite
The question of threat to the spirit of Manipur came in the minds of the public around 1980s especially after the NSCN(IM) under the leadership of Thuingaleng Muivah started pushing for his top agenda—the Nagalim; though it was during the NNC period that the move made a beginning.
The call of AZ Phizo,...
‘Ima Markets Should Accommodate Evicted Vendors’
We are around 4000 street vendors. We are represented by Roadside Vendors Welfare Association, Khwairamband Keithel, Manipur Keithel Nupi Marup, Khwairamband Keithel, Manipur Keithel Phambi Apunba Lup, Khwairamband Keithel. Our organizations are members of National Association of Street Vendors of India...
Meghen Treatment Exposes Delhi’s Double Standards
UNLIKE the United Liberation Front of Asom leaders who are currently on bail and preparing for talks with the Centre, Manipur’s United National Liberation Front chairman Rajkumar Meghen, better known as Sanayaima, faces an uncertain future. Now in the National Investigation Agency’s custody since...
Rhetoric-ing On Insurgency, It’s Playing With Us, Too
Insurgency anywhere in the world—Asia, Africa, Latin America—has a primary cause: deficiency of political legacy in the system. This is a serious challenge to the political system. And finding a solution to the issue democratically, may need structural changes in the system.
The causes of the deficiency...
Save Loktak Campaign: An Illogical Song
Riverine civilization, that is Manipur, evolved through the art of dredging the waterbeds, from time to time, periodically in a more emphatic sense, since ancient times. Apart from dredging, the demanding job also included digging of new water channels and joining of streams and rivers for human consumption...
1891: Putting The Record Straight ‘Manipur National Day’
There are certain incidents in the history of every society and of every nation which the present generation may not want to mention or talk about because those were unsavory incidents. This is true for every society and for every country. But admitting the past does not belittle the present. And more...
