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Understanding the Politics of Plebiscite —Towards Participatory Conflict Transformation—
Factors Triggering Plebiscite Proposal
Responding to the call of the former State Governor, Dr SS Sidhu, for insurgent groups to shun violence and find peaceful democratic solution to the problem, the United National Liberation Front, UNLF, had floated a four-point proposal for holding plebiscite under...
Ethnic Identity, Conflict And Responses
THE North-East is a challenge to the Indian nation state. With more than 200 ethnic groups in the region, each asserting its “unique” identity and claim for political space, conflicts are inevitable. Identity formation is a complex process. The composite Naga identity, for instance, is a construct,...
Summer Of Manipur —Nature, A Best Lesson For The People & A Strategy To Do Away With It And Make A Better State
Ever since the attainment of Statehood, the common goals and aspiration of the people is peaceful coexisting among various ethnic groups and development issues being front pages for the Government of Manipur. Yet many things are undone and remain a dream to many. Even after 4-5 decades of attaining Statehood...
Defending Manipur: Beyond The Rhetoric Of Khongjom Day
Manipur commemorates the Battle of Khongjom (1891), the decisive battle of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 that brought Manipur under the effective control of British Indian Empire. Some Manipuri historians and politicians will acknowledge this battle of Khongjom, not without reasons, as “the last battle”...
Corruption Still Incurable?
“Corruption is the enemy of development and good governance and we should seek systemic changes to deal with the issue” is what President Pratibha Patil urged the Government and Opposition in her Republic Day speech.
Though corruption is not a unique Indian phenomenon, it is all-pervasive. Recently...
Preliminary Report —Manipur South: The Earliest Archaeological Site
Kathong Chingjao, situated at the southernmost hill ranges in the Chandel district of Manipur is a historical site ever known by the people for the last many decades. The journey from lmphal to Kathong Chingjao via Sajik Tampak is about four hours’ drive covering 120 km. On the visit onward from Chakpikarong...
Manipur’s Cinematic Journey
MORE than 40 feature and non-feature films packaged the first-of-a-kind Manipuri Film Festival entitled “Nongpokthong – The Eastern Gate” held in Delhi last month. Screened at various colleges like Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia, the presence of Manipuri filmmakers, directors,...
Indian Water Policy: British Period To Post Independence
As far as access to water by the majority is concerned, the water policy in India appears to benefit the powerful and the rich. At present in Manipur Loktak Project Khuga Dam & Tipaimukh Dam are planted by water policy. During the British rule, this was in favor of the imperial powers. Later, after...
Wind Of Change In North Africa And West Asia, Partial Mixture Of Fukuyama And Moisi
Ever since the young educated vegetable seller who set himself afire on December 17, 2010 to express his frustration over daily humiliation, a result of the corrupt system in Tunisia, at the hands of elements contributing to the harsh rule of the now-ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali, supported by the...
Fostering Civil Military Relations – A Legal Perspective
The abject failure of the military approach (Jeevan Reddy Committee Report: 2005) adopted by the Indian State to combat the armed movement in Manipur might have propelled the holding of the Seminar on Fostering Civil – Military Relations at the Manipur University in January this year. The event which...
