Northeast India has experienced prolonged spells of insurgency. However, over the past few decades, large parts of the region have remained free of insurgencies. This relative peace has allowed for the operationalisation of massive infrastructure projects. But, as the violence in Manipur attests, the gains made are experiencing increasing stress because of the political developments […]
The India-Myanmar borderlands remain a data-deficient region despite their long history of armed conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises. The complexity of the Manipur conflict, along with restricted access and adverse security conditions, has led to huge gaps in documenting humanitarian needs. In Manipur, the lack of reliable data obscures the true scale of vulnerabilities and […]
Days after he said he was getting death threats for a viral video where he was criticising Manipur’s ex-CM N. Biren Singh, former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), M. Barish Sharma on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) said that he had been provided State police protection but in a letter to the […]
After the President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur, several of the State’s legislators received calls from a person who allegedly identified himself as Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah and offered them ministerial positions for a sum of ₹4 crore, police officials said on Monday (February 17, 2025). President’s Rule was imposed in […]
The story so far: On February 13, four days after Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation, the Union government announced that President’s rule has been implemented in the violence-hit State. A notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that President Droupadi Murmu was satisfied that “a situation has arisen in which the government […]
Tripura police have arrested four youths who allegedly looted all the fixtures and furniture from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) camp office in the Shyamali Bazaar Quarter Complex area here. The crime was committed over a period of over five months when the office was left unattended by staff. Police said on Sunday that […]
Members of the Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) are scheduled to go on an eight-hour fast on Monday (February 17, 2025) to protest the planned implementation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act or APFRA of 1978. The ACF is the apex body of Christians in Arunachal Pradesh belonging to different denominations. In December 2024, […]
The story so far: Four days after Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned, the State was put under President’s Rule on February 13. Though the ruling BJP still holds a majority in the Manipur Assembly, the party was unable to find a consensus Chief Minister candidate. The State has also been wracked by ethnic […]
Security forces have arrested 11 militants from Manipur in the last two days, including seven suspected cadres of the Kuki National Army (KNA), along with arms and ammunition, police said on Sunday (February 16, 2025). “The “KNA cadres” were apprehended from old Khaukual area in Churachandpur district on Friday [February 13],” they said. KNA is […]
Kuki-Zo MLAs of Manipur have expressed hope that the central government would lay out a “comprehensive political roadmap” for peace and justice, following the imposition of the President’s rule in the strife-torn State. In a joint statement, 10 MLAs – seven BJP legislators, two Kuki Peoples’ Alliance MLAs and one independent – stated that they […]
