Pandey arrives to seek people’s view Kohima | April 5 : Newly-appointed interlocutor for the Prime Minister for the Indo-Naga peace talks, RS Pandey arrived in Kohima today on a five-day visit to the state. The former chief secretary of Nagaland and former Union Petroleum secretary arrived this afternoon by a special helicopter from Guwahati. During his stay in Nagaland, Read more
Govt considering replacing AFSPA Itanagar, April 3 (PTI): On a visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the recommendations of the Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee and the Second Administrative Reform Commission on replacing the controversial the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) with a more humane law would soon be placed before the Cabinet. “There was a statement Read more
Mass movement for integration Dimapur, April 2 (MExN): Often referred synonymous with generic Naga political aspirations, the long-standing demand for integration of Naga-habited areas could well be in for another thrust. This time, the inspiration is understood to be the separate Telangana state mania that swept across India the previous months. According to an organization pressing for the integration of Read more
Myanmar: Developments in Myanmar and the Security of North East Col R. Hariharan Turbulence in Myanmar Myanmar is going through throes of change after over 45 years of military rule. The first multiparty elections under the new constitution are to be conducted in 2010. The new constitution was confirmed through a referendum with barely three weeks notice even as Myanmar Read more