India’s Nagaland: Intractable Talks – South Asia Intelligence Review Monday, 14 June 2010 18:34 Written by SATP By Sandipani Dash The 15 year old process of negotiations to solve the Naga insurgency in India’s Northeast – the earliest and longest insurrection in the country – appears to be as intractable as the trajectory of the conflict itself. The Union Government Read more
Start from scratch Ramachandra Guha is the author of India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy The views expressed by the author are personal To the historian, there appear to be striking parallels between the ongoing (at the time of writing) blockade of the Imphal Valley and the blockade of the Kashmir Valley in August 2008. In Read more
‘A Call to Action to ensure Naga Rights’ As an observer of the Indo-Naga peace talks for nearly 13 years and as an official representative of the Government of the Peoples Republic of Nagalim led by NSCN (I-M) since July 2003* in the United States, I am sending a call to action for insuring the safety and rights of the Read more
Historic ceasefire incident at Mao gate In the light of problem arising out of backtracking, the Government of India commitment by barring the NSCN Supremo, Thuingalen Muivah’s entry into his Native home land by Manipur state security forces following the cabinet’s decision of the Manipur Government headed by Okram Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur, is viewed to be one Read more
The Missing Links in Manipur: Politics of Denial and Rights S. Shimreiwung Often the term ‘people of Manipur’ has been invoked by various organizations in Manipur to strengthen the political opinion and demands without giving a hint of what the usage of the term connotes. Who constitute the ‘people of Manipur’ can easily be defined and enunciated by going into Read more
Why Muivah should visit Manipur Aya A. Shimray Manipur is on the verge of collapse on all fronts. 2 students were murdered and more than 100 innocent protestors injured in the Mao Gate mayhem. The all important National Highway 39 which has been barricaded by Muivah’s supporters since May 6 continues to be literally sealed. IRBs & Manipur police commandos Read more
Merger of Naga (Southern) Territory with Manipur Z. K. Pahrii | BTC, Pfutsero Introduction: Manipur, an erstwhile Princely State of the British Raj, is situated in the extreme north-eastern corner of India. The present Manipur State (created by Indian Union) is bordered by Nagaland on the north, Mizoram on the south, Myanmar (Burma) on the east and Assam on the Read more