Shristi Pukhrem
The 2013 Assembly Elections in the North-East
State Assembly Elections held in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in February 2013 threw up a clear mandate in favour of the ruling (coalition) parties in Tripura and Nagaland, although a fractured one in Meghalaya. Political analysts suggest that these results stand testimony to the people’s desire to maintain the status quo.
The Significance of Connectivity in India-Myanmar Relations
With better connectivity and implementation of various development projects, the Asian Highway would enable the North-East region to become a business hub of South Asia.
Manipur: Post-Assembly Elections 2012
The Ibobi dispensation would do well to understand that the people have reiterated their faith in democracy and have cold shouldered the militants, if not politely shown them the door.
Need to Broaden the Scope of India-Bangladesh Engagement: Perspectives from Gangtok and Dhaka
The people-to-people connectivity has the potential to actually transform the relationship between India and Bangladesh and take it to a higher level of cooperation and understanding.
Human Trafficking: In Search of a Comprehensive Response Strategy
A multilateral framework of regional cooperation, human rights based strategy, addressing the root causes and a higher priority for the issue in foreign policy are necessary to comprehensively deal with the challenge of human trafficking.
