Manipur
Tedim Road—The Strategic Road on a Frontier: A Historical Analysis
The article is an attempt to study the history of the Tedim Road, a 265 km transborder road connecting Imphal (the capital of Manipur in India) with Tedim in the Chin Hills (Chin State) in western Bur
The Conscription of Children as Ultras in Manipur
The Government of India may perform a catalytic role to activate community-cum-family based endeavours with particular emphasis on sports-related and youth activities—areas in which the Manipuris naturally tend to excel.
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.
Emergent Micro-National Communities: The Logic of Kuki-Chin Armed Struggle in Manipur
The granting of scheduled tribe status to the Kuki-Chin people eroded their allegiance to clan and linguistic/dialectal identities.
The Manipur Blockade: Symptom of a Crisis in Desperate Need of Resolution
Barely a year after suffering two months of road blockade by Naga groups, Manipur is in the throes of a similar crisis again. What Manipur is in desperate need of is a resolution of the crisis."
Relocate the Security Forces to Lift Economic Blockade on NH-2
The government can redeploy a segment of the security forces at choke points along NH-2 to prevent the various tribal groups from imposing the blockade and keep the line of communications open.
Nexus of Drug Trafficking and Militancy Exposed at New Delhi
Drug trafficking has become a major source of funding for armed groups in the north east and contributes to the continuance of militancy in the region.
Militarism and the Future of Democracy in Manipur: Impressions from the Field
India’s two core national security objectives of territorial integrity and sovereignty can be better achieved through individual progress and overall societal happiness especially of its ethnic minorities.
The Culture of ‘Bandhs’ and the Absence of Local Governance in the Northeast
The time has come for citizens of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland to stand up against the negative culture of ‘bandhs’ issued by armed groups who invariably represent only themselves, and hold their state governments accountable for poor governance.
Manipur Blockade: A Tale of Vested Political Interests and Exclusivist Narratives
Only social cohesion and determination by local communities to bring about peace can realistically tide over vested political interests and narrow destructive narratives that seem to be informing the present crisis between Manipur and Nagaland.
