An agreement on Nagaland’s status will replace the lack of understanding that has long characterised the relations between the Nagas and the rest of India with goodwill Exactly nine years ago, Atal Bihari Vajpayee made the first road trip from the only airport in Nagaland at Dimapur to Kohima, the capital, by an Indian Prime…
A 5-day-long celebration of North East is going to be held at Dilli Haat, New delhi on November 1-5. Titled as "Traffic Jam” the event is around the theme of community and unity. During these days, the event will bring people together around issues that break down community. There will be a special focus on…
Bordiya (Assam): The successive waves of flood in Assam this year have left millions of children fighting illness and poor nutrition, and thousands displaced. And for those inhabiting remote islands in the middle of Brahmaputra River, these boat clinics run by the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research and supported by the National Rural…
With the Brahmaputra in full spate and floods ravaging Assam again, Boat Clinic teams in all 15 districts units have been actively involved in providing medical help to the affected people and in relief and rescue operations in close coordination with district administration.While on a routine health trip, the Jorhat Boat Clinic team helped 21…
A call by policymakers, scholars, activists and intellectuals on the situation in the State.
Ajeeb dastaan hain ye, sang the small, slim figure, while her husband accompanied her on the guitar. She was in casuals, jeans and shirt; he was in a dark suit as were many of the men at the dinner although the women from the North-east were clad in their colourful best, many in their traditional…
Sanjoy Hazarika is extensively quoted: In the world's largest democracy, recent fears of pogroms and ethnic violence have highlighted just how fractious and febrile India's social makeup is. By Ishaan Tharoor | @ishaantharoor | August 22, 2012 | Read more: http://world.time.com/2012/08/22/indias-northeast-how-a-troubled-region-may-be-a-global-flashpoint/#ixzz24kLBO96
The best of times has turned into the worst of times for the North-East. The cheers of national pride for Olympian boxer Mary Kom have been drowned out by ugly ethnic threats. It's time to go beyond quick-fix solutions. It's taken barely a week for Manipuri boxer Mary Kom and the blaze of glory that…
As much of India plunges repeatedly into darkness at noon, the conflict and tragedy in Assam is fading rapidly. The governments, at the Centre and the state, will breathe a sigh of relief at this reduction of the public gaze, but no one should for a moment be fooled into thinking that this seeming “easing”…