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Topic: Nagas

Ethnic bitterness, pressure groups & ‘silence’ of parties — factors at play in Outer Manipur LS seat

All candidates in fray are Nagas, with no Kuki in fray following call of influential pressure groups to abstain from contesting. BJP has extended support to NPF nominee.

Naga peace talks set to resume, a dive into issues surrounding one of India’s oldest insurgencies

Guwahati: Negotiations between the Narendra Modi government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) will resume from next month, intelligence sources told...

‘People of Manipur have lost confidence in Biren Singh govt’ — what Naga MP & MLAs told Amit Shah

Delegation of 10 Naga MLAs & one MP from Manipur met Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday, told him that Biren Singh govt was very slow in responding to violence.

A broken Manipur is out of sight, out of mind. Here’s why we can’t be so callous & arrogant

For most of us, the Manipur crisis is out of sight, out of mind. The story in a state so small and so far out is a ‘Big Yawn’ for many. I try to persuade you to wake up.

Northeast leaders campaigned for BJP in Karnataka. Lessons for opposition in 2019?

The BJP has begun to leverage every bit of its organisational capacity across the country. The party uses its leaders from the northeastern states to campaign during elections in other parts of the country.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.