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4 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Makepeace Sitlhou
Himanta breaks silence on ‘pushbacks’ into Bangladesh: ‘The Supreme Court had directed us…’Assam CM says that 'in the next few days, pushbacks will also be there, detection will also be done, and the Union government will also send some …
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4 weeks ago | 
aljazeera.com | Makepeace Sitlhou
Dimapur, Mokokchung, Wokha, Chumoukedima and Kohima, India - With its high ceilings, soft lighting and brown and turquoise blue cushioned chairs, Juro Coffee House has the appearance of a chic European cafe. Sitting right off India's National Highway-2, which connects the northeastern states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, the cafe hosts a live roastery unit that was set up in January by the Nagaland state government.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Muhammad Wasama Khalid |Makepeace Sitlhou |Hiren Gohain |Nava Thakuria
Thirty-eight years have passed since Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram were granted statehood, yet these northeastern states continue to grapple with significant developmental challenges. Despite their rich cultural heritage and strategic importance, both regions face persistent neglect in infrastructure, healthcare, education, and economic opportunities. This prolonged oversight has not only hindered their progress but has also fueled separatist sentiments among the local populations.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
inthesetimes.com | Makepeace Sitlhou
Satnam Singh (no relation), a Punjabi activist involved in India’s farmer protests, says that the growing unsustainability of farming due to climate change, oppressive government regulations, scarce jobs and political persecution are all “driving people from farming to the dunki route.” Photo by Makepeace Sitlhou The last thing Sukhwinder Singh remembered was crossing through knee-deep water near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Makepeace Sitlhou
Mae Sot, a Thai trading center on the border with Myanmar, has two very noticeable characteristics: It is prosperous, and it is full of refugees from Myanmar. In both ways, the town offers a striking contrast to my home in northeastern India, which also borders Myanmar, where official hostility to illegal immigrants is damaging both refugees and the local economy. Arriving in Mae Sot for the first time recently I was struck by its visible prosperity.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | A K Shiburaj |ABHISH K BOSE |Sandeep Pandey |Makepeace Sitlhou
by Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam/ A K ShiburajDr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, hailing from Imphal, Manipur, is an Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences and a filmmaker. In 2024, he entered politics and joined the Congress Party and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, representing the Inner Manipur constituency. With a longstanding career in academia and public service, Dr. Akoijam focuses on analyzing the root causes of the enduring conflicts in Manipur.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
himalmag.com | Makepeace Sitlhou
Refugees from Myanmar flee into Thailand in April. Hundreds of thousands have fled to neighbouring Thailand and India to escape the fighting in Myanmar, but their safety and rights are not guaranteed in either country. FELIX SAT CROSS-LEGGED next to his wife on the floor of a rented parlour-sized room that one could mistake for a Zumba studio. The hall was situated in an upscale area of Mae Sot, a city on the western edge of Thailand, near its border with Myanmar.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | ABHISH K BOSE |Sandeep Pandey |Makepeace Sitlhou |Chepal Sherpa
Prof. Jangkhongam Doungel finished his graduation with Honours in Political Science at Patkai Christian College, Nagaland in 1993. He obtained his M.A. (Political Science) with First Class, 3’rd Position in Manipur University in 1996. He started his teaching career as Lecturer in Department of Political Science at Bethany Christian College, Lamka (Churachandpur), Manipur with effect from April 1996 to May, 1997.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
thewire.in | Makepeace Sitlhou
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Sandeep Pandey |Makepeace Sitlhou |Chepal Sherpa |Ashish Reddy
Over the past one year Manipur has been witness to Meitei-Kuki conflict like nowhere seen even among Hindu-Muslim communities. Even if you may have totally segregated Hindu and Muslim residential areas like in some places in Gujarat, it is possible for a person of one community to pay a courtesy visit to the other community. But not so in Manipur. A Kuki government official cannot work in a Meitei area and vice-versa.
