The Crisis In Manipur : An Assessment

“The situation in Manipur has not yet been resolved, the violence not yet abated and the actual truth not yet clear. Much of the narrative you hear about the violence…

By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)

Understanding Manipur Dynamics

Manipur was merged fully with the Indian Union on October 15, 1949, but it became a full-fledged state more than two decades later, in 1972. Manipur is known for its…

By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)

Repealing The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)1958 In The NE: Is This The Right Time?

On September 11, 1958, a law (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was enacted to deal with the ongoing disturbed situation in the Naga Hills, which were then part of Assam.…

By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)

An Internal Security Challenge Brewing in the Northeast

A class 12 student from Manipur needed money for an outing with his friends, so he decided to approach a woman who had offered him Rs 1000 per “soap case”…

By Levina

Violence escalates in India’s northeast after forces mistakenly fire on civilians -officials

By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -Protesters threw stones and set fire to areas around a camp belonging to Indian forces in the remote northeast, with one civilian shot dead…

Assam Rifles’ female security personnel bridge gap with locals in J-K’s Ganderbal

Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): Indian security forces are witnessing a remarkable change in routine affairs in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district after Assam Rifles deployed female security…

Anti-Naxal Operations: Putting Heads Together

Anti-Naxal Operations - Putting Heads Together I am commencing this on a frank note. Failure in security related operations or intelligence, which involves out of proportion casualties, is never taken…