A UN Map Tried to Erase Arunachal Pradesh from India. Pema Khandu Wasn’t Having It.

A map is never just a map — and when the United Nations published one that placed Arunachal Pradesh outside the borders of India, it set off a storm that reached all the way to the Chief Minister’s office in Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu came out swinging on September 10, issuing a … Read more

That Yellow Banana Might Not Be As Natural As You Think — Arunachal Police Launch Probe in Naharlagun

A video clip. That’s all it took to set off a full-blown police investigation in Naharlagun. Arunachal Pradesh Police have launched a formal probe into shocking allegations that chemicals are being used to artificially ripen bananas being sold in the Naharlagun market. The controversy erupted after a video, apparently showing the alleged practice, went viral … Read more

Shut Out: Arunachal Congress Blocked from Meeting VP Radhakrishnan, Party Cries Foul

When the Vice President of India visits your state, you’d expect the principal opposition party to at least get a seat at the table. That didn’t happen in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Congress is furious about it. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) came out swinging on September 9, publicly protesting what it called … Read more

Arunachal’s Decade of Change: Roads, Growth, and a State That’s Finally Opening Up

Ten years ago, getting from one district to another in Arunachal Pradesh could take an entire day. Today, tunnels slice through mountains and airports sit where only jungle stood before. The numbers Chief Minister Pema Khandu put on the table Wednesday tell a story that’s hard to ignore. Speaking on the concluding day of a … Read more

“Arunachal Is India’s Pride, Not Just Its Border” — VP Radhakrishnan’s Powerful Message in Itanagar

When the Vice-President of India walks into your legislature and calls your state a “proud guardian” of the nation, that’s not routine political speech. That’s a statement. Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan was in Itanagar on Wednesday, September 9, to address a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly — and he didn’t hold back. Arunachal … Read more

When There’s No Road, Humans Become the Ambulance: The Crisis in Arunachal’s Mane Village

In one of the most heartbreaking images to emerge from Arunachal Pradesh this year, a group of villagers can be seen carrying a sick patient on their shoulders — trudging through rugged terrain, with no ambulance in sight, no road to drive on, and no other choice. This is Mane village. And for its residents, … Read more

A Child Was Allegedly Abused. Now, Arunachal’s Women’s Body is Demanding Answers — and Action.

A disturbing video circulating on social media has shaken Arunachal Pradesh, and the Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) is making sure it doesn’t get brushed under the rug. The video, which went viral in recent days, purportedly shows an elderly man identified as Biri Tara allegedly abusing a minor girl. The moment it started … Read more

“Fix Manipur First”: AAPSU Fires Back at Kuki Rights Body Over Arunachal Voter Roll Row

There’s something raw and unapologetic about the way Arunachal’s students’ union responded to the Kuki Human Rights Council — and honestly, they didn’t mince a single word. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on September 8 launched a sharp counter-attack against the Manipur-based Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC), after the latter wrote to both … Read more

He Kept the Lights On for 38 Years. A Faulty Pole in the Dark Took His Life.

There is something quietly devastating about the way Baramdeo Pandit died — alone, high up on an electricity pole, in the middle of a Sunday night, trying to restore power to villages that probably didn’t even know he was out there. The 57-year-old electrician, posted at the Mebo Power Sub-Station in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang … Read more

Colours, Drums and Ceremony: Vice President Radhakrishnan Lands in Itanagar for a Two-Day Visit

The drumbeats were already in the air long before the official motorcade rolled through Itanagar. On September 8, Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi for a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh — a state that rarely misses a chance to remind visitors just how extraordinary it … Read more