“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

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother” — Arunachal Minister’s Powerful Message Amid Border Tensions

When tempers flare at a border, it takes a cool head to hold things together — and that’s exactly what Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Mama Natung chose to be. Amid a tense border flare-up between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, Minister Natung stepped forward with words that cut through the noise — calling Assam not a … Read more

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother”: Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

"Assam Is Our Elder Brother": Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

There’s something quietly powerful about a minister choosing the language of family over the language of dispute. Amid renewed tensions along the Arunachal Pradesh–Assam border, state Home and Border Affairs Minister Mama Natung stood up on July 26 and said something most politicians wouldn’t dare — that Assam is the “elder brother,” and Arunachal, like … Read more