Stones, Blockades and a Border on the Brink: The Assam-Arunachal Flashpoint Nobody Can Ignore

Rocks were flying at security forces on August 13 — and the situation along one of Northeast India’s most contested borders was far from calming down. What Started with Bullets, Grew into a Blockade It began three days earlier. On August 10, a firing incident at Mingmang Basti — a small settlement along the Assam-Arunachal … Read more

A Sea of Saffron, White and Green: Itanagar’s 300-Foot Tiranga Rally Brings 1,000 Students to the Streets

it’s not every day you see a 300-foot-long national flag moving through a city. But on August 9, the streets of Itanagar made that sight possible — and unforgettable. When the Tricolour Took Over the Capital Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city came alive on Saturday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Around 1,000 … Read more

A Militant’s Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

A Militant's Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

For a man who once carried a pistol and a rank — even if self-styled — the walk into the SP’s office in Khonsa must have felt like the longest one of his life. On July 17, Penngam Konyak, 42, a self-styled Lieutenant Colonel of the banned NSCN-R outfit, surrendered before a joint team of … Read more