“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

After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

He carried a gun for over two decades. On Saturday, he laid it down. A Village Boy Who Chose the Wrong Path Pongngoi Wangnowham is 37 years old. He is a resident of Kamkah village in Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh. And according to officials, he first joined the banned NSCN-K (Angmai) outfit back in 2005 … Read more