“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

Arunachal Ends the 80:20 Era: Cabinet Scraps Old Recruitment Formula, Sets New Rules for Govt Jobs

A decades-old recruitment arrangement just got buried — and the implications for job seekers across Arunachal Pradesh are massive. The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has officially scrapped the 80:20 reservation arrangement in state government recruitment, replacing it with a tighter, identity-rooted eligibility framework. The decision, taken on August 13, comes on the back of recommendations submitted … Read more

Northeast’s Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That’s Not an Exaggeration

Northeast's Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That's Not an Exaggeration

A two-day gathering in Itanagar just ended, and the people in that room say what happened there will echo for the next 20 years. The Kalawangpo Convention Hall in Itanagar saw something meaningful wrap up on August 1 — the Regional Convention of State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights, organised by the Arunachal Pradesh … Read more

Neighbours Talking Business: Chowna Mein Sits Down With Himanta in Guwahati to Push Assam-Arunachal Ties

Neighbours Talking Business: Chowna Mein Sits Down With Himanta in Guwahati to Push Assam-Arunachal Ties

When two powerful neighbours get in the same room, things tend to move. And that’s exactly what happened in Guwahati on Saturday. Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein made a significant trip to Guwahati on August 1, sitting down face-to-face with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan. The two leaders … Read more

“Speeches Don’t Protect Children” — Pema Khandu’s No-Nonsense Stand at Northeast’s Landmark Child Rights Convention

"Speeches Don't Protect Children" — Pema Khandu's No-Nonsense Stand at Northeast's Landmark Child Rights Convention

Words are cheap. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that very clear on July 31 when he walked into a room full of child rights officials and told them, plainly, that none of what they were doing would matter unless children actually got saved. A Historic First for the Northeast The first-ever North East … Read more