Arunachal Pradesh has ALWAYS been part of India

China has long coveted Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls Southern Tibet.But, as Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan explains, in 1947, the present state of Arunachal Pradesh constituted the North East......

Assam,Nagaland sign agreement to de-escalate situation at 2 locations

The Chief Secretaries of Assam and Nagaland on Saturday signed an agreement to de-escalate tense situation prevailing at two locations in the Dessoi valley forest/Tsurangkong valley by......

After its rise and fall, can the NSCN-IM rise again?

The NSCN-IM is no longer the force it used to be.Once the 'de facto government' of Nagaland, it gradually reduced to an extortion racket.But missteps by the Centre could give it a new lease of......

Nagaland: One political compromise after another

'The Naga Hills region, Nagaland and Manipur, have had the most uncaring and corrupt state governments with little to show on the ground despite the nation's highest per capita development......

Assam Rifles shock Mahindra United

A fine brace by T Akum Ao enabled Assam Rifles, Shillong, script an upset 2-0 victory over two-time champions Mahindra United, Mumbai, while TFA (Jamshedpur) and Ever-Ready, Kolkata, played a......

First Naga girl in Olympics

Nagaland added another feather to its cap when Chekrovolu Swuro booked a berth in the archery team for the Athens Olympics next year. Chekrovolu, Dola Banerjee and Reena Kumari created history on......