AFSPA now applicable fully only in 31 districts of 4 NE states

The AFSPA, under which a geographical location is declared as disturbed area to facilitate operations of the armed forces, will now be applicable fully only in 31 districts and partially in 12......

Why Does All Of Nagaland Have To Be Under AFSPA?

AFSPA can be safely lifted from almost 90 per cent of Nagaland, argues Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Last respects being paid to the mortal remains of the civilians killed during an anti-insurgency......

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......

AFSPA should be repealed, demands BJP's ally

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said that the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 should be repealed as he joined the growing chorus for withdrawal of the law amid the......