Articles by Angshuman Choudhury
Northeastern View | Is Northeast India in Southeast Asia?
New Delhi should perhaps think about the possibility of reimagining its easternmost frontier beyond the limiting confines of a bounded “South Asia”.
Published on Sep 22, 2024 08:15 AM IST
What the Mizoram CM’s statement tells us about the crisis in western Myanmar
Lalduhoma might want to project himself as a conflict mediator and as an alternative to K Vanlalvena, the sole Rajya Sabha MP from his rival party.
Published on Sep 12, 2024 07:38 PM IST
A lethal drone attack in Manipur sparks alarm and misinformation
Indian security agencies must work towards suppressing the use of armed drones by all sides in Manipur, rather than using the phenomenon to target just one side
Published on Sep 05, 2024 07:14 PM IST
Assam’s history shows that communal provocations can lead to ugly places
The higher judiciary needs to take note of the recent disturbing events and intervene to prevent a completely avoidable repeat of the 1983 Nellie massacre.
Published on Aug 29, 2024 07:35 PM IST
Behind an error by the NEC, a complicated colonial history of divisions
The current controversy reaffirms the fact that the Manipur conflict is inherently tied to conflicting geographical imaginations of space and society.
Published on Aug 24, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Hasina govt’s collapse could reshape refugee dynamics around Chittagong Tracts
The political shift in Bangladesh offers a window is opportunity to India to settle shared anxieties over refugee crossings and border security.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 09:00 AM IST
What Sheikh Hasina’s downfall means for security in Northeast India
India must remain diplomatically agile and open-minded if it wants to keep its Northeast secure and peaceful.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 06:16 PM IST
Rohingya refugees entering through the Northeast need humanitarian assistance
The Indian State must deploy its security assets towards human traffickers, and not the refugees who are merely victims of extraordinary circumstances.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Demands for ILP capture a complex history of “insider-versus-outsider” tensions
Why is the ILP in the news? What is its history and how does it relate to modern nativist politics in the multi-ethnic region?
Published on Jul 28, 2024 12:38 AM IST
Manipur crisis spillover into Assam needs a humanitarian response from govt
The latest killing of the Hmar individuals by Assam Police aggravates the cross-border spillover by adding a kinetic security component.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 09:10 PM IST
Subtle but uncertain shifts emerge in Mizoram’s delicate refugee policy
Aizawl should ensure that the biometric data of refugees remains securely confined to a local database and not used to deport refugees back to war-torn Myanmar.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Behind the lingering spectre of the President’s Rule in Manipur
Despite the severe ethnic violence and governance issues in Manipur, the Modi government has opted for alternative measures over the President’s Rule
Published on Jul 07, 2024 08:15 AM IST
In Assam, unwarranted killings, forced evictions sully wildlife conservation
Assam government must understand that no wildlife conservation programme can succeed if it alienates agrarian communities that are part of the natural ecosystem
Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST
“High level” review on Manipur shows that New Delhi wants to take back control
Any dialogue must be truly inclusive and justice-centric. It should directly address the core socio-political grievances of both communities
Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:35 PM IST
The two conflicts in Northeast India that the new NDA govt should prioritise
The diverse region has many problems, but the new NDA government must prioritise two: the raging ethnic conflict in Manipur and the Naga peace talks.
Published on Jun 14, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Lok Sabha election results reveal critical ground shifts in Northeast India
The Northeast mirrors the fair mix of gains and losses made by both the ruling party and the newly stitched opposition alliance across the country.
Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST
How Assam’s citizenship deprivation regime abets unjust forced deportations
It is incumbent on the Supreme Court to take a comprehensive look at the existing system of citizenship deprivation in Assam.
Published on Jun 01, 2024 03:11 AM IST
Zo reunification demand bares the high costs of New Delhi’s border closure
New Delhi needs to look beyond its narrow exigencies in Manipur, where the state government has been seeking border closure for its own vested interests.
Published on May 26, 2024 10:00 AM IST
NIA blaming NSCN-IM for destabilising Manipur could create new friction points
The agency’s allegations against the Naga armed group being involved in “destabilising Manipur” in cahoots with Meitei armed groups could sour the peace talks.
Published on May 17, 2024 11:58 PM IST
Influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in Myanmar
Emerging faultlines between various armed groups in Myanmar's Chin State are creating conditions for further cross-border forced displacement.
Published on May 10, 2024 09:00 AM IST
One year on, restive Manipur continues to simmer as the state looks away
A year after the onset of violent clashes, Manipur remains embroiled in a bitter conflict between the dominant Meitei and tribal Kuki-Zo communities
Published on May 03, 2024 11:49 AM IST
The fear of being unsettled haunts the Chakmas, Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh
The Chakmas and Hajongs continue to be treated like political tools by all parties, rather than victims of xenophobic majoritarianism and discrimination.
Published on Apr 24, 2024 11:15 PM IST
Northeastern View | In Manipur, what does violence hold out for voters?
As political violence declined, voter turnout shot up with Manipur seeing a turnout of 85% in the 2017 election. Seven years later, this may not be the case
Published on Apr 17, 2024 09:22 PM IST
Northeastern View | Waiting for “Act East” panacea a decade on
The Act East policy was meant to be an interface between Northeast India and Southeast Asia, but region-wide development needs a lot more
Published on Apr 11, 2024 11:18 PM IST
Northeastern View | What's in a name? Territorial dominance, for one
China has released the 4th list of 'standardised geographical names' of places along the Arunachal border; India's response to such actions is more development
Published on Apr 05, 2024 09:19 PM IST
Northeastern View | In the face of Chinese ingress, India holds Bhutan tight
The recent mutual show of friendship between India and Bhutan would not seem out of the ordinary but for Beijing’s pugnacious outreach to India’s neighbours
Published on Mar 27, 2024 05:30 PM IST
The demand for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state has a colonial history
What's needed is an honest four-cornered dialogue between New Delhi, Kohima, and the competing demands for a separate eastern Nagaland and a united ‘Nagalim’
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:21 AM IST
Northeastern View | Making sense of Assam’s discordant response to the CAA
Assamese ethnonationalist groups are inherently pitted against both Bengali Hindus and Muslims. The CAA poses a continuing challenge to their agenda
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 12:04 AM IST
Why the recent Karbi-Hindi tensions in Assam is a tricky situation for the BJP
In the Northeast, armed groups have pitted indigenous identity and ethnonationalism against Hindi-speaking migrants. For the BJP, both are important vote banks
Published on Mar 08, 2024 06:57 PM IST
Northeastern View | India’s Kaladan Project in western Myanmar may not be viable
Resistance forces fighting the military regime gain ground along the river in Rakhine and Chin states, even as the project runs late and costs are escalating
Published on Feb 28, 2024 08:00 AM IST
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