With dog meat ban, India is still trying to ‘civilise’ the Nagas

There are continuities between British imperialists who viewed Nagas as ‘barbaric’ and the Indian mainlander who sits in judgment on their ‘wild’ food habits.

Roderick Wijunamai

· Jul 08, 2020 · 06:30 am

Will the BJP be able to hold on to government in Manipur this time?

The Congress has moved a no-confidence motion against the government.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 19, 2020 · 06:30 am

‘They are saying they defeated us’: In Nagaland, a war memorial for Indian soldiers faces a backlash

For many Nagas, it brings back memories of violence unleashed by the state during a decades-long insurgency.

Arunabh Saikia

· Feb 14, 2020 · 09:00 am

Mann ki Baat: North East insurgencies have considerably reduced, claims PM Modi

The prime minister said violence can never resolve any dispute, and urged people to resolve problems through dialogue.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 26, 2020 · 08:25 pm

Bru refugees in Tripura will be allowed to stay. Brus in Mizoram have mixed feelings about it

The ethnic minority was driven out by violence in Mizoram. Those who returned fear it will undermine their political rights and security.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jan 21, 2020 · 06:30 am

The mothers of Nagaland are taking it upon themselves to keep the peace – yet again

Despite being on the frontlines of peacekeeping, Naga women have been denied a stake in official peace talks.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 26, 2019 · 09:00 am

From ‘exclusion’ to ‘protection’: An ordinance in Meghalaya raises questions on Inner Line Permits

The colonial-era permit regime discriminated against North Eastern tribes. Now many of the same tribes think it will restrict the flow of migrants.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

First 370, then 371? North Eastern states are anxious about losing their special protections

The anxieties are most pronounced in Nagaland.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

Citizenship Bill protests: Shutdown observed in North East, five injured in police firing in Tripura

State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed the Asom Gana Parishad’s decision to oppose the bill was a ‘historic blunder’.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 08, 2019 · 12:00 pm

‘A government that never needs to be elected’: The Young Mizo Association is a silent power centre

Any candidate who aims to power in the November 28 assembly elections can do so only with the association’s blessings.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 20, 2018 · 09:00 am

‘There’s nothing to go back to’: Bru refugees in Tripura would rather starve than return to Mizoram

Two waves of violence drove them to refugee camps in Tripura. Now, they say the Centre’s rehabilitation package does not ensure them security.

Arunabh Saikia

· Oct 07, 2018 · 09:00 am

In Nagaland, a battle for the memory of freedom leader Rani Gaidinliu leads to competing memorials

While the museum project in Kohima is in limbo, the Union Culture Ministry is building another memorial to her.

Makepeace Sitlhou

· Oct 01, 2018 · 09:00 am