Opinion

When the State Fails, the Streets Rule: Understanding Vigilantism in Manipur

By THJ Desk - January 31, 2026

A persistent question continues to trouble Manipur: why did ordinary citizens, civil society organisations, and armed civilian groups from the...

From Clans to Peoples: Identity, History, and the Politics of Becoming an Ethnic Group

By THJ Desk - January 25, 2026

A persistent misunderstanding in debates on ethnicity is the belief that communities are fully formed with fixed names and boundaries....

India’s Role in the Kuki–Meitei Ethnic Conflict and the Risk of Naga Involvement

By THJ Desk - January 20, 2026

The ongoing ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur has deep historical, political, and social roots. However,...

Rebuttal to Article by Naorem Mohen “Why Do the People Still Not Own the Hills They Were Promised in 1967?”

By THJ Desk - December 14, 2025

This is with reference to an Article titled “Why Do the People Still Not Own the Hills They Were Promised...

It Was Never an Ethnic Clash: A Cry for Truth on Manipur

By THJ Desk - November 30, 2025

It is my humble appeal to the conscience of India’s national media that the violence that erupted in Manipur on...

Understanding Why and When Manipur Can Break Up

By THJ Desk - November 16, 2025

Adversarial stance negates co-existence: Many articles have been written by this social and political commentator on matters concerning the “hill...

The Hill Areas Committee and Manipur’s Unfinished Constitutional Promise

By THJ Desk - November 5, 2025

Half a century after its enactment, Article 371-C of the Constitution and the Presidential Order of 20th June 1972—known as...

Muivah's Homecoming: The End of an Unfinished Dream

By THJ Desk - October 24, 2025

When Thuingaleng Muivah, the ageing Naga nationalist and long-time General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), returned...

Is the Sixth Schedule too little, too late for Manipur’s “Hill Areas”?

By THJ Desk - October 20, 2025

The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is a unique constitutional innovation designed to preserve the autonomy, identity, and traditional...

Tribes of Manipur at Crossroads: Quo Vadis, Nagas?

By THJ Desk - October 13, 2025

The Nagas and the other tribes of Manipur should know their vulnerability in terms of their constitutional standing. Read Article...

Manipur’s Ethnic Fault Lines and the Question of Shared Governance

By THJ Desk - October 1, 2025

Manipur’s continuing ethnic strife has exposed a deep structural crisis in the state’s governance model. The democratic majoritarian rule in...

Being Realistic is the Best Way Forward

By THJ Desk - September 24, 2025

The dream that Nagas will be a nation one day is subconsciously implanted in the Naga brain. No Naga will...

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Opinion

When the State Fails, the Streets Rule: Understanding Vigilantism in Manipur

From Clans to Peoples: Identity, History, and the Politics of Becoming an Ethnic Group

India’s Role in the Kuki–Meitei Ethnic Conflict and the Risk of Naga Involvement

Rebuttal to Article by Naorem Mohen “Why Do the People Still Not Own the Hills They Were Promised in 1967?”

It Was Never an Ethnic Clash: A Cry for Truth on Manipur

Understanding Why and When Manipur Can Break Up

The Hill Areas Committee and Manipur’s Unfinished Constitutional Promise

Muivah's Homecoming: The End of an Unfinished Dream

Is the Sixth Schedule too little, too late for Manipur’s “Hill Areas”?

Tribes of Manipur at Crossroads: Quo Vadis, Nagas?

Manipur’s Ethnic Fault Lines and the Question of Shared Governance

Being Realistic is the Best Way Forward

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World Environment Day 2026 Observed Across Churachandpur District

Loibol Khulen and the Cost of Silence

Sadar Hills Legislators Including Dy CM, Condemn Loibol Tragedy; Call for Decisive Security Action

Pre-Dawn Deadly Militants Assualt Rocks Kangpokpi, Three Killed, Houses Burnt; KIM Sounds Alarm Over Delayed Justice

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World Environment Day 2026 Observed Across Churachandpur District

Loibol Khulen and the Cost of Silence

Sadar Hills Legislators Including Dy CM, Condemn Loibol Tragedy; Call for Decisive Security Action

Pre-Dawn Deadly Militants Assualt Rocks Kangpokpi, Three Killed, Houses Burnt; KIM Sounds Alarm Over Delayed Justice