Both the chairman of the Hill Areas Committee and the MP from Outer Manipur are constitutionally elected Nagas. They are not outsiders; they are our own. That is why their voice is crucial, their silence is more painful, and their responsibility to do much more is non‑negotiable.
Like in most countries around the world, water bodies in Manipur – lake, marshes, rivers, paddies and ponds – are more or less dominated by introduced fish species such as Asian carps, some of which have since become invasive by nature.
Michael Meiphami Shaiza writes about Naga existential threat, the Manipur catastrophic crisis, and the urgent imperative of NRC, census and constitutional justice.
The Nepal disaster is a potential recipe for neighboring country Bhutan, another of the Himalayan nation state perched precariously amongst fragile mountain landscape that is fast deteriorating from climate change impacts, in particular receding glaciers and increasingly evident glacial lake formation.
Eyewitness accounts and reliable sources confirm that six Naga civilians — including two pastors — remain in Kuki custody after the abduction of 18 people at Leilon Vaiphei on 13 May 2026.
The demonstrations were organised by Tangkhul Shanao Long (TSL), the Tangkhul women’s league, in line with the collective call of the NWU across Naga-inhabited areas in Manipur.
TKS provided an account of events triggered the current conflict between Nagas and Kukis, placing recent violence within a broader pattern of alleged attacks against Tangkhul villagers.
The group accused authorities of failing to apply existing national and international counter-terror frameworks to protect civilian populations, describing the situation as a crisis that has persisted for decades.