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.
There are those who bear the mandate of representation yet fail the Collective Naga Voice. They occupy assemblies, councils, and negotiating tables, yet they do not carry the moral weight of the people’s soul.
While praising the Khemchand administration's "resolute decision," the apex Tangkhul Naga customary body cautioned that physical connectivity alone would not heal the state's deep-seated divisions.
Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act and the Hill Village Authority Act codify the ancient Naga system of self-governance, safeguarding village councils, customary laws, traditional land ownership, and community autonomy.
Yakhari was rushed to the Ukhrul District Hospital, where doctors confirmed that she is in a critical state. Both of her legs are reportedly paralysed, and X-ray imaging shows internal bleeding with fluid accumulation in the abdomen.