Category: Opinions
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Manipur’s colonial legacy of dual administration, carried into the symbolism of Article 371-C of the Indian Constitution, continues to shape the state’s political tensions, undermining democratic principles of consent, justice, and equality, writes Dr. Kh. Pou.
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How India’s application of Kautilya’s ancient statecraft—Sham, Daam, Danda, and Bhed—has shaped the Naga conflict, revealing both its strategic utility and its unintended consequences.
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The Naga situation remains a political conundrum—rooted in colonial legacies, defined by resistance, and caught in the enduring tension between survival and sovereignty, history and hope, identity and imposed order.
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Operation Sindoor was less a military maneuver and more a calculated electoral strategy aimed at shaping voter sentiment ahead of key state elections in India.
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It was one of the most distinctive democratic and raw exercises in Asia’s postcolonial history. There were no guns or coercion—only ink thumb impressions of clarity to define their own destiny as a sovereign Naga Nation.
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The Naga political landscape, long marked by fragmented authority, is shifting as digital platforms reshape politics and foster new possibilities for unity amid weakening traditional institutions.
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The narrative of American freedom and democracy has often been only half true—benefiting the few while leaving behind the many, both at home and abroad.
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Sovereignty remains a defining force in Naga life—uniting and dividing, shaping identity while constantly being reinterpreted in a changing world.