Manipur

Haobam Paban Kumar: Voice from the Valley

Chitra Ahanthem

A Manipuri director highlights the faultlines of his state in a unique bilingual film

Conflict and Concord

Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih

Despatches from a fractured land

The Peace Dividend

DPK Pillay

Political agreements and a firm hand in dealing with insurgencies have normalised the Northeast, making it easier for India to face Chinese threats across an unsettled border

The Grand Delusion

Ullekh NP

The bad news is not likely to end soon for Congress. But facing its biggest existential threat, the party leadership continues to be in a state of denial

The Mind of the Permanent Winner

MJ Akbar

Why Narendra Modi is the mothers’ choice

Biren Singh: The Mahabharat Man Returns

Sudeep Chakravarti

BJP’s delivery optics and total politics trumped the game. Biren Singh now has a second chance to deliver on the promises of peace, infrastructure, connectivity, prosperity and accountability

Modi & the Monk

PR Ramesh

It was the ‘double-engine’ magic of Modi-Yogi at work in UP. In the run-up to 2024, the unambiguous message is that leaders like Adityanath will give no quarter to slow-footed rivals