Ulfa

AFSPA dilemma in North East: Assam seeks complete withdrawal; Manipur prefers extension amid unrest

Complete withdrawal of AFSPA has been a long-standing demand in Assam and NE and if the Central government makes the move in the direction of a recommendation by Assam, then it will definitely be a positive change for the region

Warlordism and terror finance: North East India and Bangladesh

The involvement of the ULFA chief of staff in the Chittagong arms haul case is now well known

Time is ripe to lift AFSPA from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

ULFA (Independent) neither possesses the firepower which characterised its ‘revolutionary’ innards at one point in time, nor does it have the support of the people of Assam

Strategic encirclement of India's North East: Time to get out of the straitjacket

North East India’s fortunes are inextricably intertwined with that of Myanmar

How diversity of the North East can be fruitfully transformed into India's strength

The inability to adopt correct strategies for conflict resolution by the state governments would soon be egging on divisiveness

Deconstructing terrorism: In myriad political and regional equations, no single definition to define acts of terror

Terrorism is specifically designed to create a broader, political and psychological effect that goes beyond its direct affect and human costs among civilians

Whither dialogue with ULFA: Why government must be careful while holding talks with insurgent outfit

Dialogue with ULFA must be a comprehensive affair. Dialogue in the absence of Paresh Barua, who continues to maintain an anti-talk stance, is not going to be all-inclusive

Firing incidents take place between militants and Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland; one officer hurt

This comes three days after the ULFA-Independent and Yung Aung faction of the NSCN-K called for a shutdown in five states in the northeast on Independence Day terming it ‘fake’ celebrations

The al-Zawahiri killing: Why India can’t do what US does with ease and regularity

As Islamism of a rabid kind stealthily attempts to grow and thrive, there are questions being asked by the people of India as to why the country cannot do what the United States has been able to do with a prime adversary

As blood of ‘fake encounters’ singes AFSPA, the law needs to be done away with in totality

Security experts argue that AFSPA should not be construed as a ‘licence to kill’. And that charges of extrajudicial killings or ‘fake encounters’ against armed forces personnel must be investigated