Exploiting the killings to ratchet up the tension in the region and harden negotiating positions with the central government serves nobody, least of all the people of Nagaland. The peace process must not be stalled because of this incident or distracted by calls to repeal the AFSPA, argues Vivek Gumaste.
The encounter took place after the 14th Assam Rifles and the19th Rajput Rifles raided some villages in the area, about 35 km north of Imphal, at around 0330 IST.
'When you start delving deeper into these disappearances, you have to face the question: Was it a policy at the State level?' 'It surely couldn't have been random officers acting on their own.' 'Was it planned? What does it mean if the State allows its police to become lawless and act with impunity?' 'Perhaps the NHRC, for the 21 years that it has been seized of the matter, avoided these questions.'
'Increased help from China to North East insurgents will create more trouble for us.'
This is one of the biggest casualties suffered by the elite COBRA unit that undertakes special jungle warfare ops.
AFSPA confers special powers on the armed forces in areas deemed as disturbed.
'We shouldn't allow it to become a rallying point for others in the region against the army.'
'Why potentially anybody, not only Muslims and Dalits, can be subjected to custodial death?'
The resolution moved by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was adopted by voice vote during the one-day special session of the Assembly held to discuss the AFSPA, 1958, and its application to Nagaland in the aftermath of the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, including six in a botched anti-terrorist operation, and eight others in subsequent incidents in Mon district on December 4 and 5.
Hriiyio was only 6 months old when his father, a soldier in the 1 Naga Battalion met a warrior's death in Drass.
The raids, as per official sources, began at 3:30 am and involved as many as 300 NIA officials from across its various offices.
The North East is a sizeable success story for the Modi government politically and for the BJP electorally. It will be an unpleasant surprise if they choose to blow it, bowing to their basic, polarising instinct at any point, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag also paid tributes to the deceased soldier.
The PFI has been under the radar of security agencies for its role in violent protests in different parts of the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, alleged forced conversions, radicalisation of Muslim youths, money laundering and links with banned groups, informed officials said.
RSS leader Indresh Kumar termed the 'politics of hate' as 'corruption' and called all political parties and their leaders to refrain from indulging in hate-mongering and pitting one section of the society against the other.
Unidentified miscreants shot dead seven persons at Mayai Lambi in Imphal West under Mayang Imphal police station on Monday night. Police said in Imphal on Tuesday that the victims' hands were found tied, adding that their identities were yet to be ascertained.
The prime minister told the MPs that the northeast is very close to his heart and his love for the region is very natural. Quoting Modi, Rijiju saidthe PM asserted that he doesn't look at the region from the prism of politics.
Officials said PFI has been under the radar of security agencies for its alleged role in violent protests in different parts of the country.
An army jawan committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said in Jammu on Saturday. The jawan, identified as Immanuel Hmar, died immediately after he shot himself with his service weapon at his quarters at Deolmarg in Reasi district on Thursday night, the spokesman said.
About 20 Punjab Congress leaders met in Ludhiana on Tuesday, with some of them batting for a key role for Navjot Singh Sidhu, the former state party unit chief who was among the participants.
An earthquake, which hit Myanmar, triggered tremors in parts of Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, Bhubaneswar and, also, Delhi.
Families of victims of extra-judicial killings in Manipur expect a favourable judgment from the apex court.
Hindu Forum of Britain secretary general Ramesh Kallidai also condemned the attack, saying "Terrorism is a real challenge for countries like India, Britain and the USA."
Nine young men killed in police firing last August have become symbols of oppression of the tribals of Manipur.
The raids, taking place mainly in South India, was termed by the NIA as the 'largest ever' investigation process 'till date'.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the army asking why it had maintained silence over allegations of rape and murder against its personnel in Manipur and questioned the state government for not proceeding with these cases against them.
AFSPA can be safely lifted from almost 90 per cent of Nagaland, argues Shekhar Gupta.
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issac-Munivah wanted to join the operations against NSCN-K militants.
Giving rise to fresh worries about the COVID-19 pandemic rearing its head again, the R-factor, which indicates the speed at which the infection is spreading in the country, has risen recently leading to a sluggish pace in the decline of active cases while Kerala and northeast states have emerged as regions of concern.
Khaplang died following a cardiac arrest.
The Centre on Monday extended the ceasefire agreements with three insurgent groups of Nagaland for one more year till April next year.
There is no record of Hridaynath Mangeshkar being sacked by the AIR, Raut said.
West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the states most likely to be hit again.
The decision to roll back the farm laws will go a long way in placating the community, which had backed the saffron party wholeheartedly in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls besides the 2017 assembly polls, and may queer the opposition's pitch for forging a social alliance of Jats and several smaller communities with Muslims, another numerically strong group in the region, against the BJP, its leaders hope.
Assam CM said the police case filed against two senior Mizoram government officials - Deputy Commissioner of Kolasib district and Sub-divisional Police Officer of Vairengte - will be withdrawn.
Two senior government functionaries said the central government does not want to take any decision that may further escalate the ground situation.
11 BSF troops have so far been killed in cross-border firing incidents along the IBr in J&K this year.
The ministry of home affairs on Tuesday clarified India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
In the wake of the killing of 18 Armymen in Manipur, government plans to deploy either Indo-Tibetan Border Police or Assam Rifles for manning the 389-km-long Indo-Myanmar border in the state.
This was Mumbai's second successive win after they had beaten Delhi in the lung-opener.
