History in Minutes: Major Who Saved Tawang From China

Major Ralengnao Bob Khathing was the first man to hoist the Tiranga in Tawang.He also brought Bum La under Indian control. IMAGE: Major Ralengnao Bob Khathing. Photograph: Kind courtesy Major......

Chinese objection to PM's visit a non-issue: Cong

The ruling Congress in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday said many prime ministers of the country had visited the border state, and the Chinese objection to the recent one by Manmohan Singh, was a......

Arunachal Pradesh has ALWAYS been part of India

China has long coveted Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls Southern Tibet.But, as Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan explains, in 1947, the present state of Arunachal Pradesh constituted the North East......

Disputed inter-state borders add to northeast's woes

High-pitched identity politics, which is the norm in the northeast, has continued to compound the boundary problem. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pays tribute to the five state......