Articles by: Kumar Sanjay Singh

What do Gubernatorial appointments in Northeast foretell?

What do Gubernatorial appointments in Northeast foretell?

Winston Churchill is credited to have stated, ‘Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business’. The recent appointments to as many as 13 gubernatorial posts, when countdown for Loksabha elections 2024 has already begun, confirms Churchill’s aphorism. Perhaps the most significant story lurking behind the recent appointments is the increasing profile of northeastern states in the political arithmetic[Read More…]

by 13/02/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Waging peace/Making war: Curious case of another extension to AFSPA

Waging peace/Making war: Curious case of another extension to AFSPA

The news of extension of AFSPA, w.e.f, 1 October 2022, though not surprising is, nonetheless, befuddling. Reports state that AFSPA has been extended for a period of six months in three out of the 26 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, viz., Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and areas under Namsai & Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district. In the state of[Read More…]

by 01/10/2022 Comments are Disabled Human Rights
Doval doctrine casts a shadow on Naga peace process

Doval doctrine casts a shadow on Naga peace process

Convening of the Emergency National Assembly on 31 May 2022 marks the apogee of the most torrid fortnight of the talks. Apparently, the fraught issue of Naga flag and constitution is at the root of the current instability. That trust has been a casualty is borne out in the statements of those involved in peace negotiations. Acknowledging that something’s amiss[Read More…]

by 12/06/2022 Comments are Disabled India
If Naga talks fail consequences will be unsavory

If Naga talks fail consequences will be unsavory

With the appointment of Mr. RN Ravi, the interlocutor of Indo-Naga peace process, as the Governor Nagaland on 20th July 2019 and the abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A on 5th August 2019, Naga peace initiative has been inching towards a precipice. Intransigency on the question of Naga constitution and flag has created a situation where the peace process[Read More…]

by 02/02/2021 Comments are Disabled India