Pradeep C. Nair, The writer is a retired lieutenant-general who is a former director-general of the Assam Rifles and has extensively served in the Northeast, asian

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Pradeep C. Nair | The Significance And Implications As Key Elections Loom In Myanmar

Pradeep C. Nair | The Significance And Implications As Key Elections...

There are three likely scenarios in these elections. In the first, the violence could be minimal, with a smooth...

21 Dec 2025 10:20 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of Peace in Manipur?

Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of...

Veteran Naga leader Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (I-M), reached...

26 Oct 2025 9:13 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | As Manipur Rivals Tussle In State, Let’s Keep India’s Focus On Larger Picture

Pradeep C. Nair | As Manipur Rivals Tussle In State, Let’s Keep...

The polarisation between Meiteis and Kukis has been complete, and has seemingly reached the point of no return

20 Sept 2025 10:49 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Dhaka’s Animosity Likely To Endanger Ganga Water Pact’s Renewal Next Year

Pradeep C. Nair | Dhaka’s Animosity Likely To Endanger Ganga Water...

The Farakka barrage (which lies 18 km from the Bangladesh border), when it was constructed in 1975, ensured diversion of...

5 Aug 2025 10:02 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Growing Calls For Manipur peace; as Meiteis, Kukis Hold Delhi Talks

Pradeep C. Nair | Growing Calls For Manipur peace; as Meiteis, Kukis...

It has been a little over two years since the Manipur violence began in May 2023

27 Jun 2025 12:25 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Rohingya ‘Corridor’ Poses a Threat to India’s Northeast

Pradeep C. Nair | Rohingya ‘Corridor’ Poses a Threat to India’s...

A humanitarian corridor of such a kind would surely not be in India’s interest, given the potential that it holds for...

30 May 2025 10:15 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Violence Down in Manipur After Prez Rule, but Still a Long Way to Go

Pradeep C. Nair | Violence Down in Manipur After Prez Rule, but Still...

Less violence, new leadership, and talks bring a slow return to peace in Manipur.

7 May 2025 10:05 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Chinese to Exploit B’desh, Myanmar Troubles for Foray Into Indian Ocean

Pradeep C. Nair | Chinese to Exploit B’desh, Myanmar Troubles for...

From Trump’s unpredictable policies to China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean, India faces critical geopolitical...

5 March 2025 11:25 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Keeping balance between China & US: Tough times for Yunus’ B’desh

Pradeep C. Nair | Keeping balance between China & US: Tough times for...

A recent article in Pratham Alo, a Bangladeshi English daily, headlined “Touhid-Wang Meeting on 21 January:...

13 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the consequences for Myanmar to be dire

Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the...

On December 9, 2024, the Arakan Army (AA), one of the most powerful ethnic armed organisations and...

27 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new Muivah threats

Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new...

The media was abuzz recently with the statement NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah saying that the...

22 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Manipur: Weaponised society, fake videos worsen N-E crisis

Pradeep C. Nair | Manipur: Weaponised society, fake videos worsen N-E...

Manipur has been in the news and the national consciousness now for over 17 months. The Manipur high court...

8 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST