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 | Let Manipur, Our Sporting Capital, Finally Find Peace

Pradeep C. Nair | Let Manipur, Our Sporting Capital, Finally Find...

Yet conflict is only one part of Manipur’s story. The state has given India a remarkable cultural inheritance: Sagol...

27 Sept 2026 9:48 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | The Himalayas Can By No Means Become China’s Hydraulic Frontier

Pradeep C. Nair | The Himalayas Can By No Means Become China’s...

India has already received an equally sobering warning. In October 2023, a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) from South...

6 Sept 2026 11:05 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Reaches Out, Seeks Indian Help For Changes in Constitution Set-up

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Reaches Out, Seeks Indian Help For Changes...

President Hliang travelled to China (June 15 to 19), signing 18 agreements across trade, infrastructure, security and...

31 July 2026 1:49 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Tarique Rahman’s Recent Beijing Trip: Strategic Signals Can’t Be Ignored

Pradeep C. Nair | Tarique Rahman’s Recent Beijing Trip: Strategic...

Dhaka deepens ties with Beijing while prompting India to rethink regional engagement

1 July 2026 9:29 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Leader’s Visit To India Is A Clear Strategic Signal To Beijing

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Leader’s Visit To India Is A Clear Strategic...

Min Aung Hlaing’s first presidential visit to India is therefore a message of balance. For Myanmar, it reflects the...

7 Jun 2026 11:47 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Will Myanmar’s Top Leader Gain Legitimacy With His ‘Civilian’ Role?

Pradeep C. Nair | Will Myanmar’s Top Leader Gain Legitimacy With His...

This elevation of the general has passed surprisingly with little attention in India and much of the wider world, which,...

19 April 2026 10:39 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | NIA’s Arrest Of 6 Foreigners Exposes Plot To Hit India In N-E

Pradeep C. Nair | NIA’s Arrest Of 6 Foreigners Exposes Plot To Hit...

Ukraine’s ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, handed over an official note of protest demanding the immediate...

24 March 2026 10:08 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | How Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar Elections Impact India’s Northeast

Pradeep C. Nair | How Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar Elections Impact...

The current war in the Persian Gulf has critically affected Bangladesh, which imports 95 per cent of its oil needs....

18 March 2026 12:31 AM IST

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