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![How AFSPA Undermines India’s ‘Act East’ Policy How AFSPA Undermines India’s ‘Act East’ Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-04-135223.jpg)
How AFSPA Undermines India’s ‘Act East’ Policy
By Stanzin Lhaskyabs
Repealing this controversial law is a necessary condition for peace and stability in India's Northeast.
![Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-14-124952.jpg)
Calls for Repealing AFSPA Grow Louder in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
The Indian Army’s killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland has triggered angry protests in the region.
![Indian Parliamentary Panel Pitches for Inter-Linking of Rivers Indian Parliamentary Panel Pitches for Inter-Linking of Rivers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-15-4.jpg)
Indian Parliamentary Panel Pitches for Inter-Linking of Rivers
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
However, it has sounded the alarm on the building of dams in Arunachal Pradesh.
![Why Are Two of India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ Shooting at Each Other? Why Are Two of India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ Shooting at Each Other?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-05-2.jpg)
Why Are Two of India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ Shooting at Each Other?
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
A border dispute between Assam and Mizoram in India’s Northeast recently erupted into violence.
![Myanmar Nationals Fleeing Coup Find a Home Away From Home in India’s Northeast Myanmar Nationals Fleeing Coup Find a Home Away From Home in India’s Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-07-09-34.jpg)
Myanmar Nationals Fleeing Coup Find a Home Away From Home in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Local NGOs and residents are providing the refugees support.
![‘Twitter Storm’ Demands Greater Focus on India’s Northeast ‘Twitter Storm’ Demands Greater Focus on India’s Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-07-5.png)
‘Twitter Storm’ Demands Greater Focus on India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Indians took to Twitter to demand the Northeast be covered in a dedicated chapter in state-commissioned textbooks.
![Over 6,000 Myanmar Nationals in India’s Northeast Over 6,000 Myanmar Nationals in India’s Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-26-6.jpg)
Over 6,000 Myanmar Nationals in India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharya
Local reports from Mizoram and Manipur put the number of refugees at close to 7,000.
![‘Timber Mafia’ From India Running Amok in Bhutan ‘Timber Mafia’ From India Running Amok in Bhutan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-21.jpeg)
‘Timber Mafia’ From India Running Amok in Bhutan
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Illegal logging is depleting forest cover in the region, aggravating the fallout from climate change.
![Will Manipur Fake Encounter Victims Finally See Justice? Will Manipur Fake Encounter Victims Finally See Justice?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the_assam_rifles_marching_contingents_passes_through_the_rajpath_during_the_66th_republic_day_parade_2015_in_new_delhi_on_january_26_2015.jpg)
Will Manipur Fake Encounter Victims Finally See Justice?
By Rohit Dhyani
A Supreme Court announcement brings new hope that abuses of the AFSPA can be brought to light.
![Japan Is Building India's Infrastructure Japan Is Building India's Infrastructure](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-14_14-56-58.jpg)
Japan Is Building India's Infrastructure
By Tridivesh Singh Maini and Sandeep Sachdeva
Japan should help develop India's northeast, and in so doing send a message to China.
![NADI 2016: Connecting With India's Northeast NADI 2016: Connecting With India's Northeast](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-19_15-38-58.jpg)
NADI 2016: Connecting With India's Northeast
By Ibu Sanjeeb Garg
Rivers and cultural links can tie India's northeast to the rest of the country and the region as a whole.
![India’s Controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act India’s Controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-02_07-09-36.jpg)
India’s Controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
By Sudha Ramachandran
The Army claims the AFSPA is needed to handle insurgencies. Critics cite many abuses.
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