India Observers

  The Union government’s decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) with Myanmar has sparked widespread discontent and protests in Nagaland, India. The FMR agreement, which allowed for free movement within a 16 km radius along the India-Myanmar border, has been a longstanding arrangement to foster connectivity and facilitate interactions among border communities. However, the Union government’s decision to abolish this regime has sparked strong opposition from various civil society organizations and tribal bodies, highlighting the complexities and implications of border security measures in the region. The Naga Students Federation (NSF), representing the sentiments of the Naga people, has taken a proactive stance by appealing to the United Nations for immediate intervention. This move underscores the gravity of the situation and the urgent need for international scrutiny and intervention to address the concerns of the affected communities.  Nagaland , with its rich cultura...

 Here are the live updates of Assembly Election 2023 Results of 3 north-east states. BJP is set to return in Tripura & Nagaland, while NPP is leading in Meghalaya. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to strengthen its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion that the party conquered in 2018, as the counting of ballots for the assembly elections in Tripura, along with 2 other north-east states – Meghalaya and Nagaland – started on Thursday. The Left and its allies Congress made a great start in Tripura, but the early trends favor the BJP. After the first round of counting, the chief minister Manik Saha is in the lead in the Town Bardowali seat. With the traditional enemies Congress and the Left joining forces for the first time to oppose the BJP in the election for the state’s 60-member legislature, Tripura is one of these three states that are most likely to have a national impact. By eight in the morning, the votes for Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland were counted. On March 2n...

5 early voters are rewarded in Meghalaya to encourage early voting. 369 candidates are fighting for 59 (out of 60) seats. 21.6 lakh voters will vote today. The assembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya are taking place on Monday. Voters are casting their ballots while considering problems like corruption and calls for independent states.  On Monday, voting will also take place in four assembly by-elections: one in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. On Sunday, there were also by- elections for the two Maharashtra assembly seats of Chinchwad and Kasba Peth. 2,291 polling places will be used for the 7 am to 4 pm voting, and 196 of those will be staffed by women and 10 by individuals with disabilities. More than 2,160,000 persons in the northeast are eligible to vote. 3,419 voting places have been set up in all.  The number of voting places classified as “vulnerable” has reached 640, while 323 are classified as “critical.” There are 60 assembly district...