Iron Lady of Manipur: 10 year milestone

The ten year anniversary of Irom Chanu Sharmila's hunger strike has been making news all around the world this week.  Her hunger strike is in protest against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

Bodo arrests in Bangalore

The Deccan Chronicle reported the arrest of five members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland in Bangalore last week in a joint operation between local and Nagaland police.

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is based in Assam.  It signed a ceasefire agreement with the Governments of Assam and India in 2005.  The individuals arrested are reportedly from an NDFB faction that does not accept the ceasefire.