In recent years, the North-East region of India has become a flashpoint for a rapidly expanding illicit opium trade, fueled by political elites, local tribal leadership, and, increasingly, external religious and political influences. The 2021 United Nations report points to Myanmar’s Shan, Chin, and Kachin as epicentres of this booming industry, with cultivation zones spilling […]
Speaking to The New Indian's Executive Editor, Rohan Dua, during the Lok Sabha coverage in Arunachal's capital, Itanagar, Yowa Yama, 27, emphasised the sentiment of pure Indianness among the locals.