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TopicBuffer Zone

Topic: Buffer Zone

Kuki woman killed in ‘crossfire’ in Manipur chose to stay back even at peak of conflict, says niece

The woman was killed in ‘crossfire’ in Churachandpur amid search operation by security forces in response to a Meitei man suffering bullet injury in a nearby village.

On India-China disengagement, Modi must take Parliament into confidence. Just like former PMs

EAM Jaishankar’s Parliament statement should be a moment of celebration, but it has left foreign policy experts uneasy with the India-China disengagement.

De-notified Army buffer land in Ayodhya bought by Adani, Ramdev-linked entities, now opened for mapping

Over two months after govt quietly de-notified the area, it has gone public with its decision & issued ads in local press stating it will consider & accept maps for development.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.