Amid protest calls, Assam DGP GP Singh says state machinery is watching, and will deal firmly with anyone breaking law. However, till early Tuesday, the state did not see mass turnout for protests.
NIA court also said shutdowns as part of protests, if not proven were held to provoke violence, don't threaten 'economic security of India', which is also categorised as terror act under UAPA.
In Assam, the issue of ethnicity has receded into the background. People seem more at ease talking about what every voter does — roads, welfare and even religion.
In an era of polarised politics and fiscal inertia, the world’s most powerful democracies struggle to issue debt beyond 30-50 years. Yet a private entity has convinced the market of its viability through the year 2126.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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