State govt believes new facilities, infra push would transform Mangaluru & other coastal districts into the next 'high-growth corridor', allowing the region to realise its economic potential.
Karnataka govt’s ‘anti-communal force’ is yet to become operational, even as tensions in communally sensitive coastal regions remain dangerously close to spiraling out of control.
State Home Minister Parameshwara said the force will be constituted along the lines of 'anti-naxal force' & scour all platforms, speeches & social media, to identify provocative content.
Bajrang Dal, which Congress promised to 'ban' if voted to power, has presence in coastal Karnataka. The issue, though not a 'game-changer' will likely neutralise anti-incumbency in state.
The rise of Hindutva and Islamist forces, coupled with socioeconomic tensions, have turned Dakshina Kannada into an arena of what experts have called ‘competitive communalism’.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
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