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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicInner Line Permit

Topic: Inner Line Permit

Meghalaya Governor warns Inner Line Permit will harm state’s economy & tourism

Governor Satya Pal Malik, however, backed the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, considered a ‘comprehensive mechanism’ to regulate the entry of outsiders into the state.

Why Meghalaya’s civil society groups have renewed calls for British-era Inner Line Permit

A conglomerate of 16 civil society organisations from the Khasi, Jaintia and the Garo Hills of Meghalaya also want the scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act. 

Meghalaya House adopts resolution urging Modi govt to extend Inner Line Permit to state

Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma supports ILP move, but urges govt to adopt a resolution to immediately repeal Citizenship Amendment Act.

Assam’s fears rooted in history, unlike the communal spin Indian ‘intellectuals’ gave to CAB

The agitation against CAB in Assam does not bode well for BJP. Modi and Amit Shah must ensure the fire doesn't spread to rest of the northeast.

How Modi, Shah have shred Vajpayee & Jana Sangh’s principled opposition to ILP in Northeast

Vajpayee & Jana Sangh fought Nehru for quarantining fellow Indians in Northeast under Inner Line Permit. Their successors have strengthened & expanded it.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.