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TopicKhasi

Topic: Khasi

Echoes of past haunt Shillong as anti-outsider campaign gathers strength, NPP dithers

Sourav Roy Barman -
Rising anti-outsider incidents in Shillong stoke fears among non-tribals over a return to Meghalaya's violent past. NPP-led coalition denies claims it is soft on pressure groups.

Missionary is not a popular word in India. But in the Khasi hills, it holds a different meaning

Paramita Ghosh -
Artist Tarun Bhartiya's exhibition of black and white photographs maps how faith is not easily given up or followed in the Khasi hills of Meghalaya.

‘Over in under 1 minute’ — How 3 am raid ended with ‘encounter’ of ex-militant in Shillong

Taran Deol -
On 13 August, police shot dead former HNLC militant Cherishterfield Thangkhiew, leading to violence and then curfew in Shillong.

Control over family wealth among Meghalaya women increases political activity, study finds

Rachel Brule -
Researchers from Boston and Columbia universities studied Meghalaya's matrilineal tribes to find that women are more politically active than men when wealth passes from mother to daughter.

Month after Shillong violence, Sikhs in no mood to relocate, threaten to move court

Sankalita Dey -
Residents of Punjabi Line protest and lock doors as municipal officials arrive to conduct survey of the locality.

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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

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

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

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.

National Interest

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

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

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