At D. Phailien camp in Churachandpur, displaced Kukis still await relief. They say not much has changed with change in administration, call for separate identity for hill areas.
Rishikanta had been living with his partner, a Kuki woman, for the past month. He was abducted & killed last week. His family’s demands included transferring the case to NIA.
In Kaching, dozens of women sit beneath a tree, wearing white shawls with posters that read: ‘Punish Kuki terrorists’, ‘we condemn killing of Rishikanta’.
She was 18 when she was gangraped & battered during 2023 Manipur conflict. Not a single arrest so far, and CBI yet to file a chargesheet. Churachandpur gathers for candlelight vigils.
In an interview with ThePrint, Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said people expect nothing but a genuine apology from the PM for his government’s failure to protect its own people.
Pact was first signed on 22 August 2008 between Centre, Manipur govt & insurgent groups to end hostilities. But it was not renewed after ethnic violence erupted in May 2023.
Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement has to be renewed every yr in February. However, after the ethnic conflict that erupted in May 2023, it was not extended after it lapsed in 2024.
For India and the EU, the reliance on the US for security needs and on China for goods and services is associated with greater risks and vulnerability to major disruptions.
RBI data shows personal loans tripled in six years, with rising slippages; real wages halved as middle class uses loans to maintain lifestyle fuelled by social media.
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.
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.
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