Earlier, the Indian Army and Manipur Police recovered arms and ammunition in a joint operation Thursday in sensitive areas on the fringes of Kangpokpi and Imphal East districts.
The story of the Manipur conflict is being captured in a sudden flood of new literature. At least eight books have been released between July 2023 and June 2024.
Arrested identified as Kangabam Lenin Singh & Toijam Shantikishore. Since start of conflict, group's role has extended from protection of state's territorial integrity to social work.
The PM, who did not mention Manipur in his Lok Sabha speech on Tuesday, said state and central govts were trying their best to punish the perpetrators of violence.
Congress's Angomcha Bimol Akoijam rued that the Presidential address did not mention the ongoing strife despite every inch of Manipur being covered by central forces.
In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Singh said general public, his followers have shown faith in his leadership & that he intends to resolve the crisis 'with all available resources'.
The state has been marred by ethnic violence since May last year. In a fresh case, several houses of Meitei and Kukis were burnt down by unknown miscreants earlier this month.
The two communities at heart of ethnic conflict in Manipur gathered at Jantar Mantar Friday to mark one year of eruption of violence in the state and shared stories of anguish.
After ethnic clashes erupted in Manipur on 3 May last year, state is yet to return to normalcy. ‘Dialogue imperative for a long-term solution,’ says state security adviser Kuldiep Singh.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
The Indian Army must be given a free hand to deal with Kuki narco-terrorists.
Some love from the Indian Army will surely go a long way in cooling off the “cookies”.
The Indian Army must be given a free hand to deal with Kuki narco-terrorists.
Some love from the Indian Army will surely go a long way in cooling off the “cookies”.