Hailing from a humble family, Deepak Chingakham was fatally injured in Pakistani shelling in R S Pora. He leaves behind parents & a younger brother in Imphal East district.
Manipur's demand for inclusion in the Fifth or Sixth schedule is valid. The state also needs financial and technical support for high-value agriculture, market-friendly crops, and micro-irrigation.
Manipur unit chief says both BJP governments—in state & at Centre—have failed to resolve the crisis. Earlier, party president Kharge slammed PM Modi for not visiting Manipur.
A 24-hour statewide bandh was called by the Joint Action Committee against govt's 'deliberate silence, inaction' after death of arrested youth in Manipur Central Jail.
Vumlunmang Vualnam named expenditure secy, K Moses Chalai secretary, Dept of Public Enterprises. This is 1st time Centre's appointed ST members from Northeast as finance ministry secys.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, he cited 'irony' of discussion on President’s Rule in the strife-torn state taking place at 3 am in Parliament, urged Centre to 'look Manipur in the eye'.
After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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