Children displaced by the unrest between the Kuki & Meitei communities in Manipur are being accommodated in schools near relief camps. Though struggling to cope, many have found new friends.
Eastern Ideal High School at Impal’s Akampat has enrolled 199 students displaced by violence. For these children, school time represents, for a few brief moments, a life without trauma.
A separate administrative unit for Zomis and Kukis, with a Union Territory status and a separate legislature devoid of Meitei influence, is important for peace.
Indian Army's attempt to promote 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' to gain support from radical Right-wing while disassociating from 'Jai Shri Ram' to seem secular is naive.
Dismantling operation set to begin, some civil society groups say it's a 'good move', but insist it must be followed by deployment of sufficient security personnel.
Anarchy prevails in Manipur when India has its strongest central govt since Indira Gandhi's. Not even writ of omnipotent BJP high command runs there, Biren Singh drama suggests.
Congress leader K C Venugopal says 'those in power themselves spearheading massacres'. This comes day after Rahul called for all-party delegation to be sent to Manipur.
9 killed, 10 injured in fresh flare-up Tuesday night. Ethnic violence that first broke out on 3 May has left over a 100 dead, more than a 1,000 injured, and thousands displaced.
Situation remains tense in villages along foothills of Imphal West & Kangpokpi districts, areas connecting Thoubal & Churachandpur districts. Spread of false information another threat.
Arms were looted from police premises over the course of May in multiple locations in Manipur. A massive combing operation has now begun to recover the weapons.
The most geopolitically consequential dimension is Donald Trump’s attempt to anchor a US-Russia reset into this peace package. This includes diplomatic and economic ties.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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