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Topic: Moreh

Hushed voices, shutters down, Manipur conflict has turned bustling trade hub Moreh into a ghost town

Rifle-toting security forces now dominate streets. With most families having moved out, businesses are dying and those who remain are struggling to make ends meet.

Burnt houses, schools — Manipur commandos ‘led arson spree’ in Moreh, Myanmar fire dept ‘came to rescue’

CCTV footage matches version of Moreh residents who allege that Manipur Police commandos set fire to homes on 17 January as Assam Rifles personnel played mute spectators.

Two policemen killed in Manipur’s border town Moreh, firing continues in several pockets

Bomb explosions were heard earlier Wednesday, followed by sound of gunfire, say residents. India Reserve Battalion post was targeted around 3:30 am, after which firing was reported, it is learnt.

Myanmar traders dodge bullets & bombs to sell in Manipur’s Moreh market. But no one’s buying

The business had already been keeling under the violent clashes between the junta troops and local forces after the 2021 coup in Myanmar. The Kuki-Meitei clash worsened it.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

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

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

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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

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