The real question for India is why it has allowed politics to mire strategically important states like Manipur in ethnic conflict, sabotaging its hopes of completing Asian Highway 1.
Reports from Mizoram’s border district of Lawngtlai say Myanmarese soldiers arrived at Bandukbanga village with arms and ammunition, and were being taken care of by Assam Rifles.
Army chief says deployment upped on Indian side amid fighting between Myanmar's army & rebels, adds there is 'talk to further strengthen' fencing along Indo-Myanmar border.
Ever since the Myanmar military regained control of the State in 2021, India—like China and other nations in Southeast Asia—has seen its power as a kind of necessary evil.
Resistance groups' sustained attacks on military bases forced civilians to flee to India. Those who stayed, don't know whom to side with, those who left, aren’t sure when they can return.
State Administration Council — the government under Min Aung Hlaing — has already been 'morally defeated' by resistance forces, Chin National Front vice-chairman Sui Khar says
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi says local authorities in Mizoram ‘handling situation on humanitarian grounds, facilitating return of those who wish to return to Myanmar’.
Earlier this week, 43 Myanmar soldiers entered Mizoram after their military bases were overrun by rebels. Nearly 40 were sent back by Indian authorities.
The district admin of Mizoram, along with NGOs, youth bodies, and village council, has provided food & medicines to the refugees who are currently seeking shelter in makeshift tents in Zokhawthar.
According to Arakan Army, at least 28 policemen gave up their weapons & surrendered, while 10 soldiers were arrested. The group is fighting for autonomy in Rakhine State in western Myanmar.
In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.
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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