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.
The Myanmarese soldiers approached Mizoram police at Zokhawthar in Champhai district Monday after the rebel PDF raided two military bases in Chin state, a govt official said.
An alliance of ethnic minority armies have launched coordinated attacks on junta targets. 1 Chinese citizen was killed Saturday after shell fired by Myanmar military struck Chinese side.
Weapons sized twice this month in Lawngtlai. Security agencies on alert even as anti-junta leader denies role of Chin groups in smuggling or colluding with armed groups in Manipur.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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