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Army will pull forces out of internal security duties in Northeast: Gen MM Naravane

Kairvy Grewal -
Working on a plan for the next 18-24 months on how to draw down regular forces from security duties in Northeast, Army Chief General M.M. Naravane says.

Assam is my identity, Islam a personal belief. Don’t let India communalise an ethnic struggle

Bismee Taskin -
Assam’s citizenship protests are in no way illiberal or about Hindus and Muslims. We have been taking in refugees for centuries.

Assam’s old 1970s fury back with Citizenship Act. This time for a new, young generation

Ruhi Tewari -
With massive opposition to the Citizenship Act, Assam is again feeling alienated and wronged by New Delhi.

Modi’s CAB proves that concerns & fears of northeast people don’t matter in Indian politics

Bano Haralu -
Northeast is burning because people know that there's no mechanism to protect the identity of the indigenous population.

How Modi, Shah have shred Vajpayee & Jana Sangh’s principled opposition to ILP in Northeast

Shekhar Gupta -
Vajpayee & Jana Sangh fought Nehru for quarantining fellow Indians in Northeast under Inner Line Permit. Their successors have strengthened & expanded it.

Govt deploys 5,000 paramilitary personnel in Northeast as citizenship bill protests continue

PTI -
Fifty companies were airlifted to the Northeastern states to maintain law and order. Around 2,000 personnel were deployed from Kashmir.

CAB protests a battle for India – either we are a secular state or we aren’t India at all

Yogendra Yadav -
With the Citizenship Bill we cross the Rubicon, from a secular state to a ‘secular’ state. Everyone who believed in the idea of India must stand up.

Tripura isn’t anti-Hindu. But we must stop Citizenship Bill, we can’t take in more people

Pradyot Deb Barman -
We told Amit Shah that we had done our bit to shelter Hindu refugees, writes head of Tripura royal house PD Barman.

Will Citizenship Bill create havoc in northeast rife with ethnic violence for decades?

ThePrint Team -
The Union cabinet Wednesday cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Modi govt brings Northeast rail infra on track, but land issues could hurt progress

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Average annual expenditure on new lines, gauge conversion and doubling infrastructure in Northeast saw a 126% jump in the last 5 years.
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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

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Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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