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Manipur’s endless crisis and Delhi’s deafening silence
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Manipur’s endless crisis and Delhi’s deafening silence

New Delhi has displayed inexplicable incompetence in dealing with the impasse in Manipur, where ethnic violence between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo communities, which had begun on May 3, 2023, has so far resulted in the death of over 250 people and displacement of 60,000. The fact that the issue has...
Balochistans revolt: Pakistan faces the fire it lit abroad!
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Balochistan's revolt: Pakistan faces the fire it lit abroad!

With public sentiment shifting and groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army intensifying attacks, Islamabad struggles to contain the unrest.
Rohit, Virat’s Test exit: Legends depart, but timing raises eyebrows
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Rohit, Virat’s Test exit: Legends depart, but timing raises eyebrows

Indian stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their Test retirement in a space of just five days, leaving India’s batting with a big hole before the England tour. The two senior batters drew curtains on their illustrious careers at a time when India was getting ready for a challenging...
Russian-Ukraine war: Putin’s prolonged gamble & the West’s counterweight
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Russian-Ukraine war: Putin’s prolonged gamble & the West’s counterweight

The conflict in Ukraine, after Russia’s invasion, has become overly protracted, entering as it has its fourth year, making it one of the longest of modern times. Ironically, Russian President Vladimir Putin had begun the campaign expecting to capture the Ukrainian capital Kiev within a matter of...
Bluff, bluster and Trumps tariff tantrums
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Bluff, bluster and Trump's tariff tantrums

As things unfold, more and more the feeling has grown among the international community that US President Donald Trump's tantrums regarding his nation being taken advantage of by all countries in matters of trade, and his threats to impose enormous tariffs upon them, had been full of sound and fury...
Amicable seat-sharing with allies helped BJP sweep polls
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Amicable seat-sharing with allies helped BJP sweep polls

The BJP-led NDA has swept the panchayat elections 2025 in Assam. The first panchayat polls held in the State after the delimitation of constituencies last year drew a lot of attention. With the next Assembly polls in Assam scheduled for March-April 2026, many experts dubbed the rural local bodies'...
A successor to Francis: Hope, healing & the heavy mantle
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A successor to Francis: Hope, healing & the heavy mantle

Following the death of Pope Francis, 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new Pope by a conclave of Cardinals on May 8, making him the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Indeed, given the mass popularity of Pope Francis, the Cardinals had a...
Beyond the battlefield: BrahMos & the business of defence manufacturing
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Beyond the battlefield: BrahMos & the business of defence manufacturing

Amidst the military standoff with Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a BrahMos production at Lucknow. The facility is part of the ambitious Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, which will have a capacity of manufacturing around 150 missiles annually. The supersonic weapon,...
Piped gas project brings Guwahati closer to cleaner energy goal
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Piped gas project brings Guwahati closer to cleaner energy goal

The inauguration of a project to supply piped natural gas to the Guwahati residents is a welcome step. The initial phase will benefit 101 households, and will be expanded gradually to cover the entire populace. The project, with a Rs 2,616.95 crore investment, aims to expand natural gas access...
Ceasefire offers a breather—but questions remain
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Ceasefire offers a breather—but questions remain

Every Indian must be heaving a sigh of relief that the escalation of tensions between our nation and neighbour Pakistan has ceased with the signing of a ceasefire agreement. At 5 pm Indian Standard Time on May 10, the two countries agreed to halt all military actions on land, air, and sea, thereby...
Constitutional lapses in arrest procedures: Assam’s chronic legal crisis
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Constitutional lapses in arrest procedures: Assam’s chronic legal crisis

Yet another case of non-compliance of Constitutional requirements by police while exercising the power to arrest has come to light. Hearing a bail petition of an accused allegedly apprehended with cannabis, the Gauhati High Court observed that there was non-compliance of Article 22(1) of the...
Precision strikes: Minimising soldier casualties through modern technology
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Precision strikes: Minimising soldier casualties through modern technology

Though the war drums have sounded both in India and Pakistan, mercifully the dogs of war have not yet been quite let loose! This has been primarily because of the new strategy being adopted by both adversaries – rather than begin their needless conflict by having footfalls of soldiers on the battle...
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