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South and Southeast Asia, with its strategic ports, highways, vital sea lanes and natural resources, has become the primary chessboard. The crises we see—from Colombo to Dhaka, From Imphal to Kathmandu—are tactical moves in this larger…

Beijing’s export restrictions have presumably turbocharged New Delhi’s National Critical Minerals Mission, forcing India to look for alternatives. Rebel-held Kachin State in Myanmar, which supplies nearly half of the world’s dysprosium (Dy)…

The diktat of the Burmese emperor Bodawpaya on Maharaja Marjit proved to be the turning point in strained Manipuri-Burmese relations, and as one of the main factors which eventually led to seven years devastation.   By Maheshsana…

Rescue efforts continue with floodlights at night and drones assisting in operations. Aid organizations are working to deliver emergency supplies, though challenges remain. The death toll is expected to rise as more people are found under…

IGP (CID) Vikram M Khalate acknowledged that a significant portion of the drugs seized in Nagaland originate from Manipur, with connections to main suppliers based in Manipur, Assam, or other states, including Karnataka and Punjab. By…

Sources said heavy artillery and automatic weapons were used in the clashes near Border Pillar 73, a remote and densely forested area straddling India’s Manipur and Myanmar TFM Report The volatile Indo-Myanmar border region, a hotbed…

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India’s inability to take a decisive stance between major powers like Russia, the US, and China is indicative of its geopolitical dilemma. While India refrains from directly confronting Russia, it cannot fully align with the US due to the…

Manipuri people addressed the Tai/Shan people as Kubbo/Pong. Ney Elias in his book “Introductory Sketch of the History of the Shans in Upper Burma and Western Yunnan”, Calcutta, 1876, records the Tai/Shan is known to Manipuris as Kapo…

Ethnic conflict in Manipur has a new dimension. It now points towards a deeper geopolitical manoeuvring involving the US, China, and India. Now is the time to ask what is the future of Manipur if it breaks apart—something we pray does not…