Underlining a “collective desire for restoration of peace and stability in West Asia and Eurasia as soon as possible”, PM Modi iterated that “solutions cannot be found in battlefields”, and that India, in fulfilling its responsibilities as a “vishwabandhu”, would continue to make every effort to contribute to peace efforts.“I come from the land of…
GUWAHATI: The ethnic conflict in Manipur has morphed into a “battle of narratives” driven by alleged falsehoods such as drones dropping bombs and 900 militants trained in Myanmar infiltrating the state for targeted attacks, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said Tuesday at an event in Delhi.“It all started in May 2023 with a rumour that…
GUWAHATI: Manipur government retracted its intelligence report from 10 days ago about the infiltration of “900 Kuki militants from Myanmar” amid concerns over the leakage of sensitive information as new police inputs surfaced Thursday that “Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres are set to escort arms, ammunition, and drugs from Myanmar”.Ningthoujam Geoffre, secretary to CM N…
Pope Francis talks with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a private audience at the Vatican. (Reuters) VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar‘s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday. “I asked for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi…
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday launched ‘Operation Sadbhav‘ to provide humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Typhoon Yagi, a powerful storm that has left hundreds dead in Southeast Asia. Under the operation, India provided assistance worth $1,00,000 each to Vietnam and Laos.A consignment of 35 tonnes of humanitarian assistance, including water purification items, water containers,…
GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Friday informed the assembly that 10,675 illegal immigrants have been detected in the state in the last five years and they are from Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, Norway and Nepal.In reply to a question from a Congress legislator, Surjakumar Okram, the CM said 85 such illegal immigrants had been…
NEW DELHI: India has shifted its consulate staff from Sittwe in Myanmar to Yangon due to security concerns in the region, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) informed on Friday.Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is closely monitoring the situation. “We are closely monitoring the security situation in Myanmar, particularly in the Rakhine State.Necessary steps…
