Behind India’s Manipur conflict, a tale of drugs, armed groups and politics | Business and Economy

Behind India’s Manipur conflict, a tale of drugs, armed groups and politics | Business and Economy

Sugnu, India – Ratan Kumar Singh, a 58-year-old high school teacher, never imagined he would be happy to see armed fighters, or “revolutionaries” as he called them. But on May 28 last year, Singh welcomed them to his town of Sugnu in Manipur, a state in India’s northeast corner bordering…

Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence | India Election 2024

Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence | India Election 2024

Kangpokpi/Imphal, India – On Christmas Eve, it was eerily calm inside a makeshift bunker with piles of gunny bags and a tin roof. Hunkered inside and clutching their single-barrelled rifles, 19-year-old Chonminlal Kipgen and 26-year-old Paolal Kipgen from the predominantly Christian Kuki-Zo community looked out and scoured the hills of…

‘We’re a single village’: India seals Myanmar border, dividing families | Politics

‘We’re a single village’: India seals Myanmar border, dividing families | Politics

Zokhawthar, Mizoram, India – For 61-year-old Vanlalchaka, the past few weeks have been filled with anxiety. In the northeastern Indian border village of Zokhawthar, perched on a mountainside amid green hills, Vanlalchaka’s farm has been a safe haven for refugees fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Myanmar since 2021. Five…

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy | India Election 2024

Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy | India Election 2024

New Delhi, India – Fifty years after India and Sri Lanka settled a long-simmering dispute over a tiny island, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused a former government of the now-in-opposition Congress Party of gifting Indian territory to its southern neighbour. The allegation by Modi and his ruling Bharatiya…

India’s electoral bonds laundry: ‘Corrupt’ firms paid parties, got cleansed | India Election 2024 News

India’s electoral bonds laundry: ‘Corrupt’ firms paid parties, got cleansed | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – It was a quick chain of events. On November 10, 2022, India’s Enforcement Directorate – the country’s premier agency tasked with tackling financial corruption – arrested P Sarath Chandra Reddy, an entrepreneur in the southern city of Hyderabad, on allegations of involvement in a liquor scam…

Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians? | India Election 2024

Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians? | India Election 2024

India is the world’s fifth-largest economy. The World Bank says the nation is leading growth in South Asia. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets. Much of the success happened in the past 10 years, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He’s banking on that achievement to win over…

Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election from Kerala seat | India Election 2024 News

Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election from Kerala seat | India Election 2024 News

Gandhi is the leading figure in an opposition alliance fighting an uphill battle in this year’s polls against Modi, who remains broadly popular. Thousands of supporters thronged India’s most prominent opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during a campaign procession before his formal nomination for the parliamentary election starting this month. Gandhi,…

‘Fascism will not work in India’ says wife of arrested Modi critic | India Election 2024

‘Fascism will not work in India’ says wife of arrested Modi critic | India Election 2024

NewsFeed The wife of jailed Modi critic Arvind Kejriwal has condemned India’s ruling BJP for allegedly using law enforcement agencies to intimidate political opponents. The Delhi chief minister was arrested with a month to go before India’s election. Published On 31 Mar 202431 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News…

Can the vote be rigged? Ahead of India election, old debate gets new life | India Election 2024 News

Can the vote be rigged? Ahead of India election, old debate gets new life | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – As he launched the main Indian opposition alliance’s election campaign in the middle of March, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at two targets: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he described as the “king”, and the electronic voting machines (EVMs) that the country uses to…