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Tripura Reconversion
— January 24, 2019

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He Is Not Your Man
— January 24, 2019

SHOAIB DANIYAL | FOR some time now, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been on the lookout for historical icons. After building an impressive present as India’s largest party, it is only natural that it would now look to construct a notable past. Given the colossal role that the Congress played in the freedom struggle, the…
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Primitives Reconverted To Hinduism From Christianity In Tripura
— January 22, 2019

AGARTALA | THE Hindu Jagaran Manch, a Hindu right–wing group, claimed that 98 Christians belonging to 23 tribal families were “reconverted” to Hinduism in Tripura. The people, mostly tea garden workers hailing from Bihar and Jharkhand, had been converted to Christianity in 2010, Tripura unit president of the Hindu Jagaran Manch Uttam Dey said. They…
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Future Wars Will Be Fought In Cyber Domain — Indian Army Chief
— January 21, 2019

LOOKEAST REPORT | General Bipin Rawat said there is a need to focus on incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data computing into the armed forces’ system, saying the northern adversary of the country (China) is spending “huge money” on this technology. Addressing the valedictory function of the National Conference on “Self Reliance in Defence…
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“Eye For an Eye” — Arakan Army Chief to Tatmadaw
— January 19, 2019

NAN LWIN HNIN PWINT | The chief of the Arakan Army, Tun Myat Naing, recently spoke to media on his group’s policies and accusations by the President’s Office that it has ties to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA. What is the situation like in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung (Township) after the President’s Office instructed…
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Netaji | The Forgotten Hero
— January 15, 2019

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International Buddhist University Being Planned In Tripura
— January 13, 2019

AGARTALA | IN a bid to attract students from South East Asian countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Sri Lanka, The International Buddhist Confederation plans to set up a Buddhist university in Tripura. A delegation from the Buddhist community has reportedly met Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb to discuss the proposal. “We met…
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Flawed Citizenship Bill | Opens Pandora Box In Northeast
— January 11, 2019

LOOKEAST REPORT | WITH reports of violence over the passage of the flawed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha across all seven states (except Sikkim) in the region, India’s North East is on the boil. The Bill, notwithstanding its confusing use of the word immigrants for refugees fleeing religious persecution, seeks to replace the…
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India Losses In Hasina Cabinet
— January 11, 2019

IRTIZA NASIM ALI | THE elections to Bangladesh’s national assembly were far from credible. And as if the election results were not shocking enough—the Awami League bagging 288 seats while the main opposition BNP only managing to win five—the 47–member cabinet held more surprises than the proverbial pandora’s Box. The total absence of the Awami…
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Hasina’s Adroit Sino–Indian Balancing
— January 10, 2019

SREERAM CHAULIA | SHORTLY after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s record third successive win in Bangladesh’s general elections, both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping rushed to congratulate her effusively. The Iron Lady, who vanquished her domestic opponents on Dec. 31 through a mix of economic development and tight repression, is having…
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