LOOKEAST REPORT | WHEN cargo vessel MV-ITT Lion sailed into Sittwe port in Myanmar last May, having left Kolkata five days earlier, it marked an important milestone for India in its long–drawn quest for alternative routes connecting it to its northeast, even beyond to Southeast Asia. For, the docking of the cargo vessel heralded the…
LOOKEAST REPORT | A historic and powerful moment unfolded on the global stage on Tuesday as the Manipuri film ‘Boong’, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, won the Best Children’s and Family Film award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards function at London. “Kurumjari (Greetings to everyone),” said Lakshmipriya Devi while addressing…
Prasanta Paul | NEVER before has the holding of the West Bengal assembly elections gone through such a period of prolonged uncertainty as it has been passing through now, thanks to an unprecedented presence of millions of bogus (or doubtful) voters in the existing voters’ list, surfaced during the vigorous exercise of SIR (Special Intensive…
Prasanta Paul | THE unveiling of a national counter–terrorism policy titled ‘Prahaar’ that seeks to put in place a multi–layered strategy anchored in “zero tolerance”, intelligence–led prevention and coordinated disruption of extremist violence, could not have come at a more opportune moment. Following the successful conclusion of a gruelling 326–day high–altitude operation, the Indian Army’s…
Prasanta Paul | CLOSE on the heels of Bangladesh National Party’s (BNP) landslide victory in the just–concluded parliamentary polls, political observers in Pakistan have sought to trigger quite a brouhaha over Pakistan’s opportunity to further strengthen the tempo of friendship with Bangladesh meticulously built during the Md Yunus–led interim administration. And another narrative being floated…
