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Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi decided to impose a 72-hour total shutdown along the National Highway -2 from midnight of July 16. The CoTU decision to impose the total shutdown came during its emergency meeting held at Gamgipha.

N Biren singh stated that as the North Eastern states bear the brunt of protecting the entire nation from the menace of drugs, all Chief Ministers of the region must unite and establish a robust mechanism that will enable to join forces in this noble ‘War on Drugs". Biren tweeted, " I am deeply concerned by the alarming increase in illicit drug seizures within Mizoram in recent times.

Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India's vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy. In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the lower Mekong region holds immense significance for India both in a historic sense and a contemporary one. «We represent the ancient river civilizations of this continent,» he said. The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries — India and five ASEAN countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam — for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. «Peace and prosperity in the region also play a pivotal role in realising Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's vision of security and growth for all in the region under India's Act East policy,» he said. «The Mekong Ganga Cooperation holds a special place in this region as the oldest sub-regional cooperation rooted in the rich historical, geographical and cultural ties among our six member countries,» Jaishankar said.

Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday urged the members of the ASEAN Regional Forum to adopt a «uniform, unified and zero-tolerance» approach on the issue of terrorism, including dismantling the sanctuaries and financing networks. Addressing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting here in the capital of Indonesia, he underlined that India was responding to global challenges by promoting global cooperation and delegitimisation to counter-terrorism. «On terrorism, emphasised that ARF members must adopt a uniform, unified and zero-tolerance approach.

Experts are warning that rice production across South and Southeast Asia is likely to suffer with the world heading into an El Nino

The cryptocurrency payment industry continues to evolve with a new cryptocurrency payment option coming to crypto-friendly Telegram messenger.

ethnic violence between Hindu Meiteis and Christian Kukis in Manipur. Yet, the N Biren Singh-led government has failed to restore peace. The unrest was sparked by a March 27 state court ruling that gave the majority Meiteis 'tribal status', giving them the same economic and quota benefits as the minority Kukis.

Manipur government will start capturing biographic and biometric details of illegal immigrants as the situation becomes normal in the state. Manipur has been caught in a series of ethnic strife since May 3. Earlier the government of India has asked the government of Manipur and Mizoram to carry out the exercise and warp the same by September this year.

Indonesia’s top diplomat is warning of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is “one miscalculation away from apocalypse” and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such arms

₹15,683 crore These five projects are in of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Kanpur and would improve connectivity to industrial clusters and social sector assets and improve logistics efficiency through streamlining freight traffic movement and decongestion of cities. A total of 85 infrastructure projects worth ₹5.39 lakh crores have been evaluated in the meetings so far, said a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Zoramthanga in a tweet stated, “The onset of May witnessed a brutal, untoward and uncalled-for incident in Manipur. At this very moment, 3:30am, July the 4th, 2023; nothing seems to have changed. We are counting, and today is the 62nd day.

NEW DELHI : The leaders’ summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) takes places on Tuesday under the chairmanship of India, with a likely push for inducting Iran and possibly Belarus as new members. Apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the virtual summit is set to be attended by President Xi Jinping of China, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and the leaders of a number of Central Asian countries. The previous summit took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in September last year.

Manufacturing across most of Asia deteriorated further in June as a weak Chinese economy sapped demand for the region’s goods. Factory activity remained stuck in contraction in neighbouring economies South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes published Monday by S&P Global and au Jibun Bank. Much of Asia’s manufacturing sector had pinned its hopes on a strong Chinese post-pandemic rebound, only to see weaker-than-expected trade with the world’s second largest economy.

Nitin Gadkari has said. India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on about 1,400-km-long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land and give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism ties among the three countries.

Manipur remains tense, defence secretary Giridhar Aramane visited Myanmar to meet the top military leadership and discuss concerns over cross border security. The visit comes amid inputs that some of the weapons used to incite violence in Manipur came through Myanmar and terror groups have been using the porous border to conduct attacks.

BEIJING — China can't easily rely on its neighbors as export markets in a global slowdown, the latest trade data show.

Up to 40 suspected crypto scammers are facing prosecution in China – with 10 already standing trial.

Two months ago, Abdul (name changed) made the decision to leave India in search of a better life, just like millions of other Indians who do the same thing every year. Armed with a college degree, Abdul, who hails from Telangana, had tried his hand at a few jobs in India but found that the income was never enough.

Half a year after the military junta in Myanmar revealed its plans to launch a digital currency, the country’s government, ousted in a coup in 2021, voices its own intention to launch one using frozen national funds. 

When Shiba Inu [SHIB] went public with its efforts to delve into the Metaverse, some quarters in the crypto community took it as a joke. “How can a meme toke with no known utility say the Metaverse was part of its objectives?”. Well, the doubts may not be put to rest as the latest update from SHIB revealed that there was no stopping it.

Myanmar ruling junta has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years with the hangings of a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's military takeover last year.