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India Reimposes Restrictions on Foreign Nationals Visiting Three Northeastern States

There have been instances of foreigners engaging in activities considered harmful to national security in the volatile region.

13.01.2025 5

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India’s Response to World’s Largest Dam in China Faces Local Opposition

Strong protests have erupted in the Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh against a proposed “multi-purpose project” envisioned as the country’s...

08.01.2025 7

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5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military

Of all the ethnic armed organizations operating in Myanmar, the Arakan Army has managed to bring under its control the largest expanse of territory...

28.12.2024 10

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Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

Every afternoon, about two dozen people cutting across communities and genders gather on the banks of the Kaladan River at Paletwa town in...

23.12.2024 5

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Traveling Through Myanmar’s War-Ravaged Arakan

In the region of Myanmar now held by the Arakan Army, the impacts of war and decades of economic neglect are easily visible.

03.12.2024 9

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Rohingya Conscripts’ Great Escapes From the Myanmar Military

The Myanmar military adopted a range of tactics to retain control over Buthidaung town and neighboring areas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in May as...

30.11.2024 8

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Draconian Counter-Insurgency Law Reimposed in Parts of Disturbed Manipur

Manipur’s Meitei-dominated Imphal valley has erupted in protests against the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

27.11.2024 20

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Myanmar’s Braveheart Journalists Persist Amid Immense Pressure

Scores of journalists have been arrested, and some even killed by the military junta. Others have had narrow escapes.

12.11.2024 2

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Rohingya Community Is Divided Over Arakan Army’s Plan for ‘Inclusive Administration’

Rohingya interviewees in Rakhine State can be broadly categorized into three groups – those who welcome the AA's policies, those who feel compelled...

30.10.2024 4

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How a UNHCR Employee Died After Being Tortured by Myanmar’s Military

The military and the mobs it supports are targeting local and global NGOs and their workers in Buthidaung town in Rakhine State.

08.10.2024 3

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Investigation: What Happened at Buthidaung Town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State 

A rare in-person visit sheds light on the chaotic events that took place before and after the Arakan Army's capture of the town in May.

08.10.2024 10

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Conflict in India’s Manipur Takes New Turn With Drone Attacks

The drones are assembled and possibly utilized with technology borrowed from resistance groups in Myanmar.

10.09.2024 10

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Arakan Army Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat Naing on the Future of Rakhine State

“We are always in favor of repatriation [of Rohingya Muslims] in principle, and there should be voluntary, dignified, and safe repatriation under...

06.09.2024 5

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Captured Myanmar Soldier: Army Joined Hands With ARSA Against Arakan Army Advance

The military regime collaborated with the Rohingya terror group to defend Buthidaung against the Arakan Army, according to a captured Myanmar...

22.08.2024 1

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In Photos: Life of IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

People across communities have been displaced from their homes in the fighting between the military and the Arakan Army.

14.08.2024 3

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Assam’s Forest Cover Shrinks as Its Government Flouts Indian Environmental Norms

Despite interventions by courts and green tribunals, the government persists in diverting forest land for commercial and other activities.

29.07.2024 10

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Districts in the Western Indian Himalayan Region Are More Prone to Climate Change Risks, Says New Study

According to the IIT-M report, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh is the most hazard-prone district of the IHR followed by the East Sikkim in the Northeast.

15.07.2024 1

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