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India’s rare earth diplomacy with Myanmar is about more than minerals. It could reshape Manipur’s strategic importance, raising serious questions about land, security, transparency and whether the state may become a bargaining chip in a larger geopolitical contest.
Analysis and argument
Opinion
Bhumeshwory and Lanchenba Show Manipur’s Sporting Future Beyond Football and Weightlifting
Bhumeshwory Devi Huidrom and Laitonjam Lanchenba have done more than win bronze medals. They have widened Manipur’s sporting imagination. They have shown that the state’s next champions may come from the track, the pool and other less discussed arenas.
Original reporting
Exclusive
On 23 September 2025, I warned that Manipur’s conflict was being shown through a distorted digital frame. The DFRAC report now confirms how Pakistan and South Asia linked accounts used Manipur, Kashmir, and Punjab narratives to weaken trust and spread misinformation. Manipur’s defence must begin with the defence of truth.
Schools, universities, research and opportunities
Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal, has signed an MoU with Miranda House, University of Delhi, to promote joint academic programmes, faculty exchange, student mobility, interdisciplinary research and botanical studies.
Manipur University’s Prof. Maibam Bidyananda has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship 2026-27 and will conduct research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
B.Sc. 8th Semester students of Mayai Lambi College visited the DBT-BUILDER Instrumentation Facility at Manipur University for a laboratory tour and exposure programme, gaining hands-on insights into advanced scientific instruments, research methods, and laboratory practices.
Markets, business and personal finance
Ripple has secured full MiCA authorization from Luxembourg, allowing it to offer regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area as the EU enters a stricter enforcement phase for digital asset firms.
US stock futures moved higher after Washington and Tehran agreed to pause hostilities, but oil supply risks and weakness in major technology shares continue to shape investor sentiment.
Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s largest traditional asset managers with over $1.6 trillion in assets under management, has announced a major expansion into…
Ground reports and public affairs
YAI Publications launched The Mystic Tales of Kangleipak by Mutum Mir in Imphal, with dignitaries highlighting folklore preservation, youth participation, cultural identity and freedom of expression.
Former Rajya Sabha MP Prof Rakesh Sinha says the RSS remains young with the spirit of sunrise and continues to uphold equality, unity and national service.
Civil society organisation Imagi Meira has submitted a complaint to the Director General of Police, Manipur, seeking registration of an FIR and an independent investigation into the alleged burning of six civilian houses by Kuki and the reported use of force by Central Armed Forces personnel at Kanto Sabal in the Leimakhong area on July 11.
