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No end in sight for war in Ukraine
By S. Vicknesan, Senior Commissioning Editor, 360info With Ukraine’s lifeline of foreign support wavering, its prospects appear grim. Two years into the Russian invasion of
Border Fencing, FMR Cancellation, Driven by India’s Larger Geopolitical Concerns, Not Local Demands
The Central government scrapping of the Free Movement Regime, FMR, across the 1643 km long India-Myanmar border as well its decision to fence this border
Scrapping FMR Seen from the Vantage of India’s Act East Policy Will Amount to Throwing the Baby with the Bathwater
While many stakeholders oppose the decision of the India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to erect fencing along the entire 1,643 km Indo-Myanmar international border
Curtailing The Adverse Effects of Invasive Aquatic Species Will Help in Rejuvenating Kongba River of Manipur
Invasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and can cause irreversible damage to nature, including local and global species extinctions and also threaten
How Patients With Diabetes Should Manage Their Sleep
By Shaun Lee, Monash University Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur Getting enough quality sleep is important for good health and wellbeing, but sleep problems plague many people
Why We Shouldn’t Lose Our Minds Over Sleep
By Nadrah Shafik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur Our quest for the perfect slumber lies in the intricacies of REM sleep, circadian harmony, and the
How Borders and Religions Began to Acquire Hard Perimeters Amongst Indigenous Communities
Just as precisely demarcated, delineated and zealously guarded national boundaries were once unknown outside of Europe as Lord Curzon pointed out in his Romanes Lecture
Border Fencing and Suspension of FMR Opens up More Conflict of Interests Amongst Different Stakeholders
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren on February 8 appreciated the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other central leaders including Finance
Expert Suggests Ways to Develop Natural Habitat of Manipuri Kombirei to Make it Bloom in Abundance Once Again
Once abundantly blossoming and culturally significant to Meitei society, Manipuri Kombirei has been newly added to the Indian flora’s prized list. Development of its natural
“Those Vaccinated Can Still Get COVID but Less Likelihood of Them Becoming Severely ill”
The COVID-19 vaccination has been launched on January 16 with
Shan (Pong) Relationship with Meitei: Mongmaorung, The Splendid Capital of The Kingdom of Pong
Mongmaorong which is also written as Mungmaorung was a great
Why the Poor End Up Making Poor Healthcare Decisions in the Midst of COVID Needs to be Understood
Watching Manipur public’s response in these harsh and tragic times
Covid-19 Pandemic is a War That Cannot be Won by a Morally Corrupt People Led by Morally Bankrupt Leaders
After a spate of ineffectual curfews in the past, the
How Unique is Being Unique: Why Histories are Man-Made but Humanity is Divine
Introduction We live in an epoch of instantaneous copycat culture,
The Mystery of Consciousness and the Conflict Between First Person Subjective Experience and the Mind as an Object in Understanding OCD
How can a physical object like a brain generate or