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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

21st Century: The Era of Deep Generalists and How NEP-2020 Addresses the Challenge
Overture The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) gives especial

Society and Sexuality: On social media and gender relation
Seven years ago, a controversy erupted in the national capital

I Enter the Soul of the Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old and Write This Account of How a Grave World Unfolds for Every Girl in Manipur
I am writing this, not as a woman in her

Oppressive Patriarchy is Omnipresent in Manipur and Must be Dismantled and Woman Must Come to be Her Own
Women in our society have stood up for Manipur: for

If the Political Leadership Were Interested and Willing, Peace Would be Just a Decision Away
Things grow vigorously wherever money is invested liberally and hence,

Irrational Activities Continuing to be Part of Social Life Indicates an Inherent Need for a Reconciliation Between Subjective Aspirations and Objective Consequences
Herbert Spencer is of the view that the working mechanism