Morning Digest | Infiltrators may have fuelled Manipur crisis, says Governor; India, France set to co-develop jet engine and more

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Infiltrators may have fuelled Manipur crisis: Governor

Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey said infiltrators from “across the border” may have fuelled the ongoing unrest in the northeastern State. Manipur shares borders with Assam, Mizoram, and Nagaland. But the Governor is believed to have meant the State’s border with Myanmar, which has been caught in a civil war since February 2021. “It is clarified that statement of Hon’ble Governor was based on intelligence inputs indicating presence of certain inimical elements who could have infiltrated from across the border to fuel the current unrest in Manipur,” a Raj Bhavan statement issued on Friday read.

India, France set to co-develop jet engine

Taking the defence cooperation between India and France to a new level, the two countries announced that they will extend their “ground-breaking” defence cooperation in advanced aeronautical technologies by supporting the joint development of a combat aircraft engine and also an engine for the Indian multi-role helicopter (IMRH) being designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

‘India, a giant in world history,’ says French President Macron

The strains of Sare Jahan Se Accha rang through the Champs-Élysées on July 14, as a 242-member Indian military contingent marching in France’s Bastille Day parade saluted chief guest Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Welcoming Mr. Modi, Mr. Macron said that India was “a giant in world history, with a decisive role to play in the future, a strategic partner, a friend.”

Jaishankar raises ‘outstanding issues’ along LAC with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi