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India's Commonwealth Games weightlifting contingent received a warm welcome on their arrival in Delhi following a successful campaign. Gold medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu expressed her joy over India's performance, saying she was immensely proud to have won a medal for the country. The Olympic silver medallist, who hails from Manipur, said the victory held special significance for her and thanked everyone for their unwavering support. #Manipur #MirabaiChanu #CommonwealthGames #Olympic

A recent report published in some independent media on July 17 claimed that the Government of India has sanctioned US$3.22 billion, approximately Rs. 27,000 crore, for fencing and constructing patrol tracks along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border. The same report further alleged that an internal proposal under consideration involves resolving an undemarcated stretch between Border Pillars 65 and 68 in Chandel district through a territorial adjustment of about 3.6 sq km. However, the Government of India has neither confirmed the existence of such a proposal nor announced any policy involving territorial exchange. This is precisely why official silence is no longer sufficient. Since reports of a possible land exchange between India and Myanmar appeared in local and regional media, the silence of State legislatures has become deeply troubling. The Manipur Government under Yumnam Khemchand Singh has not issued any clear public statement, while the opposition parties have also failed to ask even a serious public question on an issue involving territory, border demarcation, security, and the historical memory of Manipur. In a statement issued on July 27, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) warned that it would not remain a silent spectator if the claims made in a report published by The Diplomat on July 17 were found to be true. Cautioning the Government of India against “playing with fire,” COCOMI said the report clearly identified the territory that Manipur could potentially lose, but failed to specify what land India would receive from Myanmar under the proposed exchange. If the reports are incorrect, the Government must deny them; if discussions are taking place, it must explain their nature. The people have the right to know which portion of land is proposed to be given to Myanmar, which portion is expected to be received, and whether the exchange is meant to recover land earlier taken over by Myanmar or to surrender the land. The matter becomes even more serious in the light of a Ministry of Home Affairs communication dated 26 May 2026. The letter records that during a meeting held on 11 May 2026 under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister, the Foreign Secretary informed that a net area of 1.4 square miles is proposed to be exchanged with Myanmar in regard to the demarcation of Kabaw Valley. The letter further states that fence works in the Kabaw Valley may be carried outside the no-construction zone of 10 metres from the India-Myanmar Border on the Indian side, based on the alignment of the 2017 boundary proposal of the Ministry of External Affairs. It also records that the Chair directed completion of demarcation within three months. This raises the central question that every citizen of Manipur has the right to ask: which part of Manipur is proposed to be exchanged with Myanmar, and which part is India expected to receive from Myanmar? The people must also be told whether this proposed land exchange is intended to take back land that historically or administratively belonged to Manipur but was taken over or occupied by Myanmar over past decades. If that is the case, the Government must clearly explain what land is being recovered, what land is being surrendered, what records support the claim, and whether Manipur gains or loses in the final settlement. https://t.co/5Y1rlBIoLG