Overview

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lauded BrahMos missiles built in Lucknow and cited Operation Sindoor as evidence of India’s self-reliant defence prowess
• He called on citizens to back the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative and praised the One District One Product program for boosting regional industries
• The Chief Minister commended police, paramilitary and other security personnel for their role in national stability and celebrated precision drone and missile operations
• Local voices in Manipur say two years of communal strife have produced deep social rifts, alleging more than 6,000 weapons were looted and atrocities continued despite 70,000 security deployments
• Survivors and opinion writers press Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Manipur, confront unaddressed human suffering and close accountability gaps