First, Indian Express' Deeptiman Tiwary gives the ground report from Manipur where a second wave of violence has turned the state into a battleground with zones being divided between the Meiteis and the Kukis, and makeshift bunkers and checkpoints propping up all over the state, manned by gun toting civilians.Second, Indian Express' Udit Mishra tells us why the US fairs pretty poorly when it comes to reducing intergenerational poverty compared to other rich countries.

And lastly, Indian Express' Harikishan Sharma speaks about the controversial draft Livestock and Livestock Products (Importation and Exportation) Bill, 2023 which the government had to withdraw.