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Times of India
28 injured in Manipur violence as crowd of 30k defies curfew
At least 28 people were injured in Manipur on Wednesday when security forces tried to stop a 30,000-strong crowd mobilized by a valley-based organization to defy a curfew and break through an Army barricade along the Churachandpur-Bishnupur border to reclaim Meitei homes in Kuki-inhabited areas.

Indian Express
Biden-Modi talks tomorrow, India looks to invite Quad leaders as Republic Day guests
As the United States confirmed Wednesday that President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi Friday, ahead of the G20 Summit over the weekend, The Indian Express has learned that the government is considering inviting leaders of the Quad grouping for the Republic Day celebrations next year.

The Hindu
Won’t let INDIA bloc seat-sharing talks become media spectacle: SP leader
The Samajwadi Party (SP) won’t allow seat-sharing negotiations in Uttar Pradesh to become a media spectacle, said party leader Javed Ali Khan, who is part of the INDIA bloc’s 14-member coordination committee.
Economic Times
G20 leaders may lay down crypto regulation blueprint
A synthesis paper prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) at the behest of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on overall crypto asset regulation will be taken up by the leaders. “The synthesis paper will lay down a comprehensive roadmap and building blocks for a coordinated global regulatory framework… Leaders will take a final call on this,” said a senior government source.

Telegraph
In a letter to PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi flags ‘no idea of agenda’
Sonia Gandhi has sought to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the decision to call a special session of Parliament without spelling out the agenda at a time when numerous issues — from the humanitarian crisis in Manipur to Chinese intrusions, the Adani allegations, and soaring prices — are confronting the country.

Hindustan Times
G20 nations close to sealing DPI, debt, MDB, crypto pacts
The G20 Summit under the Indian presidency will see leaders endorse close to 10 substantial deliverables on the finance track, including a financial inclusion action plan 2024-26 based on the Indian template of digital public infrastructure (DPI); a “risk-proof” global framework for crypto assets; a framework to reform, strengthen and restructure multilateral development banks (MDBs); a country-specific climate assessment and transition plan; and a greater push to meet sustainable development goals (SDGs), two persons familiar with negotiations said.

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