Caught between history, geography and demography, Manipur can achieve peace only by building trust. Peddling false narratives won’t help
Manipur is inching towards tentative normalcy after a bloody spell of ethnic rage. Lhendup G Bhutia travels across a scorched state still scattered with the dying embers of anger. A dispatch
The state government’s action against encroachments in forest areas and a rise in opium production in Myanmar
No deaths in the state due to violence since July 18 and high attendance in schools and offices signs of hope that the worst may be over as Centre holds 6 rounds of meetings with both sides
The new organisation, Global Manipur Federation, headquartered in South Korea, has members across US and Europe
Manipur has an adequate legal machinery to end the violence and restore order without splintering the state
In Manipur, old histories of distrust and apprehensions of losing territory to other ethnic communities have meant that peace remains fragile