Magazine Tracing the historic roots – and immediate chronology – of the violence in the Northeast Indian state. Armed tribal Kuki community members patrol near a de facto frontline dissecting the area into two ethnic zones in Churachandpur, in Manipur, India, June 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File Advertisement Manipur – meaning “Land of … Read more
Members of the Hyderabad Manipur Society holding placards condemning violence in their home state gather in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. Advertisement Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke more than two months of public silence over deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, saying Thursday that the assaults of two women … Read more
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