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How the Myanmar Crisis Threatens to Destabilize India’s Manipur State 

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How the Myanmar Crisis Threatens to Destabilize India’s Manipur State 

Advertisement A permanent solution to the problems plaguing India’s violence-torn Manipur state lies in the effective sealing of the international border with Myanmar, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah told a press conference on June 1. He was speaking in Imphal, the capital of the northeast Indian state, where ethnic clashes since May 3 have claimed … Read more

India Army Patrols Streets to Defuse Clashes in Manipur

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India Army Patrols Streets to Defuse Clashes in Manipur

The Pulse | Society | South Asia Violence broke out in the northeastern state as majority Christian hill tribes objected to a plan to grant Meitei Hindus special privileges. Advertisement The governor of Manipur in Northeast India issued orders allowing district magistrates to shoot protesters, as soldiers patrolled the streets and enforced a curfew after thousands of people clashed, … Read more