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
Kim Neineng, 43, a tribal Kuki, cries as she narrates the killing of her husband at a relief camp in Churachandpur in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, June 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri Advertisement The Indian border state of Manipur has been rocked by ethnic violence since May 3 this year. Mobs have … Read more
Videos | Security | South Asia Binalakshmi Nepram and Sushant Singh discuss the ongoing violence in Manipur, the root causes, and what the government should do to restore peace. Houses are seen burnt following ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, June 21, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Altaf QadriAdvertisement Since May 2023, Manipur state … Read more
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
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia The Manipur government claims that those killed in firing by troops were Kuki insurgents, not civilians. Members of the Kuki tribe protesting against the killing of tribals in their northeastern home state of Manipur, hold Indian flags and placards during a sit in protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 29, 2023. … Read more