It has been more than ten months since the northeast Indian state of Manipur erupted in ethnic riots that killed hundreds of people and rendered thousands homeless. Violence has receded but sporadic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities have fueled apprehensions that the government may not have a roadmap in place for bringing the … Read more
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
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia Opposition parties are demanding a statement from the Prime Minister in Parliament. Until last Thursday Modi had refused to utter a word on the situation in the state. Leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, … 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
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
Advertisement Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between a field of tall green grass and wildflowers, is … Read more
The Pulse | Politics Over 100 people have been killed in violence between majority Meitei and minority Kuki groups over the past two months. People displaced by violence narrate their experiences to visiting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Manipur, India, June 29, 2023. Credit: Twitter/INC Manipur Advertisement On Thursday, India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visited communities hit … Read more
Beyond the Indus | Diplomacy | South Asia Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty discuss Modi’s state visit to the U.S., and broader trends in India-U.S. relations, with Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan. Advertisement In this episode, Joe and Tush cover one of the most hotly anticipated events in international diplomacy: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state … Read more
Advertisement Since May 3, the northeast Indian state of Manipur has been convulsed in violence, with the majority Meitei ethnic group, which lives in the Imphal valley, clashing with the Kuki-Zomi indigenous people, who mainly reside in the hills. The immediate spark for the violence was the Manipur High Court directive to the Biren Singh-led … 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