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
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
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
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