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During the early 1990s when Manipur was caught in an intense violent conflict situation between the Naga and Kuki, two major tribal communities, many of the minority tribes were caught in the social milieu, unintentionally drawn into the…

I would also like to hold the Manipur State Government responsible for such skewed narratives running rampant in the early days of the conflict. By Urus Ningthemcha First and foremost I would like to make it clear that I'm writing…

Several moons away, long, long ago, the river enjoyed its freedom flowing freely without hindrance all the way down south to meet the picturesque Loktak Lake, a short meandering flow of near around 54 kilometers from its watershed along the…

The religious undercurrent of the problem is a mere consequence but not of a cause. The real issues are political in nature more specifically the governance aspects. The single judge order of the Manipur high court directing state…

The hatred boiling out of this so-called ethnic conflict is so monstrous that it does not spare anybody. You are driven out of the comfort of your home, and not just this, so many houses, villages are burned down to ashes, and in the worst…

For most Indigenous peoples and local communities in Manipur, as in almost all States in the Northeast, forest lands outside of the PA network are traditionally viewed as under community ownership and governed under their respective…

Nagas will remain clear and free of violence, be it through written words, mythmaking, propagating falsehoods, discriminating against specific people groups, or the causing of physical harm. We will not be provoked and it is our moral…

After a military coup took place on 1st of February 2023, there has been refugees from Myanmar entering Mizoram and Manipur. They are mainly from the Chin tribe. Times of India reported on 26th May 2023 that Mizoram is home to 43,703…

To live equally peacefully together in a small land is possible, only if each one of us is treated equally. Those who are disadvantaged due to geographical and economic reasons deserve to be given more facilities than those who have easy…

Narendra Modi may have opened his mouth, but has not addressed the real issues of Manipur. He shrewdly spoke of dishonourable behaviour naming Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Manipur leaving an opening for the BJP spokespersons to talk of rape…