India witnessed demonstrations for women s safety, riots in Manipur, and 17 days of struggle to rescue workers stuck inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Himachal Pradesh.
The entire northeast region is seen as a crucial gateway to east and southeast Asia and, therefore, is a vital component of the ‘Act East Policy’. Any instability there does not bode well for India’s long-term strategic interests
The meeting was held as a follow-up of the appeal issued by Government of India on August 3 which had asked the people to amicably resolve the issue of burial of the mortal remains of the victims of the Manipur violence.
The Indian Army was forced to release 12 Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants who were apprehended during an operation in Manipur s Itham village after a standoff with a women-led mob of 1,500 people.