Rebuilding trust in Manipur requires interventions at multiple levels economic, social, political, and administrative. The state government has its work cut out
In the midst of the Kuki-Meitei violence in Manipur, the Indian Army has released a video titled ‘Help up help Manipur’, talking about how a women-led mob forced them to release 12 militants.
The demand for a Scheduled Tribe status by the dominant Meitei community led to clashes with the tribal Kukis. Violence has gripped the state since 3 May with no end in sight. Now Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting the state and there’s hope that he could bring the two warring sides together