Politics
October 02, 2024
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Manipur: Caught in a lethal crossfire of historical animosities and modern weaponry

At the peak of counter-insurgency operations in Manipur in the mid-2000s, banned Meitei insurgent groups such as the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were driven out of Imphal Valley into the surrounding hill districts. As they […]

Politics
September 06, 2024
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Manipur on the boil again

A drone attack by militants on Manipur’s Koutruk village on September 1 marks a phase of escalation of conflict after a relative lull of four months. “She had bought a new phanek (sarong), along with her friends, with the money they earned from working in a nearby field. Wearing it, she had gone to her […]