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Full Text | 'Can Modi Be Pragmatic in Terms of Ideology?': Christophe Jaffrelot to Karan Thapar
'Will Modi treat the institutions of the Indian Republic and the media differently? Will these institutions change their attitude?'
#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot #NarendraModi #BJP #caste #hindutva #RSS #polarisation #manipur #ManipurUnrest #gujarat #reservations #dalits #mandal #india
https://thewire.in/politics/christophe-jaffrelot-karan-thapar-full-text
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One Year on, the BJP Is Feeling the Impact of the Manipur Crisis
The state and Union governments' apathy in Manipur during the last year led to poll losses for the BJP in the Northeast.
#manipur #LokSabhaElection2024 #ManipurUnrest #BJP #NDA #meiteis #KukiZos #india
https://thewire.in/politics/one-year-on-the-bjp-is-feeling-the-impact-of-the-manipur-crisis
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Mohan Bhagwat: ‘True sevak is never arrogant… in polls, decorum was not kept’
RSS chief says need to address Manipur on priority. "Manipur is still burning. Who is going to pay attention to it?"
#LokSabhaElection2024 #RSS #MohanBhagwat #communalism #ManipurUnrest #manipur #hindutva #india
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NIA Chargesheet in a Manipur Case Finds Link Between Weapons Looted and Violence Against Kukis
The NIA chargesheet, seen by ‘The Wire’, has said that persons it has arrested, belonging to the Meitei community, attended “weapons training camps” organised by cadres of a proscribed Meitei insurgent group.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurArmsLoot #NIA #meiteis #kukis #EthnicCleansing #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/government/nia-manipur-looted-weapons-violence-against-kukis
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A Year After Manipur Violence, Youngsters Take up Arms to Protect Villages
These youngsters, mainly in their late 20s and early 30s, operate under names like "Village Volunteers" and "Village Defence Force," independently from official security forces, news agency PTI reported.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ManipurViolence #BJPStates #india
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Bullets And Beats: How A Radical Militant Group Wooed Manipuri Youth
As internet returned to Manipur, the Arambai Tenggol was quick to use social media to spread its influence, and radicalise young Meiteis.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ArambaiTenggol #meiteis #kukis #SocialMedia #BJPStates #LokSabhaElection2024 #india
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Why the BJP cannot be written off in Manipur despite the anger at its failure to end ethnic violence
In Inner Manipur, the party’s organisational strength gives it an edge whereas its ally, NPF, stands a good chance in Outer Manipur.
#manipur #elections2024 #BJP #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #EthnicCleansing #BJPStates #india
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Behind India’s Manipur conflict: A tale of drugs, armed groups and politics
The drug trade has played a significant role in the political landscape as well as in heightening the conflict in Manipur.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #KukiZos #DrugTrade #BJPStates #india
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Manipur police register ‘Zero FIRs’ over killings of two Kuki-Zo men
Complaints accused members of Arambai Tenggol for the attacks on the village volunteers.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurPolice #ArambaiTenggol #KukiZos #EthnicCleansing #BJPStates #india
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Manipur’s BJP CM inflamed conflict: Assam Rifles report on India violence
It also points to the role of armed groups from the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in the prolonged violence in northeastern India.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #AssamRifles #BirenSingh #BJP #meiteis #KukiZos #EthnicCleansing #MeiteiLeepun #ArambaiTenggol #RSS #hindutva #BJPStates #india
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Fresh flare-up of violence hits Manipur ahead of Amit Shah’s visit; 2 killed
Violence escalated in Manipur today, with heavy cross-firing reported at the tri-junction of Imphal East, Kangpokpi, and Ukhrul districts, particularly at Moirangpurel in Imphal East and Kangpokpi since 8 in the morning.
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What it means to survive a war, with dignity
Women leaders of the Kuki-Zo community reflect on the hardships of a state supported war, and how they are rebuilding lives while negotiating denial of agency and leadership.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #KukiZos #EthnicCleansing #kukis #meiteis #BJPStates #india
https://no-niin.com/issue-23/what-it-means-to-survive-a-war-with-dignity/
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NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur
The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.
#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india
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PUCL Announces 'Independent Citizen's Tribunal' to Probe Manipur Violence
The panel – which will comprise eminent retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts, civil servants, academics, journalists and members of civil society – will visit Manipur to hold tribunal hearings across the state. The interim report will be out in mid-June.
#manipur #PUCL #ManipurUnrest #IndependentCitizensTribunal #ManipurViolence #HumanRights #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/rights/pucl-announces-independent-citizens-tribunal-to-probe-manipur-violence
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Manipur: NIA Arrests Top Leaders of UNLF Pambei Group Months After Peace Pact with Modi Govt
Among those arrested by the central agency is Thokchom Thoiba, the army chief of the United National Liberation Front's Pambei group.
#manipur #UNLFPambei #ManipurUnrest #NIA #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #UNLF #BJPStates #india
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PM Modi Inaugurates Manipur Projects Virtually, Remains Mum On Ethnic Violence Even After 10 Months
The inauguration event was a part of the foundation stone laying programme for various projects worth Rs 55,600 crore under the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East’ initiative.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #NarendraModi #inaugurations #UnionGovt #elections2024 #india
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In the Absence of All Kuki MLAs, Manipur Passes Bill Criminalising Changing Names of Places
From the instances given by the chief minister at the House, it comes across that the law was particularly aimed at stalling the Kuki community to act otherwise. For instance, the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur being referred to as Lamka by them.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
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Manipur: 219 killed in ethnic violence since May, 10,000 FIRs registered, says governor
The state police said that the Meitei militant group Arambai Tenggol is involved in extortion and assaulting civilians.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #ArambaiTenggol #meiteis #kukis #BJPStates #HumanRights #india
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‘Shooting the Sun’: Will the sun come out and shine again in Manipur?
Nandita Haksar's 'Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur was Engulfed in Violence and the Government Remained Silent' not only lays bare the nuances of the political crisis in Manipur but also what becomes of us when our political imagination is reduced to an identity.
#BookReview #manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #NanditaHaksar #meiteis #kukis #IdentityPolitics #books #bookstodon #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/article/1064139/shooting-the-sun-will-the-sun-come-out-and-shine-again-in-manipur
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Manipur: Two killed as mob storms SP office in Churachandpur
The protest erupted following the suspension of a Kuki police head constable after he was allegedly seen with ‘armed miscreants’ in a video.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #churachandpur #kukis #meiteis #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1063791/manipur-two-killed-as-mob-storms-sp-office-in-churachandpur
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Manipur: Two More Men Killed on Tuesday; 4-Day Power Outage in Saikul District
Manipur has been facing ethnic violence and intense social divisions since May 3 last year.
#manipur #saikul #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #BJPStates #india
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In Imphal, the state’s surrender to an armed Meitei militia with ‘Taliban-like’ grip
Three MLAs were assaulted by the cadres of Arambai Tenggol at the meeting held on January 24. One had to be briefly hospitalised.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #ArambaiTenggol #ManipurGovt #BJPStates #india
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Kuki People's Alliance Withdraws Support From N. Biren Singh Government
The KPA, formed in 2022, has two sitting MLAs in the Manipur government.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #KPA #kukis #meitei #BirenSingh #BJP #ManipurGovt #COCOMI #majoritarianism #ManipurUnrest #india
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An Internet Shutdown Means Manipur Is Burning in the Dark
Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #InternetShutdown #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ManipurRapes #ManipurUnrest #censorship #UnionGovernment #india
https://www.wired.com/story/internet-shutdown-manipur-burning-in-the-dark/
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Opinion: Meiteis must speak up against the Manipur violence – as writer MK Binodini would have done
There is no one left who has the courage to stand up against the deadly identity politics. But the dominant community must take the first step. Nandita Haksar writes.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #MeiraPaibis #ArambaiTenggol #MeiteiLeepun #AssamRifles #NCW #MKBinodini #majoritarianism #BJP #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #india #NanditaHaksar
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Inside the war India doesn’t want the world to see
From bombings to beheadings, ethnic violence has engulfed Manipur for the last two months. Facing an internet blackout and little word from prime minister Narendra Modi on the crisis, Namita Singh reports from a state that has been pushed to the brink of civil war.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #NarendraModi #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #displacement #InternetShutdowns #india
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-war-internet-blackout-b2383002.html
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21-member delegation of INDIA alliance heads to Manipur
The MPs from 16 parties of the Opposition bloc will visit relief camps and violence-hit areas in the northeastern state.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #INDIAAlliance #opposition #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #NarendraModi #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #displacement #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1053463/21-member-delegation-of-india-alliance-head-to-manipur
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CBI takes over Manipur sexual assault case investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is already probing six cases related to violence in Manipur.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #CBI #meiteis #kukis #zos #majoritarianism #BJP #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ManipurUnrest #HumanRights #india
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FIR reveals horrific killing of Manipur youth
The Kuki-Zo youth, who was arrested for sharing a post on CM Biren Singh, was being taken from court to jail on May 4, when a mob of around 800 men and women intercepted the police vehicle, dragged him out and beat him to death; NHRC records case as custodial death, issues notices.#manipur #ManipurViolence #BirenSingh #ManipurPolice #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #lynching #BJP #NHRC #ManipurUnrest #india
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Why Kukis and Meitis should stop looking to Delhi for solutions
The alternatives to this approach are heavy militarisation, insecurity and silencing of voices.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #christians #majoritarianism #BirenSingh #MeiteiNationalism #environment #ForestRights #TribalRights #propaganda #ManipurUnrest #india
https://thefederal.com/opinion/why-kukis-and-meitis-should-stop-looking-to-delhi-for-solutions/
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'Police Drove Kuki Women Towards Meitei Mob': Villagers Recount Manipur Horror
"In Lamka, your people raped my people, so we are going to do the same to you people," the mob told a woman witness.
#manipur #BPhainom #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #ManipurRapes #GangRape #rape #ManipurPolice #ViolenceAgainstWomen #KukiZos #kukis #meiteis #christians #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #india
TW: descriptions of rape
https://www.thequint.com/gender/kuki-women-manipur-paraded-naked-village-meitei-mob-police-role
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Seventy-Nine Days After Violence Broke Out, Narendra Modi Finally Talks About Manipur
Even now, though, he refused to comment on Manipur alone – and brought up two Congress-ruled states which have seen no similar scale of violence of late in the very same sentence.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #NarendraModi #ManipurUnrest #ManipurRapes #GangRape #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #KukiZos #kukis #meiteis #christians #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #india
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‘If you don’t take off your clothes, we will kill you’: Kuki women paraded naked in Manipur
One of them, a 21-year-old woman, was ‘brutally gang raped’, a police complaint says. The police confirm an FIR has been filed.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #kukis #meiteis #SexualAssault #rape #GangRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #kangpokpi #ManipurUnrest #northeast #BJP #UnionGovt #india
TW: rape
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Manipur violence: Top tribal body condemns gang-rape of two Kuki-Zo tribal women
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum has vehemently condemned the molestation of two Kuki-Zo tribal women who were paraded and gang-raped in May 2023.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #kangpokpi #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #GangRape #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #majoritarianism #northeast #ITLF #india
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Olympic Medallist Mirabai Chanu Appeals to Modi, Shah to Bring Peace in Manipur
"Many players have not been able to train because of this conflict [in Manipur] and there has been disturbance in the study of students. Many lives have been lost and many houses have been burnt down," Mirabai Chanu said.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #MirabhaiChanu #meiteis #kukis #majoritrianism #christians #tribals #NarendraModi #AmitShah #BirenSingh #BJP #northeast #india
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india
TW: Rape
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Distant thunder
For decades now, and for a succession of govts in New Delhi, Manipur has been about subcontracting power to favoured franchisees and leaving them with the mess of holding it, writes Sankarshan Thakur.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #nationality #IndianGovt #NorthEast #india
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'State-sponsored' label on violence in Manipur by CPI-backed federation's fact-finding team
The general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, Annie Raja, told reporters on Monday that she suspects the violence — which has claimed more than 130 lives and displaced around 60,000 people — is linked to the exploration of petroleum in the state, which began in 2017.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #ManipurRiots #HumanRights #displacement #meiteis #kukis #ManipurHC #NFIW #CPI #NorthEast #UnionGovt #ManipurGovt #india
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Fresh violence erupts in Manipur, four killed
Bishnupur SP Heisnam Balram Singh said that around 12.05 a.m. on July 2 bunkers set up by villagers near Khujuma Tabi, a Meitei village, were attacked by armed miscreants.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #zomis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #india
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NRC Won't Achieve A Thing In Manipur. Just Look At Assam
In Manipur, where villages have turned into rubble and thousands of ancestral homes reduced to ashes, it befuddles me how anyone could imagine producing documents or proving family links in the midst of anarchy. It befuddles me more what sort of peace can be achieved by disenfranchising communities, instead of demanding justice for the dead, writes Makepiece Sitlhou.
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #NRC #HumanRights #assam #displacement #meiteis #kukis #zomis #NorthEast #UnionGovt #india
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/nrc-wont-achieve-a-thing-in-manipur-just-look-at-assam-4161266
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Why Biren Singh stays as Manipur chief minister despite even BJP leaders asking for his ouster
‘Some sections of Meitei people have started to regard him as a Meitei king who is protecting them at any cost.’
#manipur #ManipurUnrest #majoritarianism #meiteis #kukis #zomis #BirenSingh #BJP #NorthEast #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #india