Further back in time. I had a friend, a lady IAS officer, assigned to Manipur cadre almost half a century ago. She spent most of her career on deputation to Delhi. Finally secured a cadre change to Orissa, courtesy her husband being from that state. Often wondered how unfair the cadre allocation had been, both to her and to the people of the state.
Manipur is a serious problem, now in its fourth year. Although it goes much further back in time. It has its complexity in terms of the Meiti – Kuki / Zo differences, with the added complication of the Nagas. The Naga Peace Accord itself in a decade long limbo. Going beyond all of this, there is the question of social cohesion and communal harmony, under strain in many parts of the country. Whatever solutions are found for Manipur – may they come at the earliest -, a lot of thought should be given to how issues of identity are now dividing Indians. Manipur cannot be seen in a vacuum.
Further back in time. I had a friend, a lady IAS officer, assigned to Manipur cadre almost half a century ago. She spent most of her career on deputation to Delhi. Finally secured a cadre change to Orissa, courtesy her husband being from that state. Often wondered how unfair the cadre allocation had been, both to her and to the people of the state.
Manipur is a serious problem, now in its fourth year. Although it goes much further back in time. It has its complexity in terms of the Meiti – Kuki / Zo differences, with the added complication of the Nagas. The Naga Peace Accord itself in a decade long limbo. Going beyond all of this, there is the question of social cohesion and communal harmony, under strain in many parts of the country. Whatever solutions are found for Manipur – may they come at the earliest -, a lot of thought should be given to how issues of identity are now dividing Indians. Manipur cannot be seen in a vacuum.