After the killing of her Meitei partner, Chingnu Haokip has been isolated by both sides of Manipur’s ethnic divide. ‘The town is full of informers. You can’t trust anyone,’ said an activist.
At D. Phailien camp in Churachandpur, displaced Kukis still await relief. They say not much has changed with change in administration, call for separate identity for hill areas.
Rishikanta had been living with his partner, a Kuki woman, for the past month. He was abducted & killed last week. His family’s demands included transferring the case to NIA.
In Kaching, dozens of women sit beneath a tree, wearing white shawls with posters that read: ‘Punish Kuki terrorists’, ‘we condemn killing of Rishikanta’.
She was 18 when she was gangraped & battered during 2023 Manipur conflict. Not a single arrest so far, and CBI yet to file a chargesheet. Churachandpur gathers for candlelight vigils.
In an interview with ThePrint, Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said people expect nothing but a genuine apology from the PM for his government’s failure to protect its own people.
Pact was first signed on 22 August 2008 between Centre, Manipur govt & insurgent groups to end hostilities. But it was not renewed after ethnic violence erupted in May 2023.
Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement has to be renewed every yr in February. However, after the ethnic conflict that erupted in May 2023, it was not extended after it lapsed in 2024.
The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by the Middle East.
Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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