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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicManipur conflict

Topic: Manipur conflict

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

‘Extension of SoO just a pain reliever, Manipur needs political solution’—Mizoram CM Lalduhoma 

In conversation with ThePrint, the CM also spoke on Myanmar border fencing, new rail line coming up near Aizawl, and the need for a second capital for his state.

Ahead of PM Modi’s Manipur visit, Patricia Mukhim says no peace without justice

The discussion on Patricia Mukhim’s book, From Isolation to Integration, brought together authors, journalists, and public intellectuals, including ThePrint Editor-in Chief Shekhar Gupta and former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai.

PM Modi exploring possibility of visiting Manipur over 2 yrs after ethnic conflict divided the state

Subject was officially broached for the 1st time during Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan’s visit to the state in June, it is learnt. There’s no official confirmation yet though.

Frequent road blockades on NH 2 & 37 cripple economy and daily life in Manipur

The two highways are lifelines for the landlocked state. However, barricades and protests along these roads are choking the supply chain and deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis.

MHA resumes talks with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups after 2 yrs to discuss ‘way forward’, renewal of SoO pact

Kuki-Zo groups are demanding a ‘revision in ground rules’ of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement that remains in limbo, it is learnt.

Trump’s hammer-like approach to foreign students will ultimately hurt the US

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Manipur needs a political solution, not just President’s Rule. Or peace will be a delusion

A level playing field has to be ensured for all communities. Otherwise, lasting peace will remain a delusion.

Manipur solution isn’t in politics. Meiteis, Zo Kukis, Tangkhul Nagas vie for political power

The Supreme Court’s delimitation order for Manipur and other Northeast states risks deepening ethnic fault lines in a volatile region.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.