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.
‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.
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.
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.
Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.
The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
The line “While Kukis from Myanmar and Nagas from Nagaland have been settling in the already crowded valley rather than the hills…” is totally wrong.
The Kukis who settled in Imphal are not from Myanmar. They are from the hills of Manipur. Likewise the Nagas who settled in Imphal are not from Nagaland.
We settled in Imphal due to job under central/state government or some business opportunities. Some of us have no choice since our government job has forced us to resettle in Imphal. If given a choice we would definitely have chosen to live in our own home in the beautiful hills.
To resolve the conflict
1. Remove the incompotent Chief Minister
2. Remove the implicit support RSS organizations have given to Metei Militant groups Metei Leipun and Arambai Tengol. They lit the fire last year.
3. PM needs to take more direct responsibility rather than leaving it to others. Invite both groups for talks in Delhi.
4. Sealing the border without taking the Kukis into confidence will further escalate tensions in long term as they share blood relations across border.
Manipur’s solution lies on the following points:
1. Effectively sealing the Manipur-Myanmar border. Scrapping all cross-border freedom of movement agreements.
2. Eliminating the Kuki narco-terrorists operating in the region.
3. Effectively sealing the Mizoram-Myanmar border. Also, keeping a strict vigil on the Mizoram state boundary with Assam so as to ensure that the Mizos are not able to illegally smuggle Kukis from Myanmar into Manipur.
The line “While Kukis from Myanmar and Nagas from Nagaland have been settling in the already crowded valley rather than the hills…” is totally wrong.
The Kukis who settled in Imphal are not from Myanmar. They are from the hills of Manipur. Likewise the Nagas who settled in Imphal are not from Nagaland.
We settled in Imphal due to job under central/state government or some business opportunities. Some of us have no choice since our government job has forced us to resettle in Imphal. If given a choice we would definitely have chosen to live in our own home in the beautiful hills.
To resolve the conflict
1. Remove the incompotent Chief Minister
2. Remove the implicit support RSS organizations have given to Metei Militant groups Metei Leipun and Arambai Tengol. They lit the fire last year.
3. PM needs to take more direct responsibility rather than leaving it to others. Invite both groups for talks in Delhi.
4. Sealing the border without taking the Kukis into confidence will further escalate tensions in long term as they share blood relations across border.
Manipur’s solution lies on the following points:
1. Effectively sealing the Manipur-Myanmar border. Scrapping all cross-border freedom of movement agreements.
2. Eliminating the Kuki narco-terrorists operating in the region.
3. Effectively sealing the Mizoram-Myanmar border. Also, keeping a strict vigil on the Mizoram state boundary with Assam so as to ensure that the Mizos are not able to illegally smuggle Kukis from Myanmar into Manipur.