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Topic: Manipur

Son of Dalit labourer clears UPSC, is now ‘IRS Sahab’. ‘Dreaming is a big thing for us’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Time for Modi to learn from Indira Gandhi. Biren govt is problem, not solution in Manipur

State govt's very continuation is a provocation to both sides. Kukis see it as partisan with a majoritarian agenda, while Meiteis see it as incapable of even protecting them.

‘Law & order has failed,’ says Union Minister Rajkumar Singh after mob torches his home in Manipur

A mob in Imphal's Kongba set fire to Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh's house on Thursday night, while he and his family were away.

Modi govt’s assurances ’empty’, killings continue — fresh plea by Manipur Tribal Forum in SC

In the plea filed last week, forum lists dead & missing in the Northeast state since early May. Attacks by the mob were afforded a free hand, it alleges.

Manipur is burning because of North Block’s legendary ignorance of the Northeast

Delhi’s know-it-all attitude blinds decision-makers. Sending Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma as a peacemaker to Manipur is evidence of this disregard.

CBI registers 6 cases, forms SIT of 10 officers to probe Manipur violence

During his recent visit to the state, Amit Shah had promised tribal leaders a CBI probe and a judicial inquiry into the fighting that has claimed nearly 100 lives.

‘People of Manipur have lost confidence in Biren Singh govt’ — what Naga MP & MLAs told Amit Shah

Delegation of 10 Naga MLAs & one MP from Manipur met Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday, told him that Biren Singh govt was very slow in responding to violence.

Army is the only thing standing between Manipur and chaos. Time for govt to review approach

Communal and majoritarian logic cannot be applied in the Northeast. It requires secular & constitutional governance, which safeguards ethnic and tribal interests.

Manipur’s imperial moment—When King Gharib Nawaz spread Hinduism, conquered Burma

Manipur’s rich, complex history should not be forgotten in the midst of the ongoing crisis.

On Camera

Sudha Chandran’s viral trance is a cry for help. Stop calling it divine

What we see in the video is not a passing spiritual fancy; it is psychologically ambiguous, warrants a closer look, especially if someone so influential partakes in it.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

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.