The Kuki-Zo Council has sought the reimposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, saying the state government has failed to provide security and has excluded the community from key decisions.
Nani Palkhivala's warning against the misuse of Article 356 reminds us that federalism depends on limiting Delhi's power over elected state governments.
BJP appoints national general secretary Tarun Chugh as central observer for election of legislative party leader in Manipur. Manipur NDA MLAs in Delhi as BJP tests if conditions ripe for popular govt.
BJP holds majority in Manipur assembly. Its central leadership has had several rounds of meetings over the past months, with MLAs from the party, and allies NPP & NPF.
The leaders, including ex-CM Biren Singh, met with Sambit Patra, the BJP's Northeast in-charge, urging him to push the high command to form the state govt.
Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam strongly objects to its extension, demands dissolution of Manipur Assembly. Fellow MP Anto Antony calls Manipur violence a 'man-made disaster.'
In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
The Kuki-Zo community has historically been residing in Myanmar. However, due to lack of economic opportunitites coupled by the lawlessness due to several armed militant groups operating in that region, many of them migrated to India illegally. They were assisted by the Mizo tribes – however, the Mizos were really clever and did not allow them to settle down in Mizoram. Manipur had huge hilly and forest tracts – uninhabited. The Kuki-ZO community landed there with help from various church organisations.
The deal was simple – you convert to Christianity and the church helps you to resettle in remote forested tracts of Manipur.
A win-win scenario for every party involved.
Unfortunately, the Manipuris lost out in this bargain of convenience.
The Kuki-Zo community has historically been residing in Myanmar. However, due to lack of economic opportunitites coupled by the lawlessness due to several armed militant groups operating in that region, many of them migrated to India illegally. They were assisted by the Mizo tribes – however, the Mizos were really clever and did not allow them to settle down in Mizoram. Manipur had huge hilly and forest tracts – uninhabited. The Kuki-ZO community landed there with help from various church organisations.
The deal was simple – you convert to Christianity and the church helps you to resettle in remote forested tracts of Manipur.
A win-win scenario for every party involved.
Unfortunately, the Manipuris lost out in this bargain of convenience.