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Myanmar traders dodge bullets & bombs to sell in Manipur’s Moreh market. But no one’s buying

The business had already been keeling under the violent clashes between the junta troops and local forces after the 2021 coup in Myanmar. The Kuki-Meitei clash worsened it.

‘A divided house’ — as Manipur burns, state cops, Assam Rifles face ‘misunderstandings’, public distrust

A Manipur official says there are minor misunderstandings between forces under tough working conditions. On ground, situation is complicated, say paramilitary & police personnel.

‘Mob specifically asked for them’ — kin of 2 women killed in Manipur clashes await justice

The women took shelter at car wash in Imphal where they worked as ethnic riots broke out. They were attacked by a mob. Their bodies were later found, covered in blood and cuts.

‘Guardians’ or ‘troublemakers’? Unravelling the role of Manipur’s Meira Paibis or Meitei ‘moms’ 

'Meira Paibis’, revered figures in Meitei society, have taken on role of vigilantes amid Manipur clashes. They say they are protecting their own, but security personnel call them controversial.

‘Begged mob to leave me, said I am a mother’: Kuki woman in viral video recalls 2-hr assault

Talking to ThePrint last month, one of the Kuki women seen being paraded naked in viral video had shared traumatic details of how a mob attacked her in Kangpokpi on 4 May.

School, games & a longing for home — children from Meitei relief camp find solace in moments of normalcy

Eastern Ideal High School at Impal’s Akampat has enrolled 199 students displaced by violence. For these children, school time represents, for a few brief moments, a life without trauma.

No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence

In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.

Meitei village surrounded by 6 Kuki settlements defies violence with unity — ‘we grew up together’

Surrounded by six Kuki and three Naga villages, Kwatha presents a stark contrast to rest of Manipur — not a single Meitei has left Kwatha, nor has there been a single clash.

How Manipur man carried father, who died fleeing mob, back to ravaged village to ensure burial at home

The night of 4 May was the longest ever for Albert Vaiphei, 35, of Salam Pattong village. It was the night they were forced to flee their home. During the escape, his father collapsed.

Tears, tales of harrowing escape & a few reasons to smile — life at a Kuki relief camp in Manipur

On 3 May, clashes broke out between non-tribal Meiteis and tribal Kukis in Manipur. But at Tengnoupal relief camp, the displaced have found solace in each other's joys & sorrows.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

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.