Meitei And Kuki Conflict

Explained: After Manipur video horror, why Meiteis fleeing Mizoram

The violence in Manipur is having an effect in Mizoram. Meiteis are fleeing the state, some seeking safety in Assam. The exodus comes after a ‘warning’ by an organisation of former militants to leave for ‘their own safety’ after a video of two Kuki women being sexually assaulted went viral

Why it’s mischievous to give Manipur violence an anti-Christian colour

Colonial, Nehruvian approaches created fake hill-valley, tribal-non-tribal divides in Manipur and the rest of the Northeast that alienated the region as never before

Zero Follow-Up: Did NCW fail to act on the brutal Manipur video?

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma is on the hot seat as she tries to explain why the normally rush-like organisation responded too late to the reports of sex crimes in Manipur amid the ethnic unrest. This includes a 12 June report which had details of the stripping-parading-gang rape incident

Centre asks social media platforms to take down Manipur video under Section 69 (A) of IT Act, 2000. What is it?

After the shocking video of the two Kuki-Zomi community women being paraded naked by a crowd of men and sexually abused in Manipur surfaced online, the Centre asked Twitter and other social media sites to remove the video. The action is being taken under the Section 69 (A) of the IT Act, 2000

Political cost of Manipur women’s video might hasten decisive action

A 77-day-old video of two Kuki women being paraded naked and molested to avenge the rumoured rape of a Meitei woman has finally shaken India out of its torpor towards Manipur’s ongoing ethnic conflict