The Burning State: Understanding the Manipur Conflict
The Burning State Understanding the Manipur Conflict The pictures above depict a complete breakdown of the respective zones. The one on the left is captured after Israeli air raids on the Jabalia refugee camp, and the right one is following the ethnic clashes and rioting in Sungu district. Still, how many citizens today know what has been happening in Manipur? Yes, the situation between Palestine and Israel is worsening, and we should be aware of it, but in our own country, a state has been on the brink of a civil war, and the awareness level is minimal. So yeah, let's talk about it. Firstly, we need to understand that here we are talking about a tribal state i.e. our preconceived notions of the northeast or violence in general, need to be kept aside. Riots as we know in the mainland happen on religious grounds, but here it's a tribal issue, hence we need to understand the demographics of the state. Physically Manipur is divi