In the first candid assessment from a Union government’s paramilitary force to have come out on the longest running ethnic conflict also points to the role of armed groups of the two communities, Meitei and Kuki-Zo in fuelling the conflict
Narcotics played a significant role first in the political landscape and later in fuelling the conflict in Manipur. The concluding part of the series investigates how the drug trade and politics over it have roiled Manipur
Anoop George Philip
Fuelling Manipur's conflict is a complex interplay of political ambition, armed groups, cross-border migration, ethnic divisions, narcotics, tainted armed forces, cynical statecraft and a devious game to give it all a communal colour. In this, the youth have become the fodder. Fed on hate, mobilised to defend themselves as the State fails to end violence. Our two-part investigative series delves into the layers, exposing a web of power, armed factions, and the battle for control.
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