Imphal, Sep 7 : All Manipur Tribal Union (AMTU) today said a constitutional and amicable solution for-and-against the ongoing political wrangling over Sadar Hills district demand is located in the…
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Imphal, Sep 7 : All Manipur Tribal Union (AMTU) today said a constitutional and amicable solution for-and-against the ongoing political wrangling over Sadar Hills district demand is located in the…
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By: Bibhu Prasad Routray Barely 43 deaths of civilians, security forces and militants have been registered in Manipur in the first eight months of 2011. If these trends continue… Read more »
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By: Bibhu Prasad Routray
Barely 43 deaths of civilians, security forces and militants have been registered in Manipur in the first eight months of 2011. If these trends continue for another four months, this State in India’s northeast would register less than 100 deaths in a year, for the first time since 1992. In fact, it would better last year’s total fatalities of 138, which was the lowest for the last 20 years. Home Minister P Chidambaram’s September 2009 statement that “Manipur remains resistant to counter-insurgency interventions”, is no longer valid.
Return to near normalcy is not because of a sudden dip in violence liable to be interpreted as a tactical retreat by the militants, much like what happened in theatres that are affected by Left-wing extremists. It is rather a progressive decline since 2008. The diminishing numbers (485 in 2008, 416 in 2009 and 138 in 2010) is a clear indication towards a decline in militant capacities, which has not only been imposed by the suspension of operations (SoO) agreements with over a dozen of militant formations, but also by the neutralisation of top ranking leaders of outfits including chairman of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), R K Meghen. Meghen led UNLF, the largest and the most powerful militant group of Manipur for last 35 years and was arrested in December 2010. Commander-in-chief of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) Malengba was arrested on 5 May from Bangalore. Security forces operating in the State agree that such recurrent neutralisation has taken wind out of the sails of these armed groups.
Manipur remains in the category of ‘problem areas’ for the Indian government. However, an analysis of the problems that have confronted the state and its population in recent times are mostly administrative and political in nature. The protracted Naga conflict in neighbouring Nagaland subjects the state to recurrent shutdowns. But shutdown also happens internally as well. The ongoing blockade of Highway No. 39 and No. 53 is the result of the unfulfilled demand for the establishment of the Sadar hills district, an internal issue between the Kukis and Nagas in Manipur. There isn’t much role for the Army personnel in such issues. Even problems like rampant militant extortion are better tackled by the Manipur police.
I would argue the same way I did in an article on activist Irom Sharmila in 2010. If militant violence created raison d’etre for the Army to move into Manipur and promulgation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] in the State, the lack of violence necessitates that New Delhi reviews its position. The onset of relative peace in Manipur throws up an opportunity to embark upon much needed task of assigning the state police the lead role in counter-insurgency duties. It also opens up the possibility of withdrawing AFSPA from few other areas in the State, where the Army’s role can be tactically downgraded. Reassigning primacy to the Army and bringing back the AFSPA, in case the situation worsens, would not be too difficult a task. Opportunities certainly exist to make a new beginning for the State, instead of condemning it to hopelessness in perpetuity.
Bibhu Prasad Routray, a former deputy director in the National Security Council Secretariat, is a Singapore-based independent analyst. E-mail him at bibhuroutray[at]gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @BibhuRoutray
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Imphal, Sep 6 : The Telegraph daily newspaper has been banned in Manipur for an indefinite period by civil society organisations under the aegis of Apunba Lup from today. Copies of The Telegraph…
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Imphal, Sep 6 : The Telegraph daily newspaper has been banned in Manipur for an indefinite period by civil society organisations under the aegis of Apunba Lup from today. Copies of The Telegraph…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6: Staff and students of DOEACC, Imphal today staged a sit-in-protest at its Akampat complex today decrying monetary demand of various UG groups. It is said that over the last couple of…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6: Staff and students of DOEACC, Imphal today staged a sit-in-protest at its Akampat complex today decrying monetary demand of various UG groups. It is said that over the last couple of…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : BJP National spokesperson and election in-charge of Manipur Prakash Javekar is scheduled to arrive here on September 9 on a two day visit to take a first hand account of the…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : BJP National spokesperson and election in-charge of Manipur Prakash Javekar is scheduled to arrive here on September 9 on a two day visit to take a first hand account of the…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : The Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) has decided to suspend the ongoing general strike on the National Highways from this midnight. The blockade however will…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : The Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) has decided to suspend the ongoing general strike on the National Highways from this midnight. The blockade however will…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6: DM College of Arts will clash against Manipur University for the title of the A Pratap Singh Memorial Inter College Football Tournament on September 8 at 1 pm. In seminal matches…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6: DM College of Arts will clash against Manipur University for the title of the A Pratap Singh Memorial Inter College Football Tournament on September 8 at 1 pm. In seminal matches…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : Alleging that the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus Manipur (IGNTU-RC Manipur) Prof CD Singh, a non-tribal, has been doing very…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : Alleging that the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University-Regional Campus Manipur (IGNTU-RC Manipur) Prof CD Singh, a non-tribal, has been doing very…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : Officers and employees of Manipur Rural Bank staged a dharna in front of Manipur Rural Bank head office at Keishampat today. The protest demonstration was staged demanding parity of…
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IMPHAL, Sep 6 : Officers and employees of Manipur Rural Bank staged a dharna in front of Manipur Rural Bank head office at Keishampat today. The protest demonstration was staged demanding parity of…
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Amidst the sultry tropical weather, a group of protestors repeatedly shout, “Save Sharmila!!!! One of the protestors passes on the leaflet that they have been distributing to people to a… Read more »
Amidst the sultry tropical weather, a group of protestors repeatedly shout, “Save Sharmila!!!!
One of the protestors passes on the leaflet that they have been distributing to people to a deranged man who happens to pass by. Shaken by what is written on the leaflet, the deranged man seeks to strike a conversation with the protestors. Initially, seeing the odd looks of the man, some of them laugh at him and teasingly calls out one guy, who happens to be one of the leaders of those protestors, to entertain the deranged man. He, along with a few, decides to take a break from the protracted protest, and have a conversation with the deranged man. As such, they need some rest as they have been shouting for a while and it will be some time before those who have gone in a police vehicle to summit a memorandum to the PM or his office, something that they have never failed to do so each time they organized such a protest during the last decade, return to the protest site.
As they sit down, one of them asks the deranged man, “So, what do you want to know”?
Deranged Man (Henceforth, DM): Why are you supporting Sharmila?
Leader of the protestors (Henceforth, LP): Because Iche Sharmila has been on a fast!
DM: Oh, you support her because she’s been fasting?
The leader continues in all seriousness, “Yes, Iche Sharmila has been fasting for the last 11 years!”
DM: Oh I see! So you are supporting her because she is on a fast?
LP: Yes
DM: Why don’t you ask her to eat; In fact, still better, since you seem to love her so much, why don’t you offer her food, instead of protesting like this?
LP: You mad!? She’s on fast for 11 years!!!!
DM: That’s what…you shouldn’t have allowed her to go hungry for so long?
The deranged man continues, scratching his head as he glances at the leaflet and looks at those protestors.
LP: She has been forced-fed all these years… She won’t eat!
DM: Too bad!
LP: What!!!!?
Taken by surprise, the leader retorts back; the deranged man continues again.
DM: You people love her so much and protesting all these while in this weather and she refuses to eat! I don’t understand. Doesn’t she love you? If she loves you, I think she will start eating food!
The deranged man continues.
Hearing his remark, the protestors look at each other and some of them become visibly perturbed by the remark. One of them says in Meteilon (a dominant language which consists of a group of Manipuri dialects spoken by people in the valley of Manipur as their mother-tongue…like the Mandarin amongst the Chinese), “Masi angaobashi…mathong maram khangdaba…kaothatlu…fujillaga fadouni…mee ushittaba…makok yaodaba” (this mad man has no sense, kick him, it’s better to beat him up…brainless fellow)!
The leader looks at them and says, “Ngaikho… tapthakho…angaobaga maanaraga kei kandoino” (Wait…what you will get if we do that with a mad man”)!
DM: You angry?
LP: Of course not
Being a seasoned leader, with a touch of diplomacy, he smiles as he answers. Then, he looks at his followers with another smile.
DM: So, does she love you people?
LP: Yes, she loves us, why would she fast if she does not love us, the people of Manipur!?
DM: That’s all the more reason for her to call off the fast so that you don’t protest like this in such weather!
One among the protestors menacingly walks towards the deranged man and says, “Shut up!”
LP: Wait!
The leader stops the guy and then looks at the deranged man and continues,
DM: Oh, then you should be fighting against that Act, rather than SUPPORTING HER BECAUSE SHE IS ON FAST!
The leader thinks for a while and answers, “That’s what we are doing”!
DM: But you said, you people are SUPPORTING SHARMILA BECAUSE SHE IS ON A FAST! Didn’t you say that?
The leader looks at the deranged man and his followers. Then he continues.
LP: Yeah…err…but it’s the same thing!
DM: No! How can it be?
LP: What do you mean?
DM: If she decides to call off the fast or something happens to her, what will you do?
The leader shots back, “Then, you will see a civil war if anything happens to her! Government of India will be solely responsible …God forbid, if something bad happens to her!
DM: And Armed Forces Special Powers Act?
TO BE CONTINUED…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : While appreciating the words of support and solidarity extended by the Nagas, Assamese and other North Eastern people, the Just Peace Foundation (JPF) has flayed the Telegraph for its…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : While appreciating the words of support and solidarity extended by the Nagas, Assamese and other North Eastern people, the Just Peace Foundation (JPF) has flayed the Telegraph for its…
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EMA Annual Social Gathering 26th – 28th August, 2011 European Manipuri Association (EMA), UK London, UK: The Annual General Meeting and Social Gathering of the European Manipur Association (EMA) was recently held from the 26th to 28th of August at Margate,… Read more »
EMA Group-Photo
EMA Ladies Group Photo
Beach Football in action
Thouri-Chingbi Contest
Book Exhibition
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : The 30th National Nutrition Week was observed today at Mayang Imphal mini stadium under the aegis of the ICDS Project Imphal West II, Wangoi with Manitron Chairman Dr Kh Ratankumar as…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : The 30th National Nutrition Week was observed today at Mayang Imphal mini stadium under the aegis of the ICDS Project Imphal West II, Wangoi with Manitron Chairman Dr Kh Ratankumar as…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5: Inmates of Sajiwa Central Jail may get the facility of distance learning soon as IGNOU is planning to open a special centre at the jail premises. It was informed by IGNOU Regional…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5: Inmates of Sajiwa Central Jail may get the facility of distance learning soon as IGNOU is planning to open a special centre at the jail premises. It was informed by IGNOU Regional…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : Renowned physician Dr Kh Nabakeshore has been conferred the Rashtriya Chikitsak Ratan Award 2011 (Bharat Health Ratana 2011) for his novel and innovative work in the field of…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5 : Renowned physician Dr Kh Nabakeshore has been conferred the Rashtriya Chikitsak Ratan Award 2011 (Bharat Health Ratana 2011) for his novel and innovative work in the field of…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5:The annual general meeting and social gathering of the European Manipur Association (EMA) was recently held from August 26 to 28 at Margate, one of the most popular seaside holiday…
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IMPHAL, Sep 5:The annual general meeting and social gathering of the European Manipur Association (EMA) was recently held from August 26 to 28 at Margate, one of the most popular seaside holiday…
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Let us hope that Anna comes to Manipur. Manipur will resonate with Anna’s calls of Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Hind. The national tri colour will make… Read more »
Let us hope that Anna comes to Manipur. Manipur will resonate with Anna’s calls of Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Hind. The national tri colour will make our beautiful land, Manipur even more beautiful. Once this happens, most of Manipur’s problems will get solved. It will be interesting to see the reaction of that section of Irom Sharmila supporters who are against the tri colour, Vande Mataram, Jai Hind and Bharat Mata ki Jai. Let us hope they will be mesmerized by Anna to chant with him and change their attitude and outlook & usher in a new era of peace and development in our beautiful state.
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Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958: Manipur Experience
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Imphal, September 04: A collection of book on late Nongmaithem Pahari ‘s songs entitled “ Nungshiba esheigi Kaongamdraba Sur”published by Nongmaithem Pahari Memorial Trust was released today at…
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Imphal, September 04: A collection of book on late Nongmaithem Pahari ‘s songs entitled “ Nungshiba esheigi Kaongamdraba Sur”published by Nongmaithem Pahari Memorial Trust was released today at…
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IMPHAL, Sep 4: Former champion NISA, Thangmeiband maintained its winning streak in the 6th Manipur State League football tournament with a 3-0 rout of USA, Khurai in its fourth match of the…
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IMPHAL, Sep 4: Former champion NISA, Thangmeiband maintained its winning streak in the 6th Manipur State League football tournament with a 3-0 rout of USA, Khurai in its fourth match of the…
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