Luwang Meitei Khamba
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In the future, if another major conflict erupts along ethnic lines, another assault on the united political idea of Manipur, the question to the political leadership will not be, ��Were you unaware of this sinister plan?” but rather, “Why didn’t you anticipate it and act early to
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You don’t know what you’re talking about, do you?
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Food for thought 💭 Thou shalt not innocently assume that corruption thrives only within the political circle. Politicians, if tainted, can be kicked out from the office by the public every five years. But what about the bureaucrats, engineers and other high-ranking officials
CBI conducted searches at the office and residential premises of Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), Regional Office, Guwahati, who was arrested by the CBI on 14 October
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#WATCH | In Bihar’s Kishanganj, Tausif Alam, candidate of Asaduddin Owaisi’s party AIMIM, hosted a biryani feast for supporters ahead of filing his nomination. Supporters turned up in large numbers - and soon, videos of a “biryani rush” went viral on social media.
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In Manipur, there are four types of public intellectuals (journalists included, why not): 1. The Ignorant Master: Completely ignorant, possessing a shallow knowledge of everything and yet speak as if they are the ‘master of the universe’. 2. The Manipulative Scholar: Learned
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Bihar politics is one of the most intriguing in the country. Casual fights, rebellions, betrayals and sudden alliances happen with such ease. You don’t just watch Bihar politics; you study it, like a course in strategic political survival.✊🏼
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Weaponizing weakness? Since the eruption of the ethnic conflict between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo (remember this very nomenclature ‘Kuki-Zo’ was coined only in 2023) in Manipur in 2023, the most sought-after political currency has not been strength but weakness. Both the Meiteis and
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Once you need to qualify justice, it’s no longer justice; it’s theatre.
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…the occupational hazard of holding public office is that, no matter how hard you try to explain your version of something, it is not always a guarantee that it would be heard.
When good intentions fail in politics Even though Biren Singh’s works and intentions have, most of the time, been sincere, the battle of perception is a different kind of war, one that sincerity alone cannot win. On February 9, 2025, in his resignation letter, he underlined five
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Triggered Generation This generation is not defined by age. It is defined by how people interact with and use social media. When boredom strikes, scrolling through social media is no longer enough, people now dive into the comments, read the arguments and get triggered. That
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Henceforth, fragmented politics based on ethnicity? Nagas in Manipur, more or less, have gravitated towards the NPF. And now, the Kuki-Zo will inevitably move towards forming or rallying behind an ethnocentric party of their own. But remember, no matter how passionately some
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ZRO welcoming Muivah Rewind the clock back to the year of early 1990s. When Kuki-Naga conflict took place, Kukis and Zomis viewed each other with great suspicion. The huge inflow of Kukis into Churachandpur was not wholeheartedly welcomed by the Paite-led Zomis. It went to the
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Recycled propaganda. Recycled narrative.
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In the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha election, 2024, voting patterns across constituencies revealed striking regional contrasts. In the 10 assembly constituencies where the Kuki-Zo community has a strong presence, the following figures stand out: 👉🏻 In southern Manipur, comprising the
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The great waiting game.⏳
How long can the Kuki-Zo cling to a broken and impossible cause? The Kuki-Zo demand for a separate administration is increasingly hitting a political and administrative dead end. Since 2023, the Government of India has consistently reiterated its unwavering stance on Manipur’s
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Debates, talks and ideals don’t stand a chance when the tsunami of worldly goods and services powered by cold hard cash floods the streets and the leikais six months before the state assembly elections. In a battle where winner takes all, there is no way, serious candidates will
Recall, K. Ranjt Singh, the incumbent Congress MLA from Sugnu AC was elected on a BJP ticket in the year 2000. And in 2002, he jumped to INC and since then he has never lost an election. Is that party-driven politics or is that personality-driven politics? I have been saying,
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