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Manipur on the boil
Most Manipuris only want the right to live in peace and with dignity, writes Siddharth Varadarajan after a visit to the northeastern State where the death of a young woman has sparked a popular protest.

A visible symbol of Manipuri hurt
By S.V.

SPREAD OVER 200 acres in the heart of Imphal, no place is more important than Kangla fort in Meitei cosmology. The pride with which Manipuris speak of the 2000 years of history present at Kangla quickly dissolves into anger at the continuing ...

More than just Manorama
By S.V.

A LESSER man would have become cynical by now but not C. Upendra. An indefatigable casualty of the Indian legal expedient known as the `Commission of Inquiry', he is now heading his 10th judicial commission — an inquiry into the ...

It's the Centre's call
The Central Government is stepping gingerly in dealing with the situation, says Vinay Kumar.

The insurgents and their moves
By S.V.

AN ESTIMATED 19 insurgent groups that are active in Manipur to varying degrees. Of these, the most important Meitei outfits are the People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), ...

CAPITAL TALK
Not shining but not in darkness either
By Inder Malhotra

There have been occasions in the past when the country has had to celebrate Independence Day in a sombre mood. In 1984, for instance, the Red Fort ceremony and related festivities were preceded by Operation Blue Star and followed by ...

Reforming the United Nations
By Amit Baruah

India has been able to build up strategic alliances with key international players as it advances towards the goal of entering the United Nations' Security Council as a permanent member. On Thursday evening, the External Affairs Minister, ...

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