Meitei
How Manipur’s ethnic violence ripped a queer friendship apart
The collapse of a deep Meitei–Kuki friendship shows how Manipur’s nascent queer movement is fraying, threatening its hard-won gains in the violence-torn Indian state
Schulu Duo | Oct 31, 2023
Women’s bodies, disinformation and nationalism in Manipur
Sexual violence in conflict has a long and terrible history – and its combination with disinformation and nationalism in Manipur makes for an especially ominous mix
Laxmi Murthy | Aug 07, 2023
Beyond ethnicity and territoriality
The standoff in Manipur demonstrates the evolving politics of ethnic exclusionism in the Indian Northeast, and New Delhi’s collusion in the process.
Yengkhom Jilangamba | Jul 01, 2010
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