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Ethnic Clashes Roiling Manipur Pose Test for India’s Modi
Inter-communal clashes have erupted in India’s Manipur state, near Myanmar.
- In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Praveen Donthi delves into what caused the unrest and what New Delhi could do to stop it.
What happened?
At least 150 people have been killed in clashes between the Meitei and Kuki ethnic groups that have engulfed India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, on the border with Myanmar.
The violence broke out in Churachandpur, a town just south of the state capital Imphal, on 3 May, following a Kuki-led tribal solidarity march in ten of the state’s sixteen districts.
As the Meitei organised counter-protests and…