In any province in any part of the world, the back-to-back killings of a serving police officer and an Army personnel would evoke feelings of outrage and anger. But if these violent acts come after four months of continuous ethnic bloodshed, where every period of relative lull has only come to be shattered by an […]
Tag Archives: violence
07
Aug
Aug
A local host to some of the world’s leading multinational firms, Gurugram is the beating heart of India’s new economy, often rivalling the traditional financial capital Mumbai and technological hub Bengaluru, with its entrepreneurial zeal and clutch of start-ups. Yet, last week, a wave of communal clashes caused by administrative laxity and a failure to […]
03
Aug
Aug
Three months ago on this day, ethnic clashes convulsed Manipur, courtesy of a court-proposed tweak to the state’s reservation matrix, and a series of ill-timed decisions of the state government that pried open deep rifts between communities. Since then, the violence that killed nearly 150 people and displaced another 40,000 people has exacted a wrenching […]
24
Jul
Jul
Whenever violence flares up across the country, the first action by governments of all shades is clamping a ban on the internet. Social media and messages over the web do peddle fake news with the potential to destabilise an already delicate situation. But can that be an argument to just unplug the internet? In India, […]
20
Jun
Jun
If there were any doubts about the near-total breakdown of law and order in Manipur over the past six weeks, a clutch of first information reports (FIRs) reported by this newspaper should remove them. These 22 documents, filed from 10 police station areas across four districts — Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Kakching — […]
16
Jun
Jun
For around six weeks, a corner of India has been convulsed by wave upon wave of violence, stoked by decades of simmering tensions between two groups with a long history of acrimony and mistrust, and a raft of miscalculated political moves by a government that clearly underestimated the ethnic animus and the havoc its steps […]
13
Jun
Jun
Continuing violence in West Bengal ahead of the July 8 panchayat polls doesn’t augur well for the elections that function as a barometer of grassroots popularity in a state rocked by allegations of corruption in government recruitment. Since the state election commission (SEC) announced the poll dates last week, clashes have swept through some districts, […]
29
May
May
The eruption of fresh bouts of violence in Manipur is a matter of urgent concern in a region where ethnic faultlines, spanning states, even countries sometimes, often create deep wedges between communities. This vibrant but sensitive part of India, therefore, needs pragmatic and vigilant governance that is alive to the rivalling aspirations of various communities […]
25
May
May
It has been roughly three weeks since ethnic clashes convulsed Manipur and killed 74 people, but there are no signs that the tensions are abating. Just this week, violence flared up in two regions – including in a district that was relatively peaceful during the worst phase of the riots – showing deep distrust continues […]