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The influx of Myanmar refugees has generated diverse responses in India’s Northeastern States. Photo: Special Arrangement Northeast India has experienced prolonged spells of insurgency. However, over the past few decades, large parts of the region have remained free of insurgencies. This relative peace has allowed for the operationalisation of massive infrastructure projects. But, as the violence in Manipur attests, the gains made are experiencing increasing stress because of the political developments in Myanmar.The military coup in Myanmar in February 2021 has encountered widespread disapproval from the people of that country. The civil disobedience movement against military rule subsequently evolved into armed resistance by the People’s Defence Forc...

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre has finally done the inevitable by imposing President’s Rule in Manipur on February 13, after dragging its feet for over 21 months, and four days after N. Biren Singh resigned as Chief Minister. The change in political gear stems not from the BJP’s first-order-of-preference, but as an escape route to avoid an imminent fall of its government and an impending constitutional crisis in the State. However, this crisis, along with the belated imposition of President’s Rule, presents both challenges and opportunities for the BJP-led central government and for various stakeholders in Manipur’s violence to restore normalcy and establish trust and legitimacy in the Indian State and its institutions.The BJP’s last resort to President’s Rule to avert ...

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Myanmar, Manipur, and strained borders

President’s Rule and the road ahead