No Medicine, No Peace: Inside Manipur’s Brutal Conflict

No Medicine, No Peace: Inside Manipur’s Brutal Conflict | NL Hafta

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Tune into the NL Hafta: https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/18/hafta-598-from-anna-to-sonam-wangchuk-can-a-protest-survive-without-an-ideology Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://pages.razorpay.com/nlsm On this Hafta segment, the panel unpacks the seemingly never-ending ethnic conflict in Manipur that is now stretching into its fourth year. What began as a violent Meitei-Kuki conflict over reservation and tribal-status questions has pulled in the Nagas too, complicating a landscape already crowded with armed factions, “suspension of operations” groups, and an unresolved Naga peace process dating back to the 2015 framework agreement with the Centre. Author Samrat Chaudhary, who has written extensively on the Northeast, describes a state carved into communally controlled zones where blockades choke off medicine, fuel, and even infant formula. Rinchen Norbu argues that the Modi government has failed on two fronts: internal security and honest mediation. Referencing the status of the unresolved Naga peace process, he also points to the Centre’s silence on a Kuki demand for Union Territory status and the formation of a coalition government that papers over deep communal fractures. Samrat also reflects on why northeastern stories struggle for space in national media, recalling being told a Manipur story mattered as much as one from Papua New Guinea. Abhinandan Sekhri, meanwhile, addresses the severe challenge local journalists face in reporting impartially due to ground-level hostility. He also emphasises the vital role of subscriber-funded, independent journalism in covering underreported regions citing Newslaundry’s earlier reporting on Manipur. Finally, to defend against 29 active court cases involving over 250 hearings, Abhinandan appealed for 500 recurring subscribers to help cover mounting legal expenses without draining resources away from reporting. Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://pages.razorpay.com/nlsm Join the NL-TNM Book Club: https://www.newslaundry.com/book-club Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61PEo0QeacOqU9vr2k Download the accessible Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry

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