Patricia Mukhim

Patricia Mukhim

Patricia Mukhim is editor, The Shillong Times and activist. She is a former member, National Security Advisory Board..

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Can Manipur ever trust India again?

The Indian State’s inaction in Manipur is its latest betrayal of the country’s northeast. Long silences speak volumes.

Opinion by Patricia Mukhim
Published On 22 Jul 2023
A Manipur policeman stands guard as members of Meira Paibis, powerful vigilante group of Hindu majority Meitei women, block traffic to check vehicles for members from rival tribal Kuki community, in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Monday, June 19, 2023. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi Thursday, July 20, broke more than two months of his public silence over the deadly ethnic clashes that have marred the country's remote northeast Manipur state, a day after a viral video showed two women being paraded naked by a mob, sparking outrage across the nation. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)