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Surveys by GSI (Geological Survey of India) in #Manipur has reported finding of Nickel, copper and Platinum Group Elements ( PGE )/Platinum Group Metals apart from Malachite, Azurite and Magnetite....Well known private companies with close links to the ruling party are interested in getting mining rights. The hill inhabitants would have to helplessly watch the hill and mountain tops being sliced off and monstrous mining equipments tear into it's belly and pull out their boo

Well known private companies with close links to the ruling party are interested in getting mining rights. The hill inhabitants would have to helplessly watch the hill and mountain tops being sliced off and monstrous mining equipments tear into it's belly and pull out their booty

Surveys by GSI (Geological Survey of India) in #Manipur has reported finding of Nickel, copper and Platinum Group Elements ( PGE )/Platinum Group Metals aptyt from Malachite, Azurite and Magnetite.

This lies under the earth strata of the hills which is the home to tribals for 1000s of years.

89% of the land in #Manipur are hills. The precious minerals are in that territory. This is the home of the tribals.

Well known private companies with close links to the ruling party are interested in getting mining rights. The hill inhabitants would have to helplessly watch the hill and mountain tops being sliced off and monstrous mining equipments tear into it's belly and pull out their booty... ..Somewhere deep beneath the ethnic violence that we see, is yet another untold story of precious metals, minerals, Mining lobby, political benefits.

MANIPUR’S ’S IMPLOSION WILL HURT THE INDIA STORY https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/manipurs-implosion-will-hurt-the-india-story-101690034526283.html By Avinash Paliwal Jul 22, 2023 - Hindusthan Times

Manipur, and the rest of the Northeast, are central to India, and state collapse there is already hurting the India story. Any approach to resolve this cannot be driven by narrow electoral calculations.

The BJP’s error has been to confuse electoral dominance emanating from such pragmatic arrangements with ideological and political hegemony. The moment the BJP’s Manipur branch under chief minister N Biren Singh pushed the Meitei agenda of demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to win more resources for this community at the cost of Zo-Kuki interests, the arrangement collapsed. Even in the illicit drug sector, which is connected to regional electoral finance, cross-community cartels began colliding violently to retain monopolies over cross-border routes, products, and suppliers...

In the past, the Congress let Manipur down by its divisive tactics and fostering a political economy dominated by dependencies on central grants and cross-border smuggling. The BJP today has failed Manipur by overplaying its assimilationist hand without altering such toxic dependencies.

r. The fact that the conflict is being framed around an attack on Christian minorities could mobilise new constituencies in western capitals. But there are more serious, practical security-strategic concerns too. With an ongoing military standoff with China, New Delhi can ill-afford state collapse and extreme social polarisation in a northeastern border state.  societal fracture offers a ripe ground for covert interventionism by India’s regional adversaries...

The possibility of China and Pakistan’s interference to exacerbate India’s domestic faultlines has always lingered in this region.

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To The Point Witrh Preeti Choudhry: Meiteis Vs Kukis- The Ethnic Fault Lines! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yje8jQ4Tff0 India Today 21.7.23
Manipur, which was slowly limping back to a sense of normalcy, is once again gripped with tension after a May 4 video surfaced on social video platforms, showing two women being paraded naked by dozens of men. The video emerged on social media late Wednesday night. The women in the video belonged to one of the warring communities in the hill state. The mob also allegedly gang-raped one of the women and her brother was killed when he tried to intervene.

Collapse of Governance in Manipur -Senior Journalist Patricia Mukhim on Manipur conflict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGOi3RaSAA The News Minute Jul 21, 2023 
The nation is grappling with shock and outrage as a distressing video emerges, capturing the harrowing sight of two women being paraded naked on the streets of B Phainom village, Manipur, by a mob of men. The visuals reveal a deeply disturbing act of public humiliation, coupled with the horrifying reality of the women enduring sexual assault during this ordeal. The incident, which took place on May 4, only came to light after 77 days. A Zero First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by Saikul police in Kangpokpi district on May 18. The FIR has charged "800 to 1000 unknown miscreants" with rape and murder, yet to date, only four arrest has been made. Demands for answers from Prime Minister Modi have grown louder from the opposition, as his silence persisted for 79 days on the Manipur issue. Though the Prime Minister has finally addressed the video of the women being paraded naked, he remains reticent on the overall situation in Manipur. In an interview with TNM's Shabbir Ahmed, Patricia Mukhim, Senior Journalist and Editor of The Shillong Times, highlights the plight of the people and balmes the apparent collapse of governance in Manipur under the leadership of Chief Minister Biren Sight, as the nation seeks justice and accountability.

Manipur Violence and Hindu Response | Why is Government Silent? | RSN Singh and Sanjay Dixit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPRajcLIfo The Jaipur Dialogues Jul 4, 2023 
Manipur is wracked with violence. Reasons are many, ranging from historical to infiltration, evangelisation and tribal expansion. Col. RSN Singh joins Sanjay Dixit to discuss the causes and remedies. clash of civilisations?