365 days later, the fires of hatred continue to burn in Manipur

In Manipur, there is division everywhere – in the geography, in the police forces, in the politics, even in conceptions of fairly recent history

A year ago, Manipur began to burn. In these 365 days, 225 people have died, and over 50,000 have been displaced, forced to live away from their homes, afraid to return. In these 365 days, a Lok Sabha election has taken place across its two seats; one of them the only constituency in India that voted in two phases--a measure of just how precarious the situation is. In these 365 days, roughly 6,500 arms and 650,000 pieces of ammunition have

People look at photographs of those who they say have died in ethnic violence at a wall of remembrance in Manipur. (REUTERS)