{"product_id":"shooting-the-sun-why-manipur-was-engulfed-by-violence-and-the-government-remained-silent-paperback","title":"Shooting the Sun Why Manipur Was Engulfed by Violence and the Government Remained Silent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNandita Haksar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ethnic clashes that broke out in Manipur in May 2023 were ostensibly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edue to Kuki opposition to the demand by the dominant Meiteis for Scheduled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTribe status. Kukis, and other tribal groups, claim that this would eat into their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeagre entitlements. In turn, the Kukis as a group have been branded 'illegal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimmigrants', blamed for the proliferation of poppy cultivation, and accused of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'narcoterrorism'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflicts between ethnic groups are not new in Manipur. But the violence in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2023, which killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands, was shocking for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe sheer viciousness on display. Any effort to find explanations to this conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonly throws up more questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is there such anger in the people of the state? Is this a religious or an ethnic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econflict? Why were the police and paramilitary forces-of which huge numbers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare deployed in Manipur-unable to stop the violence? What role did chauvinist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeitei organizations like Arambai Tenggol play in the violence? Why did it take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseveral months for India's national leadership to break their silence on the issue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there really a problem of illegal immigration into Manipur from Myanmar?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho are the Kuki-Zo people? Are they to blame for the drug menace in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estate, as claimed by the Meiteis? What have the state and central governments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edone to prevent drug trafficking in the region? Does anyone benefit from what is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappening?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this urgent book, Nandita Haksar explores with clarity and insight, and also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecourage, a complex geopolitical problem, exposing the hypocrisy of identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitics in Manipur, never losing sight of those that have suffered-and continue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto suffer-the most in this conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752490696992,"sku":"9789354477034","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb34d88f825f72c4650ba31227c04952.webp?v=1779997138","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shooting-the-sun-why-manipur-was-engulfed-by-violence-and-the-government-remained-silent-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}