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A farmer walks past security personnel at a paddy field in Imphal West, in India's northeastern state of Manipur on July 19, 2026, after cultivation disrupted by ongoing ethnic conflict resumed under tight security. (AFP)

Manipur protesters demand migrant checks before India’s 2027 census

Protesters in India’s conflict-hit Manipur demand a citizen registry before the 2027 census, saying undocumented migrants could alter population figures and future political representation.

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Locals clash with Indian security forces in Manipur. (File Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Hostage crisis and economic shutdown in India’s Manipur

The unrest follows the abduction of dozens of members of the minority Kuki and Naga communities during recent ethnic violence in the state.

May 19, 2026

An ambulance rides past a security vehicle positioned in the middle of a road, during a curfew in Imphal on June 9, 2025. Riven by ethnic tensions, Manipur in India's northeast imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security

In India's smoldering ethnic war, fresh arrests deepen Manipur's wounds

The arrests come as Manipur's hill-dwelling Kuki-Zo people — predominantly Christian tribal communities — continue to bear the heaviest cost of a conflict India has struggled to contain or explain to the outside world.

February 18, 2026