Predicament of Manipur: The road ahead

With its immense potential, Manipur deserved to be the crown jewel of India. However, it has become a victim of its history as well as its geography and this paper examines the major problems in Manipur. Insurgency has emerged as the biggest threat to Manipur; it has the largest number of insurgent groups compared to anywhere else in India. The proximity to the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia has made Manipur a centre of drug trade. The fissures of inter-tribal dynamics within the social structure of Manipur and juxtaposed within the question of Greater Nagalim, pose a challenge to the existence of Manipur as well. This paper brings together possible solutions that can help Manipur achieve success against the multitude of problems that it faces today. It seeks to explain that the solutions are not administrative alone but social as well.