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As ethnic violence rages on in Manipur, Indian government accused of looking the other way

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Indian Prime Minister Modi hopes to secure a third term in elections now underway. He's promising voters a rising, united India. But in India's northeast, a state is at war with itself. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands displaced and the government is accused of looking the other way. Zeba Warsi reports with support from the Unity Productions Foundation. A warning, some details are disturbing. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Indian Prime Minister Norengra Modi hopes to secure a third term in elections that are now underway.

0:06.5

His promise, a rising United India.

0:09.5

But in India's northeast, a state is at war with itself. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands are displaced,

0:16.6

and the central government is accused of looking the other way.

0:20.0

Producer Zebavarsi got rare access to the deeply divided state of Manapur,

0:25.0

and a warning, some details in her report are disturbing.

0:31.0

It feels like a militarized border between two warring countries, but it's a road

0:35.2

between two districts and an Indian state. Across 40 miles we crossed a dozen

0:41.0

checkpoints controlled by Indian security forces and civilian militias.

0:45.2

To reach the Christian minority stronghold Chura Chandpur.

0:49.2

Our fathers and forefathers lived together in Manipur, but the ethnic conflict in Manipur has been so

0:57.0

sudden. 31-year-old Ichand Lungen-Lal is a

1:05.0

Christian of the minority Kuki-Lulunen-Lal, a Christian of the minority cookie tribe.

1:08.0

They fell in love as teenagers.

1:10.0

Their youngest daughter is six-year-old Lam Koolhing.

1:15.0

We could not spend even one day apart.

1:18.0

It felt like a love straight out of a movie.

1:20.0

It was difficult for us to spend any time away from each other.

1:24.0

They did not consider themselves Star Crossed, but their love story ended when

1:29.0

Manipur's fault lines cracked.

1:31.0

I spoke to him and asked how is the situation right now.

1:37.2

He responded and said the situation has become tense now.

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