NITIN GOKHALE, Security and Strategic Studies editor at NDTV calls for fixing Manipur’s broken socio-political landscape even as New Delhi embarks on an enhanced Look East policy with Myanmar.
In his op ed in Gateway House, “Look to Manipur before looking East”, he states that the economic blockades that have been imposed by the various communities in support of their socio-political demands had succeeded in choking off the supply chain of the already isolated region and creating artificial shortages of food items and petroleum products, crippling normal life for Manipuris while not achieving much politically.
He advocates a recognition of the importance of Manipur that shares about a 400km border with Myanmar as a key node in India’s Look East policy and the Manipuri border town of Moreh as a potential export center from India to ASEAN even as New Delhi seizes the moment to enhance trade and cultural ties with Naypyidaw. He states that both New Delhi and Imphal had to ensure a solution to the long-standing ethnic insurgencies and overcome apathy and indifference.
In his op ed in Gateway House, “Look to Manipur before looking East”, he states that the economic blockades that have been imposed by the various communities in support of their socio-political demands had succeeded in choking off the supply chain of the already isolated region and creating artificial shortages of food items and petroleum products, crippling normal life for Manipuris while not achieving much politically.
He advocates a recognition of the importance of Manipur that shares about a 400km border with Myanmar as a key node in India’s Look East policy and the Manipuri border town of Moreh as a potential export center from India to ASEAN even as New Delhi seizes the moment to enhance trade and cultural ties with Naypyidaw. He states that both New Delhi and Imphal had to ensure a solution to the long-standing ethnic insurgencies and overcome apathy and indifference.
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