Publication

A crisis of security has unfolded in Manipur state, India - a crisis because it raises questions larger than what normally come under the rubric of ‘law and order’ that generally characterizes the country's northeastern states. The author argues that the boldness to face, not suppress, these questions even after the agitations subside, is of prime importance to ensure that severe unrest does not recur and threaten the basic tenets of governance and democracy and consequently, nation-building itself.