Manipur Gets New Governor But Absentee PM and 'Invisible Hand' Behind Violence Remain; Hindutva Hate Targets Christmas

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There is an “invisible hand fuelling violence in Manipur”, former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Siddharth Mridul said today, perhaps the first time someone at that level has verbalised a perception widely shared across the beleaguered state. “Whose hand is it is not clear to me yet. There could be a number of factors at play,”

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