Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-awaited visit to the Northeast marks both a political statement and a humanitarian gesture, even if it comes rather late

It was a long-awaited trip to the Northeast that the Prime Minister undertook to assuage the feelings of people torn apart by a bloody ethnic war that killed hundreds and left many homeless, as the state of Manipur plunged into anarchy and burned for months. Coming two years after the ethnic clashes between the Meitei majority and the largely Christian Kuki community left more than 260 dead and tens of thousands displaced, the visit was not just ceremonial — it was symbolic of the Centre’s renewed commitment to restore peace and rebuild lives in a state scarred by violence.

During his visit  Prime........

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