{"id":62065,"date":"2025-09-05T11:09:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=62065"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:11:26","slug":"manipur-violence-revised-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/manipur-violence-revised-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur Violence &#8211; Centre Signs Revised Pact for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Manipur Violence Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre has signed a <\/span><b>revised Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tightening monitoring norms and relocating camps to restore peace in Manipur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipur, plagued by <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/violence-in-manipur\/#:~:text=The%20violence%20in%20Manipur%20was,tribal%20groups%20and%20the%20Meiteis.\" target=\"_blank\">ethnic violence<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the <\/span><b>Meitei<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Kuki-Zo communities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since May 2023, has witnessed a major policy development with the Centre announcing a revised <\/span><b>Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s scheduled visit to the state, marking the government\u2019s most significant step to restore peace and stability.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new pact seeks to tighten oversight of cadres, relocate militant camps, and ensure compliance with the constitutional framework while opening channels for dialogue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Free Movement and Confidence-Building Measures<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre claimed that Kuki civil society groups had agreed to allow <\/span><b>free movement along National Highway-02<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a vital lifeline for commuters and essential goods in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This move was seen as the beginning of normalcy, but the <\/span><b>Kuki-Zo Council (KZC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issued clarifications stating that the highway had never been officially blocked and that its appeal was limited to the Kangpokpi district stretch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the government portrayed the development as an agreement on \u201cfree movement,\u201d Kuki groups insisted that <\/span><b>buffer zones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between Meitei and Kuki areas would continue to be respected, highlighting persistent mistrust and the fragility of peace.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About The SoO Pact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new SoO pact was signed on <\/span><b>September 4, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, between the <\/span><b>Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Government of Manipur, and <\/span><b>24 Kuki-Zo insurgent groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the umbrellas of the <\/span><b>Kuki National Organisation (KNO)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>United People\u2019s Front (UPF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key Features of the Revised Pact:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stricter Monitoring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A <\/span><b>Joint Monitoring Group (JMG)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by the Manipur Principal Secretary (Home) will conduct physical verification of cadres, maintain detailed lists, and ensure removal of foreign nationals allegedly present in Kuki camps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Relocation of Camps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The pact mandates reducing the number of designated camps to <\/span><b>six each<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for KNO and UPF, relocating them away from highways, populated areas, and the Myanmar border.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Financial Transparency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cadres will receive stipends only through <\/span><b>Aadhaar-linked bank accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring payments are restricted to those physically verified at camps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Restrictions on Activities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Groups are barred from recruiting new cadres, carrying weapons outside camps, associating with other armed outfits, or engaging in offensive operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Respect for Constitution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The preamble emphasises that all signatories must <\/span><b>abide by the Constitution of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and respect the <\/span><b>territorial integrity of Manipur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Political and Security Dimensions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The signing of the pact has raised concerns among civil society groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Zomi Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, based in Churachandpur, rejected the KZC\u2019s claim of representation, arguing that it does not legitimately represent the Zo people.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reflects deeper divisions within Kuki-Zo society and complicates negotiations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Meiteis, relocation of camps from valley-fringe areas to the hills addresses a long-standing demand, as these camps were allegedly used to launch attacks in the valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simultaneously, Naga groups such as the <\/span><b>United Naga Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have voiced their displeasure over exclusion from talks, and have even threatened a <\/span><b>trade embargo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in response to the border fencing issue with Myanmar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Path Towards a Political Settlement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revised SoO pact is designed as a <\/span><b>confidence-building framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It will be followed by a <\/span><b>tripartite dialogue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the Centre, the Manipur government, and Kuki groups to pave the way for a <\/span><b>negotiated political settlement within the Constitution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parallelly, the Centre is working with other insurgent groups such as the <\/span><b>United National Liberation Front (UNLF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for whom designated camps are being set up. This signals a wider attempt to bring insurgent movements under a structured peace process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source :<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/revised-soo-pact-with-kuki-zo-groups-requires-them-to-get-aadhaar-cards\/article70013541.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/political-pulse\/kukis-agree-to-free-movement-ahead-of-pm-narendra-modi-manipur-visit-10229875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of India has signed a revised Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo groups, to counter Manipur violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":62107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[60,2521,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-62065","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-mains-articles","9":"tag-manipur-violence","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}