India, Sept. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur is being planned, according to reports, amid his scheduled visits to Assam and Mizoram on September 13 this month. His visit carries enormous significance considering Prime Minister Modi's astounding silence for more than two years since the ethnic conflict erupted in Manipur in May 2023, except for rare occasions when he was compelled by the opposition in the Parliament to speak on the issue.

Prime Minister Modi and his BJP party, as well as its affiliates, have long been viewed as soft on the Meitei ethnic community, constituting the majority ethnic group of Manipur, in their role towards instigating the violence against the Kuki community, the second largest minority e...