Kolkata, Sept. 13 -- The countdown has begun.

The much-awaited Manipur trip is set to finally see the light of the day today in some time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inundated with acerbic salvos for ignoring the violence-hit state has a lot at stake vis-a-vis his sojourn.

Leave aside the social angle, politically the trip will sound the poll bugle in the state under the President's rule.

Elections in Manipur may not happen in the near future despite repeated clarion calls.The delicate Kuki-Meitei acrimony isn't yet a thing of the past despite some signs of 'ceasefire' read by optimists.

Yet efforts should be put in to prevent Manipur from becoming another Jammu & Kashmir.If you have been following developments in the state, people...