Opinion Piece
Rule of law collapses in Manipur: The deterioration of the rule of law in Manipur and its near total collapse today is not unpredictable. To say that governance in Manipur has failed completely is also no exaggeration. The mere presence of government machinery with all the trappings of power does not mean anything if it fails to deliver. In Manipur, the government simply exists to carry out perfunctory duties. It has lost the drive to govern because its preoccupation is not unlike that of the non-state actors, which is to make money. Here is a state where you see a happy co-existence and a convergence of interests between state and non-state actors. However, the proliferation of non-state groups to the point where you lose count of the numbers also means that the share of the pie gets smaller everyday. In that case, government funds alone do not suffice to meets the needs of these groups. They encroach into other semi-state and non-state establishments. The commercial space is inflicte...