The Hindutva Movement in Northeast India: Situating Manipur Christian Suffering in Context

Abstract

The civil war that has broken out in Manipur since May 2023 is actually a calculated attack on minority Christian tribal people. Widespread destruction of churches, houses, communities, and tribal peoples’ lives has inflicted deep, widespread, and ongoing suffering among Manipur’s Christians. In addition to bringing relief and a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict, urgent needs include lessons that churches worldwide need to learn from indigenous Christian communities.