Government holds meeting with Meitei-Kuki groups on Manipur conflict resolution

Central government mediates peace talks between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to restore normalcy after ethnic violence.

The Centre, on Saturday (April 5, 2025), held a meeting with representatives of Manipur’s warring Meitei and Kuki communities, in an effort to bring a lasting peace in the restive state.

Sources said the meeting was held as part of the Central Government’s initiatives to find an amicable solution to the ongoing conflict between the two communities, which began on May 2023.

“The meeting was aimed at enhancing trust and cooperation between the Meiteis and Kukis and finding a roadmap to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur,” sources said. “The discussions also stressed maintaining law and order and facilitating reconciliation between the two communities,” they said.

A six-member Meitei delegation comprising representatives from the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) and the Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) attended the meeting.

The Kuki delegation comprised about nine representatives. The Central Government interlocutors included A.K. Mishra, a retired special director of the Intelligence Bureau.

During a debate on Manipur in the Lok Sabha on Thursday (April 3, 2025), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Ministry of Home Affairs had held discussions with the representatives of the Meitei and the Kuki communities in the past.

He said separate meetings were also conducted with different organisations from both the communities.