India, Sept. 14 -- Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's first trip to Manipur since ethnic violence engulfed the state 28 months ago offers a chance for the region to move forward from over two years of discord and establish a new paradigm of peace. The seeds of the violence were first led by the unilateral actions of the then state government to withdraw from a tripartite accord and further actions by former chief minister N Biren Singh that were seen by the Kuki-Zo communities as partisan. The high court's decision on Scheduled Tribe reservation lit this powder keg, widening chasms between communities and demolishing law and order. Key to this strife was the loss of faith of the common citizen in the impartiality of the state and its abi...