India, April 21 -- Manipur has been on the edge lately over a recent incident involving the deaths of two children - siblings - in a suspected bomb attack, an incident which sparked fresh unrest and a security clampdown in the region.

Manipur has remained tense since May 2023 after a high court order sparked a deadly ethnic violence episode between Meiti and Kuki communities. While reports of violence decreased in 2025 after unrest for three years, the status of peace in the state remains fragile.

The now-revoked Manipur high court order of May 2023 granted Meiti community certain benefits, including land ownership in protected areas and quotas in government jobs.

A suspected rocket strike on a house killed a five-year-old boy and his ...