India, Jan. 14 -- Representatives of Suspension of Operations (SoO) groups, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), and Kuki-Zo Members of the Legislative Assembly held a joint meeting in Guwahati on Monday, reiterating their demand for a separate Union Territory with Legislature for the Kuki-Zo people and setting clear political conditions for any future government formation in Manipur.

The meeting began with a review of the prevailing political and security situation in the region, referencing the formal political demand submitted in September 2023. Participants recalled the prolonged ethnic violence faced by the Kuki-Zo community over the past year, alleged targeted attacks, and what they described as a de facto demographic and administrative sepa...