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After Israel’s nod, this 6,000-member ‘lost tribe’ gets ready to leave India
Bnei Menashe, settled in parts of Manipur and Mizoram, have been officially recognised by Israel, paving the way for formal citizenship, settlement and a new life in the country for its nearly 6,000 members still living in India
On the ground report: How Mizoram became entry point for mercenaries headed to Myanmar
Across the Northeast state’s border, resistance groups fighting the Myanmar junta claim they have received training from former soldiers belonging to countries like UK and US. The Mizoram CM recently said that these foreigners had used his state to cross over into the neighbouring country. TOI travelled to the Chin state of Myanmar on their trail
‘Solution to Manipur will have to be political…come from the Centre’
Reticent and media shy, Mizoram CM Zoramthanga (in the centre in the image above) answers questions about Manipur’s ethnic strife, the Mizo unification goal and Uniform Civil Code. The three-time CM and Mizoram National Front president heads into state elections to the 40-member assembly later this year