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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th independence day.

    The state has witnessed violent clashes which broke out in May between the majority Meitei group and the tribal Kuki minority.

    A viral video of an attack in May when two Kuki women were paraded naked by Meitei men shortly after their village was razed sparked outrage and made global headlines.

    In his independence day speech, the prime minister referred to recent reports that said that India had overtaken China to be the world’s most populous country with 1.4 billion people.

    His claim though is being questioned as India’s middle and lower classes, who make up the bulk of the population, have been hit by skyrocketing prices for essentials in recent months.And official data released on Monday showed retail inflation at a 15-month high of 7.44% in July on the back of a surge in prices of vegetables, cereals and pulses.

    The prime minister also touched up the “unimaginable crisis” caused by natural calamities in several states this year.


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