Is Manipur unsafe for outsiders who work there?

Safety and Security - Local Travel - East and North East India We advise against all travel in Manipur and against all but essential travel to Imphal. If you plan to travel to Imphal then do so only by air. There is a risk from insurgent groups, mainly in rural areas. read more

I read The Outsiders when I was a teenager fifty years ago. Because you asked this it made me want to go back and read it again. At the time I found the story very compelling and I could relate to it, but now I remember almost nothing except the feeling it gave me. Thanks for asking the question. read more

There are no estimates about the number of non-Manipuris in the state of 2.7 million people. A large number of people from other Indian states are working in Manipur as daily wage earners, besides many are doing business and are employed in private companies and educational institutions. read more

Tinsukia and Dibrugarh have been particularly targeted as there are large clusters of migrants who are easy to identify. While "a cop cannot be provided to every man", Assam will give migrant-specific security for fear of an embarrassing exodus of migrants in case ULFA managed to inflict further bloodbaths. read more