Opinion: Delimitation Is An Opportunity For Centre To Address Manipur’s Unresolved Ethnic Concerns 

Security personnel keep vigil following the imposition of President's rule in Manipur last month.

Source : PTI

On March 17, the Supreme Court of India granted the Centre a three-month time frame to conduct a delimitation exercise in the northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The apex court had previously raised concerns over the delay in carrying out the delimitation process despite the presidential order in 2020. This order had taken back the 2008 presidential orders deferring the delimitation exercises in these four states. Back then, the four states raised concerns