| Subject: | Political Science |
| Title: | The Evolution of Identity Politics in Manipur and Northeast India: From Assertion to Polarisation |
| Author(s): | Amom Rohen Singh |
| Published on: | 30th December 2025 |
| Published by: | Lyceum India |
| Name of the Journal: | Lyceum India Journal of Social Sciences |
| ISSN/E-ISSN: | 3048-6513 |
| Volume & Issue: | Volume: 2, Issue: 7 |
| Pages: | 149-156 |
| Original DOI (if any): | 10.5281/zenodo.18052190 |
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| Abstract: | Identity politics in Northeast India initially emerged as a form of resistance to colonial authority and as a demand for recognition within the postcolonial Indian state. Over time, however, these ethnic-based identity politics has increasingly become a source of inter-tribal and inter-community conflict. The nationalist movements of different communities, which initially articulated demands for autonomy, sovereignty or complete secession vis-à-vis the Indian state now appear to have narrowed down into forms of ethnic-based identity politics and mobilization. |
| Keywords: | Identity politics, Ethnic mobilisation, Manipuri identity, Naga nationalism, Kuki nationalism |
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