Peace 'unlikely' as protests rage against planned elevation of Indian tribe | The World

The death toll from ethnic clashes in India’s remote north-east has passed 50, while thousands have fled the region. Thousands of soldiers have descended on Manipur to restore order, as tribal groups protest against a plan to elevate the tribe status of the Meitei people by the central government.

Kham Khan Suan Hausing is a political science professor at the University of Hyderabad. He says the conflict has been a long time coming.