Narendra Modi should visit Manipur before he goes to Ukraine on Aug 23. The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Manipur is as much as in Ukraine and moreover it pertains to our own people. What credentials does Modi have to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict when he cannot find a solution to a domestic issue like Manipur. When Modi went to Moscow last the Russians just the previous day had escalated the conflict by bombing Kiev and hitting a children's hospital. Similarly Modi is going to Ukraine now when there is an upsurge in fighting between Ukraine and Russia. Thus Modi's visit is a feel-good initiative for all sides and nothing much is likely to be achieved. Why should India be used as a pawn in a play between two far off countries. Let us be bothered about what is happening in India and in our neighbouring countries. Modi and the BJP have been overly critical of Nehru because they claimed he gave more importance to world affairs than those within India. So now is Modi not doing the same thing by going to Ukraine when Manipur is burning.
