India: Modi faces no-confidence vote over Manipur conflict

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address lawmakers from the floor of Parliament on Thursday, as his government faces a vote on a no-confidence motion.

The no-confidence motion was set forth by a new grand alliance of India’s opposition parties led by the Congress party.

They have been demanding the prime minister directly address  the bloodshed in northeastern Manipur state.

Modi has mostly remained silent on the violence that broke out early May, with the state…