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KIM backs KNO and UPF in talks with the Central Government.

KIM demands a Union Territory for Kuki-Zo people.

Ethnic conflict in Manipur drives KIM's demands.

The apex body of the Kuki tribes, Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), on Sunday, December 12 issued a statement endorsing the stand of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF) in their ongoing dialogue with the Central Government, reiterating that a separate administrative arrangement remains the only viable path to lasting peace and security for the Kuki-Zo people.

In its statement, KIM commended the KNO and UPF for maintaining a consistent and firm position on the long-standing demand for a Union Territory with a legislature, describing it as a reflection of the collective will, aspiration

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