15/08/2023 10:40 (UTC)

Modi says government in pursuit of peace for India’s troubled northeast

New Delhi, Aug 15 (EFE/EPA).- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that he was working to restore peace in India’s northeast, hit by a wave of months-long ethnic violence that has claimed more than 140 lives and displaced thousands.

"In the last few weeks, Manipur witnessed a wave of violence. Several people lost their lives, and our mothers and sisters were dishonoured,” Modi said as he addressed the country on its 77th Independence Day. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI).

SHOT LIST: INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ADDRESSES THE NATION ON INDEPENDENCE DAY, FROM THE RED FORT IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.

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Date: 15/08/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Politics
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 53 seconds
Reference: 7001288903
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