I hold the view that if normal people of average intelligence behave as if they have lost their senses, it is because there is a method in their madness. Nothing illustrates this better than the conduct of the government of India while the state of Manipur burns. The BJP holds the reins of government in Delhi and in Imphal, the capital of Manipur. There are channels of communication within the party. There are administrative channels of communication from the governor and the Intelligence Bureau to civil society organisations and the media. What is happening in Manipur is not the occasional...