evidence: We started off early in the morning from Imphal and within 30 minutes we were cruising on Imphal Moreh Road which passes through the hills where sunflowers grow in the wild. This is the area where the fiercest World War II battles between the British and Japanese were fought. Historically known as Shenam Saddle, this was perhaps the only war where Indians were pitched against each other. We stopped at Pallel and Tengnoupal for customary checking with Assam Rifles. Yai my guide from Imphal Walks pointed to rich green planes of Kabaw Valley at the foothills of a mountain range. India gave away Kabaw Valley of Manipur to Burma in 1953 to resolve a long standing territorial dispute. I could see him trying earnestly to conceal pain and disappointment over Kabaw that nearly every Manipuri feels; a pain of loss they have carried for six decades.