evidence: On March 19, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, the MP who represents Inner Manipur Constituency in the Lok Sabha, raised the Issue of "tribute" from the Kabaw Valley in Myanmar, which was once a part of Manipur. Raising the issue in front of S Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs in Parliament precincts. Ranjan told the Union Minister that Manipur had given nearly 22,210 square kilometers of land called Kabaw Valley to Burma (now Myanmar) under the Treaty of Yandabo that was signed in 1826. The MP informed that once upon a time, Manipur used to get an indemnity or tribute of Sicca Rs 500 per month. Now, the MP said, the amount would be akin to Rs 8,000 crores in modern currency. [...] The most important part of the treaty included the renunciation of all Burmese claims in Assam and Manipur. These areas became part of the British-India. However, dispute still remains over the Kabaw Valley and for eons, Manipuris have been demanding the Government to resolve the issue.