Editorial

  • Shifting narratives
    Moa Jamir   In recent times, public discourse has been increasingly compartmentalized. The cacophony generated from competing narratives has drowned out the ‘silent majority.’ As the angst c
  • Keeping the Heart Safe
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their own filth. (Proverbs 30:12, ESV)   The other Sunday, the Pastor of a Church while reit
  • Knock, Knock!
    Is it not time to reject the Naga house that is built on sand? Let’s build the Naga house on solid rock!   Life in Nagaland is fast becoming more distressing day by day. The pathetic state of aff
  • Vote conscientiously
    Moa Jamir   As the Naga People’s Front (NPF) battles its latest internal nemesis, in the national arena, the stage is set for showdown between various political parties on July 17 - the race to Ra
  • Stop ‘talking the talk’
    Witoubou Newmai   There is no gainsaying, and the people have been saying this for years and decades, that majority of politicians are only good producers of “moving flights of rhetoric” (in
  • TIME COLLAPSES
    Establish a ‘public inquiry’ into the collapse of the Bridge   The bitter crisis within the Naga People’s Front is not only negatively impacting Nagaland State government and the peop
  • 'Orwell Rolls in his Grave'
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   The present political condition has once again created a destructive situation that is harmful to the welfare of the people and the society. The legislators are once again
  • Yesterday, once more
    Moa Jamir   Will the 11, 38,215 electorates stand up?   As another political drama unfolds in Nagaland, one is reminded of the classic 1973 hit ‘Yesterday Once More,’ by The Carpente
  • ‘Change attitude’ to fight corruption
    Witoubou Newmai   It is imperative for Naga society to introspect whether or not the public discourse is talking about corruption with abhorrence. Today, the practice of corruption in Naga society has g
  • ‘Change attitude’ to fight corruption
    Witoubou Newmai   It is imperative for Naga society to introspect whether or not the public discourse is talking about corruption with abhorrence. Today, the practice of corruption in Naga society has g
  • The Woman Condition
    Hewasa Lorin   Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder and one of the world’s richest men, said that one of Alibaba’s secret for success is hiring women. What made this stand out is that it was sai
  • Is the Govt Equipped?
    A defining character of responsible governance is in its use of democratic means to evolve equitable solutions based on inclusive, participatory and nonviolent approaches. This is foundational to its ability fo
  • Don’t rob opportunity
    Moa Jamir   The Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN) has rightly decided to stage a peaceful sit-in protest on July 3 in Kohima. Formed in 2016 by a group of like-minded civil service aspirants
  • Power of persuasion
    Witoubou Newmai   It goes without saying that persuasions can alter attitudes and minds of people for good or for bad and consequently affects behavior or action of people, one subject that is heavily
  • The Invisible Prison
    Atina Pamei  Women’s Human Rights versus Customary Laws  Naga men and women take pride in their identity, culture and traditions. Young and old Nagas speak with passion of Naga nationalism and the s
  • The Third Sector A Resisting Civil Society
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir   Often referred to as the third sector, civil society being different from the state implies a ground for people to realise the interests and welfare of the community. Drawing
  • Inter-state Trade as Economics of Peace
    Historically, trade was the fulcrum in the dialectical relationship of geography, history and politics – and ultimately the questions of war and peace. Jan Pieterszoon Coen, the Dutch East India Company
  • In God We Trust, Not Politics
    Moa Jamir In what could be regarded a crucial movement toward ushering ‘clean and fair election’ in Nagaland, with God as witness, seven political parties signed a Church brokered 18-point Agreem
  • The need for an honest approach
    Witoubou Newmai   The ongoing bonhomie between the Nagas in the south and the Manipur Government will depend on the manner in which the latter treats the various issues confronting the Nagas. The immedi
  • Displacement of Respect
    Inotoli Zhimomi   ‘Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself’- Khalil Gibran   Respect elders. Res
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