Dr. Asangba Tzüdir
The confession made by NBCC General Secretary during the recent clean election campaign calls for a reality check. It seems like an honest submission, nonetheless a ‘politically
In the journey towards reconciliation being aware of the principalities of fear, ignorance, hate, prejudice, power and self-righteousness is essential as they affect people’s lives in the real world. For
Moa Jamir
Yet again, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), the apex body of the dominant Baptist churches in Nagaland, has sounded the clean election campaign for the State Assembly electi
Witoubou Newmai
It may not be proper to accuse a government for being an "Opposition-less" one. Freedom of affiliation and allegiance is a key feature of democracy.
But the unfortunate tr
Aheli Moitra
By the time we grew up, Liberalism had arrived. It meant that those of us who had won the race—because of our privilege not because the “world is flat”—could conti
A Creditable Precedent
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
The almost ‘opposition-less’ government at the Centre has recently hit couple of major setbacks through pronouncements made by the Sup
The debate over corruption is often dominated by moralist and judgmental viewpoints. And, in this sense, the discourse around corruption has been influenced by an attitude of ‘class.’ Therefore, cor
Moa Jamir
The recent discovery of fuel adulteration across Nagaland has belatedly jolted the state government out of its slumber by instituting a Special Investigation Team to probe the matter.
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Witoubou Newmai
The fast advancing world is still unable to prove its worth when it comes to tackling natural calamities. The modern world continues to hobble to mitigate the fear of an earthquake. Th
Aheli Moitra
Dear Citizens,
Greetings on behalf of 60 Legislators of the State!
As you know, we love you and swear by our bounden duty towards you; this has moved us to write direc
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
The recent pronouncement made by the Supreme Court that the Army cannot use excessive force in its ‘counter-insurgency’ operations in areas declared disturbed c
If the process to finding peace is democratic, inclusive, participatory and reconciliatory in nature, then, there is a better possibility that the outcome itself will reflect these qualities.
The chal
Moa Jamir
In the second cabinet rejig since coming to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Council of ministers last week inducted 19 new faces while dropping five ministers and swapping key
Witoubou Newmai
“Education gives meaning and values to life.” Prakash Javadekar said this moments after he was sworn-in as Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Wednesday. While
Aheli Moitra
Imagine for a moment that journalists in Nagaland decided to report only events organised by institutions that are representative of all genders at every level.
Large swathes of
A Paradigmatic Exception
Dr Asangba Tzüdir
For over half a century, precisely 58 years, India’s North East has witnessed and still continues to witness the harsh realities of a hugel
Does each and every generation bear a duty to accomplish what is possible within their time? And like a relay race, is each generation expected to pass on the lighted torch to the next generation? World over, m
Aheli Moitra
Isak Chishi Swu (1929-2016) was born, and lived, in the most significant times of modern Naga history. The year he was born, in 1929, saw the first on-paper collective articulation
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir
The word communication finds itself woven in many meanings and thereby the difficulty of communication. On the facet of communication in relation to the church, the church today finds
The Naga Heart is the pulse, the heart beat and the life blood of the people’s existence. It is the thread that runs through the Naga peoples’ future, past and present. It is the unifying factor and