Editorial

  • Corrupt Match Fixing
    In an embarrassment for Pakistan and its people, grappled as it is with devastating floods and regular terror attacks, the reports of its cricketers indulging in corrupt match fixing should come as even more ag
  • Nagas and Info-power
    The power of information has been at the helm of human affairs since the dawn of human kind. Consequently, the holder of any vital information has acquired and entrusted with much power and is in a position to
  • Beyond Real Politik
    Real politik has consistently attempted to push issues of human dignity to the margins of national and international politics by branding and calling it names to delegitimize its credibility and undermine its r
  • Bad Roads or Weather?
    With the onset of the rainy season, it is to be expected that our roads and highways will be severely tested by elements beyond our control. Heavy rains and landslide are therefore not to be unexpected in a hil
  • Fighting our Problems
    Problems confronting Naga society and polity refuses to go away rather it is growing in different directions taking various shapes and forms. At the outset, it is important for everyone concerned to realize tha
  • Voice of the People
    While it is accepted that public opinion polls, carried out by newspapers here in Nagaland may not be the most accurate indicator of what people think, it nevertheless provides a general viewpoint on a particul
  • Mediation not Adjudication
    In a welcome statement, the Supreme Court (SC) has suggested mediation, not adjudication, as the way to settle disputes between neighbouring states. It has referred a 22-year-old conflict between Assam, Arunach
  • Crisis of Confidence
    Are Nagas as a people facing an acute crisis of confidence? It is a question that requires an honest and sincere reflection. The growing suspicion and disrespect for each other, the profound hurt Nagas have met
  • Being Independent
    A research activist remarked that inspite of all the chaos and imperfections of Nepal, its sovereign status and ownership is what gives it a refreshing lease of life; especially for struggling people yearning f
  • Tribal Divide
    Need for Peaceful Co-existenceIn a major setback for the Naga community as a whole and the eastern people in particular, the Yimchungrus have expressed their desire to separate from Kiphire district and instead
  • Salary with Performance
    As expected the Union Cabinet on Friday approved the bill to hike MPs' salary from current Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000. With Union Cabinet approving the bill, it will be placed in the Parliament for the final approv
  • Teaching our Children
    It is shocking to learn that students from two reputed schools in Dimapur had an ugly face-off which nearly led to a full scale confrontation that could have proved disastrous. As per the report filed in the lo
  • Inalienable Rights
    Nagas Must Come to a Meeting PointThe numerous Naga national groups have been observing Naga Independence Day on August 14 for the last so many decades. During such times all the groups expound on the inalienab
  • Beyond Charisma
    Not too long ago, there was a time when charisma was the door to mainstream politics. It opened possibilities and opportunities for many leaders not just in our own local context, but around the world as well.
  • A Common Future
    The status quo of crisis in the Naga society needs to be creatively addressed, if not, it has the potential to rapidly and aggressively move into a state of deeper despair. It would just be so very tragic, if t
  • Freedom?
    Every Independence Day is turning out to be a ritual meant for rejoicing. It is a holiday and plenty of sweets are distributed. The disabled are given sympathetic gestures, free hearing aids or crutches. Everyt
  • Where is the Quality?
    It is common sense for any right thinking person to demand quality in a product or service rendered. By experience the government sector fails to deliver on this front. Everywhere you go, most products or servi
  • Climate Change Disasters
    A headline in an international news publication screamed “climate change whips up floods, fire and ice”. According to the report, climate change has been blamed for floods that have killed thousands and lef
  • Corruption & Conflict
    India as a country boasting itself as an emerging world power is today grappled with corruption, conflict and several other teething problems. As a result the country and its people struggle to make progress wi
  • Being Rooted
    With competition intensifying in every area of human affairs, the desire for a more meaningful and productive human resource has also gathered momentum, which in the present day has come to be measured by origi
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