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
Wednesday, 19th November, 2025
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Proponents of liberal democracy have since the end of the Cold War aggressively purported the dichotomy of Independence into two aspects: Economic Independence and Political Independence. In falsely suggesting
On the August 6, 2010 issue of the Morung Express, one of the readers contributed a letter titled “Open questions to my Zeliang and Zeliangrong Brothers”. Written by a son of the soil Zeliangrong, we apprec
S.Y. Quraishi, who took charge as the 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India has said that due priority, will be given to enhancing voter participation and restricting the role of money power. It was about t
The prevailing climate of mistrust and tension as witnessed in several related incidents in the past few weeks in Nagaland does not augur well for harmony and peaceful coexistence among the different socio-trib
The Government of India is once again facing a crisis both in Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeast. Ever since July, when a tear-gas shell ended the life of a Srinagar teenager, the cycle of violence has only
Every culture, every nation, every people is responsible for what they have made familiar. The truth has been its most tragic casualty and everything else is seen and interpreted with its head and not its heart
In the last decade, we have seen the birth of two new countries, East Timor and Kosovo; both of which gained their independence not through negotiations but through internal processes of referendum where people
