Human experience throughout the course of its history, across the world has shown that while assassination may be the most extreme form of containment, it does however not necessarily mean that it is the most e
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That the urban growth rate of Nagaland is quite alarming can be gauged from the number of vehicles squeezed on roads build almost a quarter of a century ago. This was seen especially at Dimapur during the recen
Over the last few years, several friends from the African continent confidently shared that the next president of the Rainbow Nation, that is South Africa, would be a person who belonged to the Zulu tribe, and
The impressive victory of the BJP getting an absolute majority in the Gujarat Assembly elections will no doubt worry the Congress led UPA Government at the Centre. No one would have thought that Chief Minister
I have come to appreciate the notion that every generation enters into a contract with notions of justice, dignity, peace, and existence. Perhaps it is through this idea of generational contract that we come to
The 11th five-year plan (2007-12), which aims at sustaining a nine per cent economic growth was approved by the National Development Council (NDC) on Wednesday amidst political controversy on allegations made b
Probably no other season in the year holds so many contrasts than what has come to be popularly celebrated as Pre-Christmas. Rather, the term Pre-Christmas is somewhat of a misnomer and highlights on nothing mo
The Naga Nation needs healing. Victims and survivors need healing; perpetrators are in their own way victims of a violent system; and they need healing as well. The need to heal and reconcile emphasizes presenc
There seems to be an ironic paradox in the way democracy is practiced in ‘Nagaland state.’ While there has been steps made to make distinctions between the prospects of democracy as a vision, and the mechan
The glaring existential conditions have unmasked the glaring numbness which is eating away the spirit of Naga society. It seems like the Nagas have come to a time where they have just stopped living, have becom
There is a Russian proverb which says: “Dwell on the past and you’ll lose an eye; forget the past and you’ll lose both eyes.” This insight possibly best illustrates the dilemma that confronts the choice
Politics in Nagaland is as much alive and real as it is of the grapevine. For two consecutive days, political circles, and particularly the corridors of power in the State Capital Kohima, have been reverberatin
The first ever Tuensang People’s Summit for a free, fair and accountable election 2008 which is also a first of its kind in Nagaland saw the overwhelming response from both the public and its leaders. As repo
Human conviction reasons that change is continuous and that humankind is capable of understanding; an understanding rooted in context and conscience. Both these convictions are located within an inclusive histo
The necessity to create a viable and secure political, social, cultural and economic environment that would allow people to exercise their rights continues to be the primary essence of peoples’ movement, the
Sixty years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, the United Nations will be launching a yearlong campaign under the theme “Dignity and Justice for All of Us” as a
It is said that ethics and values define the nature and character of an identity, but for a living ethics to be further developed and relevant, the identity has to be free from subjugation and exploitation. And
The Annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland is indeed a glorious sight to observe for any onlooker with cultural troupes from various Naga tribes in their colourful attire showcasing the unity in diversity of Naga
According to a recent study “Gender impact of HIV/AIDS in India”, carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the number of women living with HIV/AIDS is on the rise in the country and it
It was Julian Bond who eloquently put forth the dilemma of struggle by raising the question “How do you restore humanity to people who may have lost their humanity in the struggle to gain their humanity.” T
