Underdevelopment is not simply just the absence of development. It is created by current economic system which sucks resources from the villages to towns, from towns to cities and from developing counties to fi

In a landmark judgment, a five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court has held that the presidential order to dissolve the Bihar assembly earlier this year was unconstitutional. The latest injunction b

Development and Education are about liberating people from all that holds them back from a full human life. Therefore ultimately development and education are about transformation, a process that involves spiri

The news report about possible formulations being considered as a solution to the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan is most welcomed and goes to show that both countries are prepared to leave enough ro

Globalization was projected as the great leap of human evolution in a linear march from tribes to nations to global markets. Our identities and context were to move from the national to the global and from ‘p

In yet another instance of rape, a six year old girl was raped by a 25 year old man at Mon town recently. The Konyak Mothers’ Association (KNSK) has reportedly insisted that the case be referred to a governme

At long last we are realizing we have all this while been living in an interdependent world, and the need to live in a world without walls, which we have worked so hard to create. However, we are also faced wit

Traditionally, when fire is lit for cooking, three-stones are commonly erected to provide stability and support for the earthen pot and to channel and distribute the heat in an equal manner. The dialectical int

Dimapur has over the years developed into a truly cosmopolitan centre and a gateway for the free flow of trade and services. From an economic perspective, the city remains unparalleled for the sheer volume of c

I wish to perceive self-criticism as a constructive praxis of critical introspection, self-discovery and self-examination that leads to new ways of action and reflection. The process of self-criticism has and w

On September 11, 2001 when two hijacked airliners ripped through the New York World Trade Center towers, the real horror was only beginning. Saturday’s simultaneous attacks on three crowded restaurants in the

In life, we suffer the loss of loved ones but none could be more painful when one loses them to unnatural circumstances. Many innocent Naga lives have been cheated off their youth and from their aspirations to

Fifteen blasts in 48 hours. Seventy-five dead. Over 300 injured. When the rest of India was celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on October 2, 2004, insane elements were wreaking havoc in Nagaland and Assam.

According to the National Family Health Survey, 1998-99, Nagaland’s percentage of people aged 65 and above account for about 4.4 of the total population. This is slightly below the All India figure of 5% and

It seems that any and every organization which does not fall under the direct structure of the state-system is fairly or unfairly labeled as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Indeed the term ‘NGO’ is w

While the renewed focus on resolving the border dispute between India and China is very much welcomed, the contention over the definition of borderline both in the eastern and western sector should not be allow

The process of addressing problems of education could possibly begin with an understanding that no education is neutral nor is the student the primary beneficiary. Micere Mugo reminds us that: “education is o

In an ironic twist of fate, the meaning behind the word ‘AIDS’ underwent dramatic changes ever since the identification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 1983. While the origin of HIV in humans is be

A recent editorial in a local daily focussing on the no peddling zone directive for cycle-rickshaw pullers in the commercial hub of Dimapur made some bold suggestions. One of them related to streamlining of the

The issue of non-proliferation has once again been brought to the fore with concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program. What has surprised many though is New Delhi’s vote against traditional ally Iran in the In