One will agree that the seizure of IMLF by the Dimapur East Police Station on August 20 is only a grim reflection of the flourishing bootlegging of alcohol, which dates back to the early 1990’s when Nagaland
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A recent development last week with regard to the launch of a Television Channel in Kerela comes across as shocking for the simple reason that it was the Congress’s own TV channel in Kerela. And it was none o
The two recent back to back incidents at Kohima and Tuensang have brought to the fore once again, the genuine concerns of the Naga public over movement of armed cadres in public inhabited areas. The problem get
The rancor of the Left Front which is giving outside support to the Manmohan Singh led government and the fact that the former is virtually trying to control the strings that operate the country’s economic an
After a good hiatus of silence on many an issue in the recent past in the state, the Rio government finally emerged to make a comment come August 15. The “comment,” if of any significance, is a matter of co
August. Independence days. A contrast of two distinct peoples yet each so enmeshed in a political history written in conflict with the other. Naga resistance organizations across the Naga homeland observe
The last week alone has demonstrated everything that is wrong in the northeast of India. Question marks over unresolved conflicts linger on while internal security lapses including the threat from illegal migra
The United Nations has closely been identified with the decolonization movement that gained momentum in the post second world war era; and was a founding objective of the UN. There are theorists who say that th
Considering the profound pain and hurt caused in the past, it is very unlikely that a nation – any nation can begin the process of healing and building a political consensus over a deeply divided past. There
National BJP President Rajnath Singh during his recent visit to Dimapur has pointed out that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government led by the Congress is not sincere in bringing about peace and endin
The recent upsurge of renewed tensions along the state boundaries of present Assam and Nagaland needs to be framed within the broader complexities of colonial boundaries and how even today; these boundaries hav
Suicide bombings continue to claim innocent lives in insurgency ravaged Iraq with the so called US backed unity government now grappling with its own survival. The major flaw in all of this has to be seen in th
Peace as a necessity is absolute and a yearning that most people would simply not deny. Yet it is difficult to understand how peace can be achieved because historical experience has shown that the quest for Pea
While nurturing understanding it is vital to understand how the principles and dynamics of fear, ignorance, hate, prejudice, power, respect, pride, dignity, acceptance, insecurity and self-righteousness drive p
For a very long time the issues around stigma and discrimination of positive persons were known and yet as history has shown, it was time and again conveniently swept under the carpet, only to rise again in a m
For some time now, I thought that that acute Brainkruptcy of ideas was stifling only the Naga existence of any human worth, but now I realize even more that the problem of Brainkruptcy has spread beyond the Nag
The extension of ceasefire between the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN (IM) was always on the cards as this was also the overwhelming desire of the people. While it will always remain questionable as to whet
After a lengthy judicial process spanning over a decade the special TADA court on Tuesday sentenced actor Sanjay Dutt to rigorous imprisonment for six years for illegal possession of weapons that were given to
The bane of administration in Nagaland for so long has been that the quality of its work force has never been up to the standard that is expected in efficiently running of the administration. Appointments parti
The cease-fire between the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN (I-M) will in all likelihood be extended beyond July 31 when the next round of talks is held at Dimapur. This is also the overwhelming opinion of th
