World Food Day is celebrated every year on October 16 to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. It is also an opportune moment to heighten public awaren

The numerous initiatives undertaken by the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) during the short period since taking office needs to be appreciated. Due credit must go to the DMC under the leadership of its Chairper

To move forward, we must first begin to understand where we came from and where we are today. In order to do so, we must reclaim our heritage, reclaim our stories, erase the myths that have distorted our identi

The spate of suicide attacks in post-Saddam Iraq continues to spiral even as the country grapples to come to terms with a new constitution which has raised more questions about the future of Iraq’s polity and

The nature of armed-conflicts in the present modern world has dramatically changed the political relations towards a ‘new world disorder’ with increasing emergence of the ‘complex humanitarian emergency.�

At the heart of indigenous people’s existence is its collective critical consciousness; provided as an alternative to the dominant culture and one that refuses to accept the interpretations of reality as defi

At a time when threat to peace is ever increasing, when conflict resolutions appear deadlocked, the Norwegian Nobel Committee had done the right thing by recognizing the significant role and contribution made b

In recent times, consciences are being stirred, ethics are being taught, intense discussions are being generated and management is being learned. While the continuing violence to human condition and its environ

Saturday’s earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale has brought complete devastation in three countries with death toll estimated to be well over 30,000 in Pakistan alone. The earthquake, centering round

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