The decision taken by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress party to strip Natwar Singh of his portfolio was hardly surprising since the Foreign Minister’s continuance has become completely untenable

The endeavors of indigenous people for survival and realization of basic needs and fundamental rights has been complicated by compelling circumstances and exceptional challenges created by the homogenizing and

In recent years, waves of ‘state-centric development’ policies and programs have been initiated in Nagaland. Most of these policies and programs have centered around two focal areas, infrastructure and huma

When push comes to shove, there is bound to be resistance and the Nagas in Manipur has done just that albeit in a way that needs to be respected for the simple reason that they have chosen to protest within the

In Nagaland there prevails widespread frustration among the educated youth and instead of becoming a positive force they are getting increasingly alienated and resentful. For this sorry state of affairs, the st

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

Indigenous peoples, the world over have witnessed great destruction, despair and suffering meted out against them; challenging the very core of their social, political, economic and moral fiber. Yet, it is thes

Public grievances raised at different times from various quarters over the violation of ceasefire ground rules by different Naga Underground Groups is a genuine one and needs immediate attention from the concer

One major curse that is entangling Naga society and family over many years now is the innumerable problems brought about by the lacunae in the informal money lending system and the dismal world brought about by

At the core of all historical processes, education and educational institutions has been a primary mover in shaping the discourse of human relation and the relationship between states, which in turn has reshape

While we contemplate on bringing about systemic change to our State and Society when it comes to tackling the problem of corruption, it would also be worthwhile to delve into how this can be addressed in a more

The formation of modern state has led to two contradicting phenomenon: the struggle for rights, and the pursuit for power. While it is fundamental to recognize the relation between rights and power as interdepe

Since the year 2000, when N. Vittal, the then Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) declared that the week beginning from 31st October every year would be observed as the Vigilance Awareness Week, all Central an

History has shown that victors of war have always written history of the people they conquered. This trend tremendously affected the history and identity of many peoples. It can be said without exaggeration tha

In contemporary politics, the State has ensured that it monopolizes ‘war’ and thus enjoys the prerogative of defining what amounts to ‘war.’ The problems and challenges arising out of these wars have em

The Union home ministry is said to be zeroing in on the Lashkar-e-Toiba for the terror attacks on Saturday in which over 60 people were killed after a series of bombs went off in three separate places inside th

Mythmaking has so often in human history been used as a political tool in shaping the polity of a State. Was it not the ‘agenda of mythmaking’ that helped the progression and development of imperialism and

With the first part of the power-sharing deal between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Congress in Jammu & Kashmir now drawing to a close on November 2 the political temperature in the drawing boa

In situations of crisis that has resulted in causing injury and human casualty, there is an acute tendency to focus primarily on offenders, thereby, often overstepping those most affected and victimized. In mos

With an estimated US$ 3 trillion in annual revenues, tourism has emerged as one of the world’s largest industries, contributing significantly to economies. However, tourism can also be both an opportunity for