A major terrorist plot to commit “mass murder on an unimaginable scale” by blowing aircraft flying from Britain to the US has been unearthed by the police in London. There should be no two opinions that the
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Pressure is now mounting on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo even as two more Indian states banned the sale of their soft drinks at government-run schools and colleges amid allegations they contain high levels of pesticid
There has been much persuasive analysis and opinions on the increasing climatic changes taking place around the world. But as it often happens, such pre-emptive signs are ignored and when reality hits, panic se
After more than nine years of ceasefire, fifty-odd rounds of political negotiations in about nine different countries from three continents, the effort to find an honorable and peaceful solution to one of the o
In a now famous quote, President Abraham Lincoln was said to have commented to a visitor to the White House in 1865: “If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their res
August 9 of every year is recognized as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. It was in 1994 that the United Nations General Assembly took the historic decision to observe August 9 as the da
Once aptly named in the media as the Union Minister ‘Without Portfolio’, K. Natwar Singh seems to be turning into a political hot potato for the ruling Congress party. As a man now desperate to rebuild his
The word ‘Shri’ seems to have become part of the Naga ‘in-culture’ while addressing a person, particularly people holding some position of an official nature. While it is quite obvious that the word ‘
The manner in which merit students, deserving seats from the allotted MBBS quota, had been snubbed by powerful vested interest politicians and bureaucrats has obviously not gone down well with the student commu
Recognizing the present course of human events, it is not difficult to discern the acute need for existing policies to shift from a politics of want to the politics of need. At the moment, policies are reflecti
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
The one critical lesson emerging from the ongoing Israeli military operations in south Lebanon is, that military force can no longer guarantee absolute victory. Yes, it can contain and maybe weaken the perceive
At this time in history, what people of faith need to do is not to go left or right, but to go, deeper. In essence life issue should not divide people of the same faith, and yet in reality it does. The presence
The last few days, people in Nagaland are waking up to find that funds meant for providing basic health and education services are either going missing or is being misused by unscrupulous elements who are out t
Despite claims of significant technological and economic progress the world is plagued by small wars where 95% of which 90% are caused by small arms. It raises questions on whether the world has not been unable
Finally a road map appears to have been sketched for an amicable solution to the Government of India-NSCN (IM) dialogue process. Concurrently, both sides have now agreed to extend the ceasefire in Nagaland by o
The process of nation-building is greatly influenced by intergenerational perspectives and opinions. Issues surrounding how different generations approach this are critical in the making of a nation. While olde
Agriculture for the Nagas is a way of life that has shaped the culture and economy of the people. For too long though the government has not been able to give the due attention it deserved and therefore declari
The State system that feeds upon power, domination and violence has displaced humanity from its center and pushed aside other forms of political, social and economic organization. This has resulted in the break
The decision of the US President George W Bush backing an international force to return peace in Lebanon is welcome and Washington should not waste anymore time and begin the process of immediately holding talk
