Editorial

  • Being well-informed
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In this age of information, being well-informed is vital to enhance the dissemination of knowledge and information. To be well-informed means to have a well-grounded knowledge base. Beyond
  • State of Education in Nagaland
    Moa Jamir The latest 2021 “State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: ‘No Teacher, No Class’” launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UN
  • Covert distrust
    Imkong Walling Like most other issues in Nagaland, the ongoing squabble over the Nagaland state government’s move to relocate the Dimapur district Deputy Commissioner’s office, in all likelihood,
  • Covert distrust
    Imkong Walling Like most other issues in Nagaland, the ongoing squabble over the Nagaland state government’s move to relocate the Dimapur district Deputy Commissioner’s office, in all likelihood,
  • Complacency is a killer
    Imlisanen Jamir The virus seems to have escaped our minds. It looks like all that attention to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour has gone out of the window. With the government relaxing lockdown guidelines in r
  • Not a question of if, but when
    Akangjungla Advancing digital education in Nagaland  With the literacy rate of 80.11 per cent as per the census of 2011, the state of Nagaland has over seven hundred schools spread across the twelve
  • Can a blind man lead a blind man? 
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Can a blind man lead a blind man? If there is a pit on the way, the obvious consequence is that the blind leader will lead the blind followed into the pit. Can anything good come from a bli
  • 'Securing’ from SARFAESI Act
    Moa Jamir Two contending arguments, in recent times, have been put forwarded in public the domain regarding the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Ac
  • Goal 16
    The United Nations General Assembly, in 2015, established 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals which were designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.&rd
  • Resuscitating tourism sector
    Imlisanen Jamir With the tourist season knocking at the door, there is optimism among stakeholders that the slowly improving COVID-19 situation will help resuscitate the sector. The global pandemic is still
  • HIV & AIDS Advocacy: Government has a bigger role to play
    Veroli Zhimo The response to HIV is at a pivotal point. While there has been a great deal of talk and excitement about the “end of AIDS,” ground realities underline that resources, political comm
  • Reinterpretation of cultural values 
    Akangjungla  The idea of social reform would be just a remote dream for any society that is governed by gender inclinations. Simply aspiring to be progressive and modern in words and not in approach is
  • PHE, tap & water
    Imkong Walling The Nagaland state government has several different departments and it is not uncommon for only a handful making the news, periodically, with big announcements. While some prefer keeping a low
  • Factually incorrect? On oil palm plantation
    By Veroli Zhimo Just a few days ago, a Nagaland forest department official dismissed news reports on the adverse effects of oil palm plantation on the environment as “factually incorrect.” He sai
  • Theoretical Narratives to Praxis
    By Dr Asangba Tzudir The Naga political issue, issues of corruption, and the need for development forms the dominant “Naga narrative”, however, it has continued to stay as a narrative though a ch
  • Still unvaccinated? Think Twice
    Moa Jamir The latest weekly COVID-19 bulletin issued by Nagaland’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) had both good news and bad news for its citizens. The COVID-19 caseload continued to
  • Decolonization & Curriculum
    In this third decade of the 21st century the processes of decolonization and decolonizing methodologies is critical for liberating and rehumanizing indigenous and colonized peoples.  The indigenous acti
  • As Ravi departs, what next?
    Imlisanen Jamir There is an air of curiosity and some apprehension in Nagaland, with reports that the Government of India is set to appoint a new Interlocutor to the Indo-Naga peace talks. The reports of
  • A tale of illegal & multiple taxation 
    Akangjungla Trapped in the political tussle, Nagaland has been driven by different conflicts for decades now. The burden of taxation being the most grievous has been the point of many events marked in the hi
  • Nagaland University - In need of Good Governance
    Dr Asangba Tzudir More often, quality of infrastructure and its associated development are taken as the parameter that defines growth and progress. For a University, very broadly, it is generally the Infrast