Editorial

  • Career Dilemmas
    Dr Asangba Tzudir A small boy who struggled in his studies as a Standard V student, one day told his father that he will never be able to pass the 10th standard. Those were the days when matriculation examin
  • Can Nagaland’s infrastructure support its tourism ambitions?
    Veroli Zhimo Tourism has never been more relevant. Nor has its importance to both societies and economies been more visible as it is right now. The COVID-19 pandemic, in prompting the introduction of travel
  • Silence isn’t always bliss 
    Imkong Walling There are hundreds of motivational quotes extolling the virtue of silence. An internet search engine would not fail to toss up hundreds, and perhaps millions, of related lines/quotes. 
  • Online challenges harp back to an old internet
    Imlisanen Jamir Online challenges were once the embodiment of what social media was meant to be: a place to for swap ideas; a means of camaraderie; a way to make the world more open and connected. The prefer
  • On ‘lawlessness’ in Nagaland 
    Moa Jamir A staggering 99% of the court cases in Nagaland are against the government, Gauhati High Court Judge & Executive Chairman, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) Justice Songkhupchung
  • The form of development
    Dr Asangba Tzudir While a sea of meanings is attached to the word development, the term continues to be complex, contested, ambiguous and elusive. However, in simple terms, it can be understood as one that b
  • Cultural Appropriation: Knowledge Matters
    Akangjungla In the face of the many resentments and debates following cultural appropriation –‘misrepresentation and incorrect usage of traditional designs in fashion shows and on clothes sold on
  • The Missing Dimensions of Existing Development 
    In today’s real politik, humanity is faced with multiple closures of physical and democratic spaces by Corporate Globalism and Militarized States made possible through economic exploitation aided by polit
  • Emissions and ethics
    Imlisanen Jamir With the current weather patterns and their effects on human life, property and the environment, the grimmest predictions that were made on how the human species would deal with climate chang
  • Concerning mismatch 
    Moa Jamir Skilled health workers in rural areas are one of the most essential components in achieving the often-vaunted ideals of providing quality and affordable access to healthcare for any government. In
  • The New Normal
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Reset, Rediscover, Recommit The world within the expression of its uncertain nature gave humanity a costly COVID-19 exactly after a century since the outbreak of the Spanish flu pandemic
  • Foster awareness on child abuse laws
    Veroli Zhimo India has a fairly comprehensive policy and legal framework addressing rights and protection for children. The core child protection legislation that provide opportunities to ensure that all
  • A black hole at centre of our galaxy
    Imlisanen Jamir Humanity’s understanding of the universe, more specifically our own galaxy—the Milky Way expanded dramatically last week.  On May 9, NASA released the infrared test images
  • Nagaland’s strange teachers metrics 
    Imlisanen Jamir The Nagaland School Education Department needs more impetus in its drive to address this strange scenario the state’s education sector finds itself in, in terms of the availability of t
  • ‘Inclusive’ higher education 
    Moa Jamir The Nagaland Government, on May 10, extended invitation to businesses to invest in the education sector in the State claiming that there is a “huge opportunity.” Addressing the 1st Naga
  • Community and Resurgence of moral values
    Dr Asangba Tzudir In this era of globalization, materiality has taken precedence over moral values. Wendell Berry in “Conservation and local economy” gives a strong claim that the end to disinteg
  • Can a critical self-reflection rescue journalism in Nagaland?
    Akangjungla Who is a real journalist? It is one thing to answer this according to the written definitions and entirely different from how journalists actually perform their duty. The matter of fact that medi
  • Is Naga public being swept into the surge of corruption?
    With corruption’s systemic expanding with impunity, Nagas need to reflectively discern and ask whether they are being swept away in its crushing tide. The continuous practice and presence of corruption in
  • Fairly blameworthy
    Imkong Walling Recently, Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, went on record declaring that it is unfair to always put the blame on the government. Rio made the comment in response to a media query on the alleged ne
  • Envisioning food security 
    Moa Jamir Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, on May 2, iterated the potentialities of the Agriculture and Allied Sectors to make the state not only self-reliant but also to export possible surplus product
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