Arvind LavakareOur Lok Sabha Speaker has alleged that our highest judiciary has been encroaching on the Executive’s preserve of running the country according to the law passed by Parliament.He has been joined
Prof Yash Pal The title of my article is a bit unkind, even a bit presumptuous. It implies that by and large our education system is not quite in tune with parameters of the Real India and, further, the ed
Clifford McCoy With the re-establishment of diplomatic ties, Myanmar and North Korea, two of Asia’s most reclusive and abusive military-run regimes, have formed what some regional observers fear has alre
Jawed NaqviEmerging from an inter-faith conclave in Delhi on Saturday, a former foreign minister and a former cricket captain, both from Pakistan, looked disturbed. “It is bad enough that we are fighting one
Mark Galli When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “
Surekha SuleThe economy in the North East is still largely based on subsistence-oriented farming. There is plenty of frustration arising out of inability to meet modern aspirations.What are the options for peop
Elf HmarIn the last fifteen months or so, human rights in Manipur has brought about a new dimension on the issue and also evoked a lot of murmurings. Most of them were, unfortunately, of disbelief on the role o
What is supposed to be is not. The clear and unambiguous political objective had been laid down by the Naga patriot under the aegis of the NNC since its inception comprising the leaders of the present NSCN (K)
Ambujam AnantharamanChild Sexual Abuse (CSA) and its prevention have become major problems in all countries, particularly in India, with the absence of specific laws against CSA and the lack of awareness on the
Nagas are the indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland. It consists of various Tribes that speak different languages. It has its own custom, tradition, culture and originated places which vary from tribe to tribe. Si
Abraham LothaWhen foreign tourists sign up to visit Nagaland to experience cultural tourism, their first choice of place to visit within Nagaland is usually Mon district to see the exotic Konyaks in their unspo
Bishop Jose Mukala Bishop of KohimaWhen the Risen Lord appeared to the apostles they were not expecting him. They were surprised. We may ask: did Jesus not foretell his resurrection more than once?Sure he
Mhaphüvi NaleoOh what a pity for those like minded people. The famous Aristotle’s saying, “Birds of the same feather flock together” has finally become a reality where a community becomes exclusive. Thes
Azium ZeliangWhere are the Nagas heading? Leaving aside the many tribes or people where lots of hatred, killings, discontentment, struggling, crying with insecurity, looking and not knowing whether to confront
Larry LaganBurma’s military rulers have put the country’s political reform process on hold amid divisions and uncertainty on how to move forward on ‘national reconciliation’ as the junta calls its progr
Fr. T.C. Joseph SdbToday’s generation has to constantly combat the false list of criteria set by the campaigners of consumerism that make strong ones weak and weak ones weaker. We live in an era that is appar
U A ShimrayIn Nagas society, leisure is entertained in the form of activities like hunting, fishing, Morung and gossip platform. Among these, gossip platform is considered important place where people debate an
Hugh GriffithsSmall arms and light weapons known as SALW kill more than 300,000 people per year leading retired UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to brand them “weapons of mass destruction in slow motion.”SAL
Somnath MukherjiThe release of a summary of findings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in early February has created flutter around the world – it is as if the findings somehow actualise
Sonali Kolhatkar Women’s liberation is a concept that has become widely touted though rarely applied. Men have promised us liberation to justify war, capitalist exploitation, and other forms of degradat