Aheli Moitra
Of late, the judiciary in the Indian Union has pronounced several significant judgments.
With the help of submissions from several states in the Indian Union that raised objection to the Cen
Friday, 27th February, 2026
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Editorial
Nagaland State has been yearning for clean elections for some time now. The desire for honest, sincere and committed representatives has been high on the wish list. Yet, the reality is that people keep electing
Dr Asangba Tzüdir The divide between the rich and the poor was part of Naga traditional culture, so was head hunting and slavery. The culture of maintaining a certain ‘class’ evolved ov
Moa Jamir “Our land, once so proud and so free, lies utterly broken and desolate today. Ravaged not just by the dogs of war, but now by our own, of proclaimed leaders and followers, all crazed b
Witoubou Newmai Naga society’s failures to focus on broad reach requirements as well as on purpose-specifics of the time are, indeed, ruining the whole state of affairs. In other words, localize
Aheli Moitra If you have been following the Game of Thrones, you will have noticed how the wheels have tumbled and turned. It was as though the whole series was designed to move towards this plot: wom
Dr. Asangba Tzüdir “Does the media feel the pulse of the people” was a particular question in response to a poll question – “Did the clean election campaign have a signifi
We live in a time when venality and corrupt power politics are the norm in Nagaland. They are fast eroding the basic tenets of democratic principles and self governance. Consequently, the institutions of justic
Moa Jamir How tech savvy is our government? The Morung Express asked in June 2017, noting that barring a few, most of the Nagaland Government departmental or affiliated websites were either defunct or
Witoubou Newmai Often we start off our critical inquiry, asking whether the regressive affairs between the Manipur Government and the southern Nagas are attributed to misdiagnoses of the problems. Actually,
Aheli Moitra An activist-educator in North America recently remarked that there are forty thousand statues of MK Gandhi in India and only two courses that teach his methods. While the precise figures
Nagas need to Dream because when people dare to dream Dreams great things happen. The impossible becomes possible. Dreaming lifts people out of the everyday ruts and worries. Dreams help people guide their own
Dr Asangba Tzüdir “The capacity for compassion and empathy is the true foundation of our civilization. But every day we see increased violence around us. At the heart of this vi
Witoubou Newmai As we know, daunting circumstances which are already huge challenges for our society have become even more challenging today. Various reasons have contributed to this. One has been the
Aheli Moitra An afternoon in Dimapur: A scooter and an autoricksha collide mildly. The drivers are furious. As the dust settles, they unmount their vehicles. Passersby, their eyes squinting, hold shir
The young as well as the upright legislators need to expose and end the practice of taking commissions and ending the culture of nepotism In Nagaland State the need for change has reached saturation p
Moa Jamir Politicians and lies are intimate bedfellows ‘All Politicians Lie. Some Lie More Than Others,’ read a cheeky headline in The New York Times in December 2015. The articl
Witoubou Newmai By all conventional signs in the context of Naga society, it has become a monotonous affair to see endless flow of ‘advice’ from newspaper commentators on varied subjects.
Aheli Moitra It is that time when focus is needed on the Indo-Naga peace process. But first, a bit about the Colombian peace process. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia&
Dr Asangba Tzüdir When ‘backdoor’ appointment has seemingly become ‘frontdoor’ and where it is condemned as ‘ethically permissible,’ the news of the recen
