The spate of factional killings spread across the Naga homeland during this year has become a matter of serious concern more so as violence has taken a tribal hue. Unless there is an immediate stop to this thou

As Nagas commemorate together another World AIDS Day, it is worthwhile for us to reflect and critically assess whether we have Stopped AIDS, and Kept the Promises made in year gone by. Surely, we will find ther

The existence of Indigenous peoples and their right for self-determination has and still continues to pose a moral and political dilemma to the question of state legitimacy. Tragically, states and their respect

At the just recently concluded Summit of the Powerless organized by Tehelka, an alternative newspaper, under the theme Two Indias One future, Tehelka contributed to the process of getting the various voices on

How does one construct the memories of yesterday which is the past; how does one engage with today that is the present; and how does one prepare to stand face to the mysteries of tomorrow? Perhaps the underpinn

The NPF led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) Government is once again under pressure from two powerful constituency—the Naga Students Federation (NSF) and the Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union (NC

The community event jointly organized by CAD Foundation and Prodigal’s Home under the noble theme ‘Celebrating Life’ addressing the problem of drug abuse confronting Naga society is a step in the right di

It continues to be the deep felt anguish and yearning of the Nagas to move from a point of uncertainty to stability and from fragile peace to one where sustainable peace is with dignity. The challenge of course

The historical dividing issues between Indigenous people and the State system are a reality that is being relived by the descendants of indigenous nations. The lack of will to address the indigenous issues has

As Nagaland joined the rest of the country in commemorating the 53rd All India Co-operative week, it is a matter of concern that movement is almost in disarray and far from the ideals envisioned, which is to me

Charting a new course for an “irreversible friendship”, India and China have decided to promote all round cooperation both bilaterally and at the international level. The decision taken by both countries to

Despite the last-ditch opposition to the India-US civil nuclear cooperation deal, the US Senate voted 85-12 on Thursday last in favour of the historic deal. Significantly, each of the six “killer” amendment

The unfolding political stability in Nepal ever since the peace deal arrived between the reinstated civilian government and the Maoists provides ample opportunity for real democracy to return to the Himalayan K

The continuing war of words between the ruling Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) and the Opposition Congress over the prevailing law and order situation is turning out to be another spectacle similar to the Offic

In human terms, one critical obstacle that stands in the way of societal change is fear. Although fear is a natural phenomenon, it has been used as an instrument by which people are ruled. For instance, the fea

Truth and knowledge are existential realities perceived and understood in different ways. It is essential to examine how the basis of social and cultural practices formed the realms of knowledge that not only r

Now that the Chairman of the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) has voluntarily vacated his chair, one of the two demands of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) has been ‘unexpectedly’ fulfilled. The

While social and economic poverty has caused a serious threat to the survival of humankind, poverty of the mind has a demoralizing effect that questions the very existence of human life. Hence a question to pon

As pointed out by the North East Students Organization (NESO), there is no denying the fact that the Look East Policy (LEP) of the Central government should be a policy aimed at betterment of the people of the

The passionate and innate relationship between human beings and land has and continues to define the dialectical parameters of what constitutes a peoples’ understanding of a dignified existence. A political t