Along LongkumerConsulting EditorFor those who travel by air during this time of year, a disturbing sight that one notices as you fly over Dimapur and its surrounding is the barrenness of our landscape. While it
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Aheli Moitra If the government was to be believed, the Unique Identification Code (UID or Aadhar Card) could have sorted out all problems of a modern independent India. Based on this assumption, the govern
With the supposed onward march towards progress and development, policy makers and their consultants have initiated a course of action without giving much thought about the consequences. The first evident fall-
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorWith another Lok Sabha election round the corner it is once again time for people to choose which political party or leader will represent them in Parliament. To make the exercis
Aheli Moitra There is a woman farmer tucked away somewhere in a small village in Nagaland who is worried about the mental and moral health of birds in her area. “Aiyah!” she exclaimed feverishly at a f
When Christopher Columbus landed on ‘Turtle Island,’ he believed he had reached India and insisted, despite knowledge to the contrary, that the people he encountered were Indians. This encounter elu
When Christopher Columbus landed on ‘Turtle Island,’ he believed he had reached India and insisted, despite knowledge to the contrary, that the people he encountered were Indians. This encounter elucidated
When Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams sat side by side for the first time in history to announce to the world that they had agreed to forge a power-sharing coalition, Peter Hain, British Secretary of State remarked
When Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams sat side by side for the first time in history to announce to the world that they had agreed to forge a power-sharing coalition, Peter Hain, British Secretary of State remarked
A Commissionary not an interlocutor should report directly to the PMO Dr Manmohan Singh who has served as the Prime Minister of the Congress led UPA government for two consecutive terms, between 2004-
A Commissionary not an interlocutor should report directly to the PMO Along LongkumerConsulting EditorDr Manmohan Singh who has served as the Prime Minister of the Congress led UPA government for two
What makes for a peaceful society? Are we a peaceful Naga society? What could possibly be the factors that go to make a peaceful society? And if we knew this, perhaps we would benefit from such knowledge. The I
The women farmers giggled as they were given an award by way of honour on March 8, 2014. The semi-formal ceremony was underway at the North East Network’s resource centre in Chizami, Phek district of Naga
Traditionally, when the fire is lit for cooking, three-stones are set in place to provide stability and support for the earthen pot placed over the fire, and in order for the heat to be channeled and distribute
In the course of human history, the myth surrounding ‘state sovereignty’ has been exposed. This conclusion is only natural since the dominant discourse on state sovereignty emerged around an exclusi
This year's International Women's Day was held on March 8 under the theme 'inspiring change'. The day is marked to celebrate the social, political and economic achievements of women while focusi
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThis year's International Women's Day was held on March 8 under the theme 'inspiring change'. The day is marked to celebrate the social, political and economic achievements of wo
Recently, the Times of India newspaper organized a debate on the topic "The new politics is good for opposition, not governance" wherein people like Aam Admi Party (AAP) spokesperson Yogendra Yadav, a
India has been a society based on discrimination for, our context, ever. Brahminical in nature, it has been segregated into “higher and lower” communities, and shut out the possibility of intermingl
The contest between customary law and the State’s legal system has created a gap wide enough to be exploited to such an extent that justice is no longer delivered by either. The contest is not so much bet
