The need for ‘out-of-box solutions’ suggest that the existing paradigm guiding the ‘War on Terror’ has been futile. In fact, it has proved to be counter-productive because it thwarts real solutions to t
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Editorial
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One of the most omnipresent and consistent historical forces that profoundly influences the human journey and a peoples’ collective transformation continues to be their ‘worldview.’ Indeed, the forces of
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Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThe overwhelming verdict of the Naga public, cutting across every section of society, is to do away with the large scale extortion culture prevalent in our midst, especially sinc
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Roads, cohesion and integrationAlong LongkumerConsulting EditorThe State government has pushed the case for improving road connectivity across Nagaland during the recent high level meeting to finalize the Annua
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The situation in Naga society has spiraled rapidly, aggressively and destructively into a deepening crisis of complacency and inaction since the turn of the New Year. More than five months on, it has moved at s
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The Naga Church does not exist in a vacuum as its existence is located within a particular historical and social context. The Naga Church’s reality has been shaped by its encounter with historical forces that
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Christianity has been made the center point of the Naga’s current social order which brought with it new styles of clothing, customs and rituals, new forms of etiquette for polite society, new medical approac
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThink about it—Nagaland is going to celebrate 50 years of Statehood later this year yet we continue to remain poor. Whatever reasons it may be, but it is unusual that the Plan-
Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThe Opposition Congress has lambasted the poor results of government run schools announced a few days back by the Nagaland Board of Secondary Education (NBSE) and claiming that t
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Aheli Moitra It is rare to hear of Chhattisgarh, or the people who inhabit it. A catastrophe a year brings it back to our psyche, its jungles more remote than here, its people more alienated. They are so p
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This modern era has witnessed humanity evolving a culture that does not enhance life nor is necessarily life giving. In almost every part of the world, fear driven by greed and insecurity has led to astronomic
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For indigenous peoples the power of culture perhaps is best represented in the saying that “I am because of who we are.” When the collective self expressions reflect the power of the people’s will, they f
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Along LongkumerConsulting EditorNaga people are proud of the fact that we have a unique history including the political rights to determine our own future. Under the aegis of the Naga National Council (NNC), th
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Along LongkumerConsulting EditorGenuine success or perpetual happiness does not lie in the material wealth you may possess or the palatial home you may have build. If ever we need any prove on where the formula
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Aheli MoitraThere are lines everywhere. The thick line between rich and poor, the fine line between truth and fiction, the sticky line between order and anarchy, the primitive line between man and woman, the ti
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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. When asking what makes
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The concept of ‘brain-drain’ should seem less relevant in this era of globalization. Yet, in reality, the impact of brain drain for indigenous peoples such as the Nagas is perhaps greater than one is willin
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Along LongkumerConsulting EditorThe visit of the President of India Pranab Mukherjee to Lumami, Nagaland University (NU) to attend the 3rd Convocation programme has send out the right message with the President
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Along LongkumerConsulting EditorIn the wake of reports that cyclone ‘Mahasen’ is likely to hit the north-eastern states, including Nagaland in the next few hours, perhaps a layman’s perspective on disaste
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Aheli MoitraA recent piece written for The Asian Age attempts to warm the Look East Policy (LEP) egg but lands up poaching it. It puts together data produced by the likes of South Asia Terrorism Portal, touts f
