The long awaited round of peace talks between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) gets underway at Amsterdam in a few hours time from now. Though much delayed for whatever reasons, it is hoped that the lo

Human trafficking constitutes one of the leading categories of violence in the world today. It is estimated that each year “1 to 2 million people are trafficked worldwide of which 225,000 are believed to be f

In Nagaland state, issues of power supply, irregular water supply and pitiable road conditions have been in the public realm for many years now. Summer after summer, monsoons after monsoons, year after year; th

The decision of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland government to send a delegation to New Delhi to press upon the Government of India (GOI) to expedite the peace process is a step in the right direction that n

In a time of abused powers, hegemonizing structural systems, stifled voices and a frightened culture, it is essential to cultivate hope. Hope is not to be equated with a misplaced reality of suffering peacefull

The result of the first ever Nagaland Poetry Competition conducted under the aegis of the Poetry Society (India) was announced on Monday in the presence of Governor Shyamal Datta. The competition which witnesse

The question surrounding deployment of armed troops into conflict areas is a difficult decision requiring the highest decision-making authorities to discern political will and ethical conscience. The consequenc

The end result of the much awaited Assembly Polls in four States has now led to several interesting post-poll analysis with even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh feeling upbeat enough to claim that the poll outcom

Naga youths are in a time when some of them feel they are part of a misplaced generation. Their parents resisted the idea that they could not live as free people, for which they experienced the hardship of huma

Human conviction reasons that change is continuous and that humankind is capable of understanding; an understanding rooted in context and conscience. Both these convictions are located within an inclusive histo

Putting together all the factors that help distinguish the superior performance of private run schools as compared to government schools may not be a plausible exercise at this juncture. However, to generalize,

The on-off political confrontation between the ruling NPF Party and the Opposition Congress has sometimes led to a degeneration of politics to mere partisan squabbles provoked by politicians on either side for

In a welcome ruling, a Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice YK Sabharwal on Monday dismissed Jaya Bachchan’s petition challenging her disqualification as a Rajya Sabha MP.  Throwing fresh l

A pioneer of the ‘Naga Freedom Movement’, even in death Late Yongkongangshi Longchar remained virtually unconquered. In refusing to let his mortal remains be brought back home, Late Yongkongangshi was only

The unfolding events in Thailand and Nepal have once again clearly demonstrated that power of the people can never be held ransom to the culture of power; at least not for long. Unlike the ‘sponsored’ revol

The Naga cause is very clear, but it is the people that complicates it, was an insightful declaration that Uncle Yongkong kept reminding. It was in one of the metro stations of London that I first met Uncle in

It is now quite common to experience the practice of promises contradicting performance, especially in relation to governments and political parties involved in electoral politics. Ironically it is through the

There is a sense of disbelief hovering over, following the tragic and untimely death of BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan who died at a Mumbai Hospital after battling for his life. As much as the shock that

Today’s world for the Nagas faces no shortage of challenging crisis: identity, political conflict, militarization, HIV/AIDS, financial instability, corruption, water, electricity, roadways and transport, wide

India’s feel good factor over Kashmir—what with a democratically elected government in Srinagar, a peace process with Pakistan well in place and positive vibes with the world’s only super power the United