Editorial

  • Naga Media: An Agent of Change
    Today the National Press day is being commemorated in the sub-continent; and what does this mean to the media community in Nagaland. While the situation and circumstances in the Naga context is obviously quite
  • Hope Indeed
    The second Naga Reconciliation Soccer match on November 13 between the Naga political groups (aka Factions) and the Naga civil society has once again strengthened hope and given rise to new optimism that Nagas
  • Delhi’s Late Call
    In a bid to spruce up intelligence network and achieve synergy in sharing intelligence inputs, particularly in the wake of the recent serial blasts in Tripura and Assam, the Centre has decided to set up an Inte
  • Blame Game
    We live in a continuous culture of blame; and it is based on this culture of blaming the other that we define our existential worldview. This tragic and disastrous worldview nurtures a stand-point that construc
  • A Break from the Past
    There is a Russian proverb which says: Dwell on the past and youll lose an eye; forget the past and youll lose both eyes. This insight possibly best illustrates the dilemma that confronts the choices we make wh
  • Say Yes to Hope
    Today, people have come out to stand together in solidarity to express their collective support for Nagas to come together as one. Their yearning for peace demonstrates the deep manifestation to live together i
  • The Roots
    Human cultures have through time adopted and adapted diverse habitats and utilized, altered and nurtured natural resources to meet countless everyday needs. Consequently, the process of resource harvesting and
  • An Idea Called Obama
    In the euphoria that has swept the world since the historic victory of Barack Obama in the just concluded US presidential elections, it will be wise to make a distinction between Obama the man and Obama the ide
  • History Making Obama
    Change—Yes we canThe only superpower in the world and the oldest democracy—United States of America—made history on November 4 by electing its first ever African-American as its 44th President. Democratic
  • Independence
    Proponents of liberal democracy have since the end of the Cold War aggressively purported the idea that Independence is dichotomized into two aspects: Economic Independence and Political Independence. In falsel
  • Free My Mind
    Suppression of the human body has often been characterized first by the colonization of the mind and spirit. The colonization of the mind is intended to cloud and internalize the human spirit with fear and sens
  • In Need of Healing
    The Naga Nation needs healing. Victims and survivors of traumatic and violence incidents need healing; perpetrators are in their own way victims of a violent system; and they need healing as well. The need to h
  • Truth and Legality
    The supposed global village is filled with internal contradictions, which if not addressed constructively could have detrimental consequences to the question of human co-existence. The more aggressively the glo
  • Scourge of Violence
    Today, we are once again reminded of how violence just destroys human hopes and dreams; and so long as there is continued perception that violence works, human hope will remain in peril. The horrific bomb explo
  • Water
    Human beings are eternally dependent on water for survival. Its a natural law of life and over time water has become the core natural resource that will decisively define the destiny and quality of human life.
  • Un-Ending Talks
    The Government of India-NSCN (IM) peace process, which completed another round of inconclusive talks at New Delhi, is in need of a serious push. The talks appear to have reached a stalemate with both sides stic
  • Agro Sustenance
    While the just concluded State Level Consultation meeting on the National Biological Diversity Act 2002 evoked a mixed response on the first day, there was nevertheless the consensus that the Act will be accept
  • Cong Poll Shift?
    While the largest regional party in Nagaland, the ruling NPF has expressed doubts over the recent resolutions passed by the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on the Naga political issue, the Opposition
  • Poll Wind Blows
    The winds of election appears to have picked up momentum what with the UPA-Left standoff on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal refusing to subside and the political stakes getting higher for both sides. The simmering dif
  • Bio-Safety Valve
    The two day State Level Consultation on National Bio-Diversity Act 2002 beginning Monday provides an equal opportunity for policy makers as well as the stakeholders to sit down and deliberate on what is now bec
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