With an Annual Plan outlay of Rs. 760 crores, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has managed to juggle the rupees and the paise into a realistic forward-looking budget. Fiscal prudence and growth objective seem to be t
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There seems to be an ironic paradox in the way democracy is practiced in Nagaland state. While there has been steps made to make distinctions between the prospects of democracy as a vision, and the mechanisms r
The intent of the DAN government in declaration of 2006 as the Year of Farmers needs to be welcomed and one would hope that the objective towards achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture and bringing the long
Essentially life is power and power is life and in the end it is through the power of Power that all life is realized. However, in the existing discourse of human affairs the life-giving forms of power have bee
All eyes will be on Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the Finance portfolio, when he walks into the Legislative Assembly on Monday to presents the budget for the year 2006-07. Although the Annual Finan
I wish to perceive self-criticism as a constructive praxis of critical introspection, self-discovery and self-examination that leads to new ways of action and reflection. The process of self-criticism has and w
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 terr
Once again, the issue of collective responsibility has resurfaced into the open for the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) coalition government. Traditionalists who appreciate the British model of Cabinet go
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly asked the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to submit the true account of the alleged financial misappropriations and other anomalies in the
At the core of a peoples existence is its collective consciousness and perhaps Nagas must consciously and deliberately take the task to nurture, nourish and evoke a consciousness and perception that is an alter
The process of formulating public opinion is fundamental for democratization and progression of a people. Public opinion is distinct from the mind of a crowd. It is a systematic process of sensitizing people an
In reality, the present praxis of governance, peace and leadership is being imposed from above by structures that have acquired global proportions with the intention of creating forced dependence and inculcatin
Underlining the need for restoration of democracy in Myanmar, India has finally done the right thing by offering assistance in establishing the democratic structure in the country. That President A P J Abdul Ka
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
One of the oft-repeated feedbacks on the entire DMC thing over the last two weeks or so has been the adage that anything can happen in politics. This has been proved once again by the twists and turns that fina
Human failure to respond to the natural call for transformation indicates that they have lost their capacity to make relevant structural adjustments with change. In the process humans have become immune to the
At the heart of indigenous peoples existence is its collective critical consciousness; provided as an alternative to the dominant culture and one that refuses to accept the interpretations of reality as defined
It was indeed an irony that stories of young girls being raped had to find its way into the front pages of most local news daily thereby lending a painful backdrop to International Womens Day which was observed
With the supposed onward march towards progress and development, Naga policy makers and their consultants have under compulsion initiated its course of action without having much control or ownership over it. T
The decision of the UPA Government to introduce the Prime Ministers Awards for excellence in Public Administration to recognize the extraordinary and innovative work done by the officers of the Central and Stat
