Editorial

  • A reassuring turn 
    Imkong Walling  Elections, be it in Nagaland or anywhere else, are exciting times. With a franchise to elect, that one dispossessed person in the neighbourhood, deprived of the opportunity of having a s
  • The economy exposed?
    Imlisanen Jamir The recent accusations against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani and his namesake megacorporation, the Adani Group, have created ripples in the business world. The accusations, made by short-selling
  • On level playing field, women excel in Nagaland 
    Moa Jamir In a situation where all are given equal opportunities and a fair chance of success, females in Nagaland have proven that they can perform better than their male counterparts, as seen in their educ
  • Election and ‘Quality Life’
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Even as the State gears up for the upcoming NLA elections, the issues and ‘problems’ that has emerged attests to the fact that elections are centered not on public issue, rather
  • Next priority ULB elections
    Veroli Zhimo On July 29, 2022, the Supreme Court issued directions to the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections and declare results for the same by the end of
  • Journalism and ‘a narrative of decline’
    The changing context of Naga media and its emerging new conditions highlights the critical need for it to constructively engage with what Dr Henrik Örnebring, Professor of Media and Communications, Karlsta
  • Money talks, voters listen
    Imlisanen Jamir A recent report from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report reveals that 75% of the sitting MLAs in Nagaland are crorepatis. This is a significant increase from the 2018 election
  • NAGALAND ELECTION: Is media really important?
    Akangjungla Since the announcement of the General Elections to the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assemble scheduled on Februarys 27, every mechanism involved with the conduct of the election process are on the m
  • Clean Election: Towards Social Responsibility
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Clean Election in Nagaland may not have reached a stage to call it a peoples’ movement. However, spearheaded by NBCC, Clean Election can be said to have succeeded in creating mass awa
  • Identifying root causes 
    Moa Jamir The school dropout rate has been a perennial challenge in Nagaland, and it persists despite initiatives to check the problem. The problem becomes more perceptible as the students move to higher cla
  • Shedding colonial rind
    Imkong Walling British colonial hegemony was perhaps the most consequential in the modern history of the geographical Indian sub-continent. It laid the foundation for the eventual redrawing of boundaries, se
  • Driving in the dark
    Imlisanen Jamir The frequent outages of streetlights on the NH-29 four-lane road from Dimapur's Purana Bazaar-Chümoukedima stretch is not just a minor inconvenience, it is a serious public safety ha
  • Ethical elections in Nagaland? 
    Moa Jamir The Election Commission of India (ECI) is committed to conduct free, fair, participative, accessible, inclusive and safe elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura,
  • Climate vulnerability and community-based approach
    By Akangjungla The correlation to their land, water and forest is considered an important source of resilience for indigenous communities and it is this aspect of correlation that evolves into adaptation app
  • Unity in a time of fragmentation
    The world is in a constant state of transition, but even more change is taking place as humanity lives through an age of fragmentation that is being experienced globally, as well as in local settings. The clash
  • Plugging into progress
    Imlisanen Jamir The push for electric vehicles is a global trend that has been gaining momentum in recent years. Car manufacturers all over the world have been investing heavily in the development of electri
  • Anything can happen in ‘Politics’
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Plato’s Republic was written at the backdrop of man’s desire for power and its dangers for both individuals and societies. Athens, considered as the greatest democracy in the an
  • A cautionary tale from Joshimath
    Veroli Zhimo The recent declaration of Joshimath hill town in Uttarakhand as a ‘landslide-subsidence zone’ must serve as an eye-opener for the State of Nagaland which lies in seismic zone V and h
  • Election ‘alert’ 
    Moa Jamir On January 6, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland issued a categorical clarification that the office has not made any announcement regarding the date for the Nagaland Legislati
  • AI art and the future of creativity
    Imlisanen Jamir   Artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant strides in recent years, and one area where it has begun to make an impact is in the field of art. AI art, also known as machine art, i
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