Infocus

  • Of riots and rights in Egypt and beyond
    The Arab democracy movement remains deep and strong but democracy itself still has thin roots in the Middle East. The violent clashes in Egypt since Friday have revealed just how thin.Egyptians overthrew a dict
  • Controversy over Supra State Body
    The issue confirming the Nagas today on the “Supra State Body” status to be granted to the Nagas of the North East States as Christmas gift is to be heartily welcomed as it states: “…to
  • Why the Meiteis are always against Nagas?
    1. Some Meitei said we had organic relationship with the Tribals surrounding the Imphal valley.2. But the organic relationship was defined as calling the Nagas as “Hao” meaning untouchable/un-civili
  • Consumption, not population, is the issue
    Population policies have little impact on the way a minority of humans use the Earth's resources. The birth of a baby is usually an occasion for joy. The arrival, however, of the seven billionth person is being
  • S Africa’s political duel: Zuma vs Malema
    South Africa's president has outgunned his young, ambitious rival and cleared the road to re-election. But the struggle between them casts an unforgiving light on aspects of the country's governance, says Roger
  • Playing checkers with China
    When it came to China, my mother, an Army wife, used to tell her son, a General, “With Pakistan India is cocky but when it comes to China it becomes a mouse.” That was some 10 years ago. Last week,
  • It takes two to tango
    As talks between the Home Secretaries of India and Bangladesh drew to a close in New Delhi on Sunday, a sense of bonhomie and good cheer was palpable, and expectedly so. Relations between the two countries have
  • Youth for Transparency and Good Governance-RTI ACT
    ToThe Public Information OfficerDepartment of Industries, KohimaNagalandSub: Application under Section 6 of the RTI Act 2005Sir,Kindly furnish the information sought herein below1. What was the amount of money
  • We need a Master Plan for Dimapur
     (Left) A. Chenithung Lotha, District Urban Development Officer. (Right) Front view of the District Urban Development Officer, Dimapur.  We never know what the future holds for us, but plans that
  • Conflicts claim childhood dreams
    Kashmir’s orphanages are full of children who have lost their parents in the violence that continues to torment the Valley. While the orphanages provide shelter to the children, they are not equipped to o
  • Nick Clegg and the rise of celebrity politics in Britain
    Nick Clegg has occupied a significant place in the popular imagination of the British public since the General Election of 2010. The extraordinary character of politics has shone a more intense light on the Lib
  • My view on the Kohima slot for the Nagaland Premier League (NPL)
    Everyone has their own point on view but I feel that KDFA did the right thing to allot the Kohima slot for the up coming NPL to Life Sport, which is the only professionally managed club in Kohima with registere
  • The Unconquerable Foundation for Humankind
    In spite of human weaknesses and shortcomings, there is actually an unconquerable foundation for humankind on the earth and the creator himself is the and having relationship with him through knowing him, belie
  • A perspective on the signatories of the Shillong Accord
    Pained at the unceasing arguments and bitter misunderstandings among different groups of Naga patriots with regard to the signing of the ‘Shillong Accord’, and feeling that it is far past time for u
  • Mission Calling
    JESUS IS THE ESSENCE OF MAN'S BASIC NEEDSComposed on 12th March 1998, Hong KongEvery man on earth has some real basic needs Without which no one can see God, nor enjoy life. The First and the Foremost is FORGIV
  • Preserving Intaki Reserved Forest
    Reserved forest is an area or mass of land duly notified under section 20 of the Indian Forest Act 1927 (Act 16 of 1927) or under the reservation provisions of the forest acts of the state government of Indian
  • A world in protest
    The global demonstrations of 2011 both highlight the reality of economic system-failure and reveal its linkages to the crisis of resource constraints. The result is a measure of the scale of change needed over
  • Sad note on NPL berth fiasco
    •-It was sad to read a report in local newspapers that on how a reputed team New Market Football, formed in 1977 was denied a merit berth from Kohima district in the newly christened Nagaland Premier L
  • Give them water and toilets!
    The UN independent expert on access to water and sanitation as a human right urged States to allocate more resources to improving sanitation and promote efficient use of existing hygiene facilities, stressing t
  • Kashmir: from national to human security
    It is about time that saner heads in the Indian national security establishment mull over the implications of the continuation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, says Wajahat Qazi The de