Turkey joined a unique club of leaders this week, one that a weary America has long nurtured. It decided to become the kind of regional power – one with a strong economy and an advancing democracy –
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As a matter of fact that in the North Eastern Region particularly in Manipur and Nagaland States one of the major investments made by the public are made into the various schemes of Net- Working Companies, whic
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To Daddy! I always thought I got my gift from you- the gift with which I learnt to treasure a Pen; How you inspired me to write my first letter! The memory, with which seasons have passed; and I’ve
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In the middle of India’s anti-corruption agitation fuelled by ‘civil society’, one is reminded of the theory of information-blitzing and opinion-building that underwrites the practice. Much of
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Of late we see a spate of activity in Kohima town where police personnel have started hauling up vehicles with illegal number plates. An editorial the other day commented that the Police are indeed not as tooth
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The Naga National Groups do not seem to have realized how the Naga common layman looks at them. They may justify themselves of their actions but the common men view them very disgusted at the ease with which a
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The arrest in New York of the head of the International Monetary Fund and leading French politician on charges of sexual misconduct is a confusing and revelatory moment in France's public life. Whatever the leg
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For some of the protesters facing Bahrain’s heavily armed security forces in and around Pearl Square in Manama, the most powerful weapon against shotguns and tear gas has been the tiny camera inside their
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As you go out into an unknown placeA place where demons dwellsI pray for God to be your guide.It is an important moment of your lifeAn opportunity for you to excel in the government of GodRemember all eyes are
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As a 2nd year student of National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, I had the opportunity to attend the "Asian Theatre School Meet" from 17th to 22nd May, 2011, at Beijing, China. The festival, precis
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A preacher is standing on a rooftop during a flood, the water up around his knees. A boat comes by, and an emergency worker yells, "Hey preacher, get in." "No, thank you," the preacher says.
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The Government of India knows very well the Nagas want to govern themselves on the basis of their right to self determination. They have stood firm on this right since India decisively incorporated then separat
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Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, was in town a few weeks back, making an interesting point about the social networking site's picture uploader. Facebook didn't, she said, have the most
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Close to the heels of Communist Party of India taking a parochial stand in stopping Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and other NPF legislators from entering Manipur, AB Bardhan, CPI general secretary dissec
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The Arab revolutions of 2011 have exposed the weakness and indeed meaninglessness of the idea of al-Qaida in the eyes of many Arabs and Muslims. The effect of Osama bin Laden’s death on 2 May is to reinfo
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Numerous campaigns have recently called for a fundamental rethink of global drugs policy and for the urgent scale up of HIV prevention for people who inject drugs. Harm Reduction International’s Damon Bar
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Businessman Mikhail Prokhorov recently became leader of the moribund party “Right Cause.” The Kremlin clearly had a hand in this and billionaires are increasingly expected to take on tasks the gover
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A new survey by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre identified 15 regions spread over six states where poverty is getting concentrated and chronic, and found that tribal and forested areas are likely to remain
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TODAY I RESIGN MY LIFE TO YOU Composed on 12th September 1997, Hong KongThe Faithful Witness, Oh Christ, the Firstborn from the dead, You are the Ruler over the kings of the earth; You loved us and washed
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“The people of• Jammu and Kashmir, who are larger in number than 123 currently independent nations and who have a defined historical identity, are at present engaged in a massive, indigenous and non
