According to the Mao-Naga myth, Tiger, spirit and human kind (man) are three brothers came into existence through the miraculous union between the already existing first woman and the clouds of the sky. Man wan
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Charumathi SuprajaNo one knows how many street children are at risk of contracting, or have died of, HIV/AIDS. They are not even listed as a vulnerable group, like commercial sex workers and homosexuals. Yet th
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Brian McCartanUnited States Senator Jim Webb’s trip to military ruled Myanmar highlights again the difficulties of dealing with the ruling generals and brings into focus the debate over the usefulness of sanc
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M.S. Swaminathan Agriculture is not just a food producing machine but the backbone of the livelihood of 60 per cent of Indians. The extensive drought spotlights a situation of mass rural deprivation and a
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Larry Jagan Source: AsiaTimes International responses to Tuesday's sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, to an extended period of house arrest have split on Asian and Western
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Amartya Sen There is a strong case for focussing questions of justice on what actually happens and actual lives rather than merely looking for ideal institutions and arrangements.If the reliance on public
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Noam ChomskyJune 2009 was marked by a number of significant events, including two elections in the Middle East: in Lebanon, then Iran. The events are significant, and the reactions to them, highly instructiveTh
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Kristina AielloThe recent conflict in the Peruvian Amazon is only the most violent symptom of an ongoing cold war being waged by President Alan García and his ruling Aprista party against indigenous groups. Be
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Shohini GhoshUrban India witnesses intermittent public outbursts around the impact of TV violence on children. This construction of children as copycats and passive victims of media violence displaces any compl
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NAGALAND BAPTIST CHURCH COUNCILThroughout history, the Christian Church has faced the issue of Homosexuality and made her stand clear on the issue. The 2000 year history of Christian tradition has consistently
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M. S. Swaminathan Mastering the art and science of monsoon management holds the key to adaptation to adverse changes in temperature and precipitation caused by climate change, leading to the more frequent
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Bikram GrewalGlouthera fragrantisima, a climber locally known as Khwono, is from where the name Khonoma comes from. The quaint village of Khonoma, settled by the Angami tribe 400 years ago sits approximately 20
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Sudha RamachandranSource: AsiaTimes A series of steps taken by India in recent months to build up its defenses along its disputed frontier with China has prompted an angry response from the latter. In June
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One of the things that has helped human beings develop over thousands of years of recorded and unrecorded history is the spirit of adventure. In the past many have risked their lives to explore the unknown –
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Aaradhana JhunjhunwalaThe ongoing security crisis in West Bengal exposes the cracks in Indian democracy, stemming from a volatile mix of poor governance, petty politics, and a fundamental breakdown in credibili
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Brian McCartanUnited Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon’s failure to win the release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi - or any other conciliatory concession - from Myanmar’s intransigent
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Tuisem A. Shishak I am honored to address the first convocation of Patkai Christian College (PCC). Let us be reminded of the God who brought this College into being 35 years ago: “Unless the
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Many react to the news of ‘Rape’ with utter shock and disbelief. Condemnations, processions, relays, memorandums and news write-ups usually follow. Initially the wrath of the society falls on the accused th
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Gregory Mthembu-SalterThe international tribunal charged with investigating the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 has some significant achievements to its credit. But a series of problematic decisions casts a shadow o
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Gregory Mthembu-SalterThe international tribunal charged with investigating the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 has some significant achievements to its credit. But a series of problematic decisions casts a shadow o
