Infocus

  • Is something wrong with the present Christian Mission Strategy?
    Imti Jamir KohimaIn this world only 40% of the world population is Christian and the remaining are un-believers. But what our dear Lord commands us Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the good n
    Infocus / 21st August 2010
  • Does The Church Grow Senile At 100 Years?
    Thepfulhouvi SoloThe Church appears to grow senile, its Spiritual Eyes dim and out of focus when it attains the age of 100 years or more. Paul in his Missionary Journeys established Groups of Jews, increasingly
    Infocus / 16th August 2010
  • When Has Rape Become Consensual?
    Roselyn TungoeRape is defined in India as intentional, unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. The essential elements of this definition under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code are 'sex
    Infocus / 14th August 2010
  • Transparency and clarity needed in Assam Rifles
    The article ‘of drinks and drinkers-life goes on’ in the front page of Morung Express on the 9th of this month has caught my attention where the statement of an entrepreneur and prominent journalist and the
    Infocus / 14th August 2010
  • LIVER FRY STATE DRY
    S VARAH‘He who drinks gets drunk; he who gets drunk goes to sleep; he who goes to sleep does not commit sin.’ Living without sinning is good. Starting with this ideal may not be the best idea of living a qu
    Infocus / 2nd August 2010
  • Attacks on North Eastern Women and Equality
    Walter FernandesOne more Naga woman’s modesty was violated near Delhi on the night of July 27. Once again some fundamentalists are planning to repeat what they did in March after an attack on a woman from the
    Infocus / 31st July 2010
  • Religion and Its Abuse of Naga Culture
    Fr. Abraham Lotha, Ph.D.The Deputy Commissioner of Kiphire has rightly issued an order on 23rd July to the village councils in the district stating that the Anatongre Village Council’s resolution to deny the
    Infocus / 28th July 2010
  • Not the Church, Not the State? Gender equality in the crossfire
    Deniz KandiyotiThe challenge to platforms for gender equality comes not just from actors with fundamentalist agendas, but from a conjuncture where women’s rights have been opportunistically instrumentalized t
    Infocus / 27th July 2010
  • “The Myth of the Grand Crusader”
    Jesus came to Nagaland in the midst of a crusade against Liquor. The Grand Crusader quietly whisks him away to a gathering of the Special Commission against Wine (SCaW). They welcome him with a shawl while insi
    Infocus / 19th July 2010
  • Letter to the Joint Manager AERO, Dimapur Airport
    Rokuo AngamiOf late the public are expressing their grievances through various newspapers about the way the passengers of Air India are being ill-treated .I as a concerned citizen feels that the Air India (Indi
    Infocus / 12th July 2010
  • Raj Bhavan Messed Up: Rights Vs Duties
    Joshua Sheqi KohimaI have heard our Chief Minister on several occasions stressing that ‘right and duty should go hand in hand’, which is very true, because Nagas have the habit of claiming every right,
    Infocus / 10th July 2010
  • BUSINESS OF LEGISLATORS
    To represent a constituency and be a member of the esteemed Assembly with whatever capacity is an honour and privilege saddled with the onerous responsibility in primarily addressing people’s needs through le
    Infocus / 10th July 2010
  • Valley versus Hill
    The crisis in Manipur is based in the Imphal government’s inability to regard all the state’s population as its own, and its indifference towards Naga concernsDolly KikonSource: HimalMagA  week before
    Infocus / 7th July 2010
  • Deception & denials in Myanmar
    Bertil LintnerMyanmar's military government issued pro-forma denials after al-Jazeera aired an investigative report by the Oslo-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) alleging that Myanmar is attempting to devel
    Infocus / 6th July 2010
  • An Exit Report with Acknowledgement
    A meeting of the Coordination Committee of Naga Civil Society (CCNCS) was held at Kohima on the 3rd of July 2010 to review and report-back to its constituent civil society organizations and to examine, whether
    Infocus / 5th July 2010
  • WHY THE ACT IS ‘UNWANTED’
    S VARAHManipur was then a Union Territory when the parliament of India passed the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council act 1971. Exercising Section 3 of the Act, the then governor issued an order: ‘Adaptatio
    Infocus / 2nd July 2010
  • Godly Bribed Educated Naga Thief
    S VarahIn a matter of one hundred and three scores (approximate) changes in Naga life have been at a remarkably swift pace. Christianity and western education are accounted for such fast changing. Naga learn th
    Infocus / 1st July 2010
  • Myanmar elections mute ethnic voices
    Brian McCartanSource: AsiaTimesElections slated for later this year in Myanmar seem increasingly unlikely to democratically empower the country's various ethnic minority groups, which combined account for over
    Infocus / 30th June 2010
  • Nagas, where are we heading for?
    As fellow Nagas, it is disheartening to see the entire episode of unrest between Nagaland and Manipur. Without prejudice against any individual or organization, as concerned Nagas for the betterment of Nagaland
    Infocus / 25th June 2010
  • Constitutional Crisis in Manipur
    Nandita HaksarFrom the time I first visited Manipur I have been painfully aware of the divisions within the Manipur society. And I have also been aware how deeply ignorant the rest of us in India are about the
    Infocus / 23rd June 2010
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