Bijo FrancisThere is only a finite difference between sense and nonsense, particularly when the context is regarding implementation of legislations. However, for some, this finite distinction, is the difference
Richard M Bennett In the shocked aftermath of the latest terrorist attempt to bring death and destruction to major British cities on successive days, questions are automatically being asked about the effec
Prof. T. ChubaThe archeologists talk about millions of years according to their discoveries concerning the age of the earth. The geologists also suggests millions of years according to their findings. Both are
Tezenlo ThongRecently, our local newspapers have being reporting instances of targeted fraud on our desperate unemployed Nagas. These few reports, I am afraid, are just the tip of the iceberg. Nonetheless, they
Jessicah CurtisAfter nearly 14 years in the drafting, Myanmar’s ruling generals have announced that next month they will finalize a new constitution that, after a national referendum, will pave the way for a
Devinder SharmaIt was on the cards. With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announcing the formation of a new rehabilitation policy for farmers displaced from land acquisitions, it is now official -- farmers have to
Rodolfo StavenhagenDistinguished members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Distinguished representatives of indigenous peoples and organizations,Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to addres
Nic DunlopUnderstanding is key to success in Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge genocide tribunalLast year former Khmer Rouge commander Ta Mok died in prison in Phnom Penh, allowing another unrepentant member of Pol Pot
Shibani ChaudhuryProfessor Amlan Datta talks to Shibani Chaudhury. Born in 1924 at Comilla, former East Bengal, Professor Amlan Datta taught in Calcutta University, and has been vice-chancellor of North Bengal
Monalisa ChangkijaI never cease to amaze at the way the Directorate of Audio & Visual Publicity, (DAVP) Government of India, New Delhi, has been functioning for well nigh 60 years. For the uninitiated this
Sanjay Sangvai – was a social activist, freelance journalist and member of Narmada Bachao AndolanThe first thing that strikes any outsider in Nagaland is the sheer beauty of the terrain – the green mountain
Dr. Habib SiddiquiThroughout history, we have seen the importance of personality in shaping the destiny of a nation. These personalities become larger than their lives. They gravitate people to overcome their l
Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaWhile India has always been seen as a land of great socio-economic disparities, of slums co-existing with marble palaces, there is new concern at the rapid pace at which the rich-poor gap
Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaThe Indian judiciary itself is hardly a paragon of probity, as has been proved over and over again down the years. Nonethelsss, corruption in the judiciary is a subject that is often discu
John DearI consider Martin Luther King, Jr. the great, holy prophet to the nation. He was a prophet of nonviolence sent by the God of peace and justice to call our country to repent of the sin of violence and w
Limalenden LongkumerDon Williams maintains that ‘’all the best things in life are free’’. A moment’s thought reveals a long list of goods my favourite western country singer might have had in mind. Bu
Luntinsat The Greatest Challenge of the Hour ‘Our state, in the puritans’ eye: Penitence is the way outCertain church leaders, particularly the puritans who lead a pious life, would take no time t
John DearThe Need for Prophets for Peace and Justice in a Culture of War and InjusticeOne reason for the world’s violence, poverty and wars lies in our crisis of ethics and leadership. Instead of pursuing a c
Sirajul IslamLast week, I have the opportunity to participate in a workshop on Gender, HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in NGOs in Bangladesh at IDB Bhaban, Dhaka at the Initiative of HIV and AIDS Alliance in Banglad
Yifat SusskindIndigenous activists are putting up a fight – against violence. At the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, activists are focused on passing a declaration that recognizes the right of Indige