Editorial

  • A test of our humanity
    Imlisanen Jamir   On Sunday, at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, the Pope held a service to mark the ‘World Day of Migrants and Refugees.’   Now, considering the unsavoury p
  • On collision course
    The demands for ‘solution before election’ are escalating from various quarters. With the Naga Hoho, the Apex tribal body of Nagas, upping the ante and asking the people “to gear up and defend
  • Naga Day belongs to all
    Aheli Moitra The night before Naga Day, held on January 10, 2018, two teams remained on Khuochiezie, the Kohima Local Ground, after all the artists had done their sound checks, braving the Kohima night chill
  • Demanding an Uncertain Solution 
    Asangba Tzudir   If a definite Naga political solution that is ‘acceptable and honorable’ to all is being collectively mapped and based on which, the demand of ‘solution and not electi
  • Be careful while you post!
    Imlisanen Jamir   Where would we be without Facebook? Or Whatsapp or Instagram? For so many of us, our lives have been transformed by social media.   It’s a great way to keep in touch,
  • Tactlessly incommunicado
    Technology today has become an indispensable tool and a pervasive way of life. The advent of internet and subsequent proliferation of portable media devices, such as smartphones and interactive platform like so
  • My eyes are like so progressive!
    Imlisanen Jamir Scene: An open office space, with contemporary furnishing, that ‘facilitates openness and transparency, and breaks down hierarchy.'   Ari looks up from her laptop that has a
  • Happy New Year…
      Dr Asangba Tzüdir Will it be a ‘New’ Year or simply a switch over to another calendar year? The old year has passed by and behold a new year is here. Often, in our fancy thoughts,
  • On Complicity
    Complicit or “choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having partnership or involvement in wrongdoing” or simply, being, at some level, “responsible
  • Of limitations and new possibilities
    Witoubou Newmai The eventful year of 2017 can be considered a symbol of limitations and new possibilities in the Naga context. Its fragments will definitely reverberate into the coming year.   Our in
  • Déjà vu
    Aheli Moitra   Till couple of years back, there used to be an under-the-ground dance club in Dimapur that went by the name ‘Pebbles.’ Crowded and smoky at all times, it was not easy to carve
  • Beyond Rhetorics
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   With the win in the Indian states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the Lotus now blooms in 19 states. This is the sixth consecutive win in Gujarat, while it has ousted the
  • Politics in Nagaland: It’s bad!
    Imlisanen Jamir   How did we get to this point? Never mind, that was rhetorical.   People are expected to be firm believers in the democratic process, whereby the collective wisdom of the people
  • Modus operandi of Nagaland's politics
    The state of affairs in Nagaland is languishing at its lowest point. However, being the land of endless possibilities, Nagaland has now hit an abyss of hopelessness with the latest crisis in the political arena
  • Time for voters to assess the squabbling politicians
    Witoubou Newmai Once, the Naga People’s Front (NPF) was imbued with strong Naga national fervor. However, with recurring political pandemonium including the latest crisis, the ‘banalisation&rsquo
  • Dreams of peace
    Aheli Moitra   Once the paper had been presented and discussion followed, Rev. Dr. Wati Aier stood up to speak. But what he did was sing. The Convener of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation broke into a J
  • Political Risks
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   Life has always been at risk. The technological advancements have brought so much of comfort and made life easier but it has also increased human risks both mental and physical,
  • This holiday, be responsible!
    Imlisanen Jamir   The holiday season is upon us again, and with the roads of the state, especially in Dimapur and Kohima, for once (and for a brief moment) permitting relatively smooth driving, ‘t
  • Political exigencies
    Naga politicians never cease to surprise and they have the knack for playing their intrigue political game in winter. The latest episode in the never-ending saga of Naga People’s Front (NPF)’s polit
  • An ethical society?
    Witoubou Newmai Does our society say it is time we start writing an obituary on belief of an ethical society? Does our society also say it is time we start writing an obituary on the notion that ‘Chara
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