The Government of India enacted the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in 1958 as a measure to empower her armed forces in their war to militarily quell the Naga political aspiration. The AFSPA, which sinc
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Recently during the inauguration of a government office building in Kohima, the Chief Minister of Nagaland mentioned about framing a water policy for the State. In this regard, the Chief Minister has asked the
President Barack Obama’s decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top commander in Afghanistan will be talked about for quite some time given the interest associated with the war on terror and also the
In the first week of June, 2010 the Morung Express did a story on Nagaland’s crumbling public infrastructure. One of the conclusions that can be inferred from this particular report was how the government has
Every popular struggle for their rights has at various points of time been faced with the difficult question of who will carry on from the present leadership. The over-dependence on the present leadership and t
The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is now well underway with only a few more matches left to decide on the teams who will make it to the round of sixteen or the knock off stage. As always, the media along
The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is now well underway with only a few more matches left to decide on the teams who will make it to the round of sixteen or the knock off stage. As always, the media along
Notwithstanding the argument given by the Chief Minister that Nagaland’s Annual Plan outlay for the year 2010-2011 was approved for Rs 1500 crore (same as last year) because of the 712 crore shortfall in sala
America is faced with a major environmental crisis in the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. President Barack Obama has put the onus on British Petroleum (BP) to take responsibility for the dama
Problems confronting Naga society and polity refuses to go away rather it is growing in different directions taking various shapes and forms. At the outset, it is important for everyone concerned to realize tha
The situation in the Northeast region has improved relatively as compared to what it was about five years ago. The Naga groups are in ceasefire with the Government of India and most of the outfits in Assam have
About 28 months after the Naga Reconciliation process formally started, it must be acknowledged that factional violence and killings among the different Naga political groups have come to a virtual stop. Howeve
The Naga Nation needs healing. Victims and survivors need healing; perpetrators are in their own way victims of a violent system; and they need healing as well. The need to heal and reconcile emphasizes presenc
The government of Sikkim has started to give priority for cluster development in horticulture sector. According to the strategy, the government selects group of more than 10 farmers in a particular area for giv
It is somewhat of an irony and at the same time of concern to not that although Nagaland is basically an agrarian state, we import around 72% of food grains from outside. This was informed by none other than th
The first World Cup in Africa begins today (June 11, 2010) and as expected global audiences from across continents irrespective of nationalities or political divide will be for a brief period of one month unite
Now that a massive green drive under the Year of Plantation has been launched by the Forest Department, Government of Nagaland, it will hopefully help in somewhat compensating for the loss of forest cover. Acco
The present state of affairs is a clear indication of the crying need for a new politics in our land. The old politics of based on fear, exclusion and ‘the other’ is shredding away the possibilities of a sh
Every popular struggle for their rights has at various points of time been faced with the difficult question of who will carry on from the present leadership. The over-dependence on the present leadership and t
The comprehensive victory for Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the just concluded West Bengal civic polls is significant in more ways than one. While winning elections, whether they are munic
