Editorial

  • If you smell something say something
    Imlisanen Jamir Gibberish is everywhere. It’s everywhere!   There is very little in life that we encounter which is not infused with gibberish. And not all of it is all bad. Your general every-
  • In search of ‘quality’
    “Your responsibility goes beyond your salary. You have a moral responsibility to contribute and build society as desired. We are basically the bricks that build the walls of society,” an advisor in
  • Inconsistency syndrome
    Witoubou Newmai Two distressing issues that have not been sufficiently highlighted in the general discourse of our society are the issues of inconsistency and the lack of coherence in most of the campaigns.
  • To find a balance
    Abokali Jimomi In the latest blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, the character of the antagonist, Thanos, is not your stereotypical pure-evil, moral-compass-less villain out on a rampage, mindlessly slaughte
  • Addressing Career Dilemmas
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir Even as students who have appeared this year’s Nagaland Board exams wait with bated anticipation for the results, thoughts about career and choice of stream of study will keep t
  • Libraries are still essential
    Imlisanen Jamir Any book-loving adult can testify that the memory of one’s first library locks itself into every human sense. The smell of ink and book cover, the feel of a gently thumbed page, the sou
  • A clear message to Manipur Govt
    Witoubou Newmai The campaign for a ‘native chief secretary’ in Manipur is reflective of the forlorn scenario of the state as a whole.   Agreed, there may not be such a thing as a ‘n
  • Naga selective fussiness
    Two key developments in recent weeks have clearly demonstrated two recurrent maladies that continue to besiege the Naga society, particularly the leading social and civil society organisations - selective outra
  • Shared Values of Belonging
    Dr Asangba Tzüdir   A man once said that the beauty of humanity is fading away. This seems to be true especially in the face of losing human values. Among the various forms of human values, va
  • In search of the other
    Imlisanen Jamir   Last Friday, I witnessed a confirmation of what I have always thought was a generation of young Nagas whose worldview is as unsettling as it is heartening.   Avengers: Infinity
  • We Need To Talk
    In an attempt to ‘reason together’ to secure trajectories towards the journey into a shared Naga future, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has envisaged series of ‘Open Public Interactio
  • Lofty Rhetoric, No Substance
     Witoubou Newmai   The Biren Singh Government in Manipur appears to be a classic illustration of either an authority who tries to quell confronting situations sans any considerable cogency or a cas
  • An approachable paradigm
    Naga policymakers need to break out of digital isolation   Imkong Walling In business, there is a term called ‘Unique Selling Proposition’ or USP. A concept applied by marketing executive
  • Is Mini-Hornbill Festival necessary?
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The approval of ‘Mini-Hornbill’ in all districts coinciding with the respective tribal festivals makes one ‘enthusiastic’ that the ten-day long Nagaland Hornbi
  • Lessons for the periphery
    The recent PDA Cabinet decision to spread the premier State’s gala - ‘The Hornbill Festival’ to all districts of Nagaland can be considered a major step towards harnessing rich socio-cultural
  • Going past the death penalty
    Imlisanen Jamir The number of times that India has been struck by horrific sexual crimes has been too many. While not receiving much attention in the country, the same can be said of Nagaland too.  
  • A comatose society
    Witoubou Newmai Knee-jerk reactions, not attempting to understand beyond through critical appraisal or lesson unlearned from to unfolding events is the archetype of a near comatose or insentient society. Und
  • No political ‘will-power’
    Imkong Walling Energy is elementary for development - industrial growth in particular. No civilisation can afford to ignore this aspect in the developmental trajectories.   With that in context, it w
  • Walking the Naga Day
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Reconciliation First then Solution Building upon ‘rhetoric’ the Union Minister of State for Home has added another rhetorical block to the Naga political issue saying that th
  • It’s that time of the year again
    Imlisanen Jamir If there’s anything to learn from the summer of 2017, it was how underprepared we were as a state to deal with the forces of nature, which owing to climate change on a global scale, hav
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