Venusa Tinyi George W. Bush is admirable for the same reason that Osama Bin Laden is: their commitment to what they believe. They seem to know who they are and what they are doing, and they have done what
V.R. Krishna Iyer Indian Independence is a political phenomenon that has the sovereignty of the people enshrined in the paramountcy of a Socialist Secular Democratic Republic created by the Constitution. O
V.R. Krishna Iyer Indian Independence is a political phenomenon that has the sovereignty of the people enshrined in the paramountcy of a Socialist Secular Democratic Republic created by the Constitution. O
Neichu Dz. Angami & Tushimenla ImlongA serious emerging social concern needing urgent attentionTill recently, most of our perceptions about sexual overtures or assaults at the workplace were confined to sto
Gene StoltzfusWhen I returned from Viet Nam I discovered a peace community ravaged by conflict within and shell shocked by stubborn people who insisted that their way was the only way, the right way. Frequently
Source: Times OnlineWhen Benazir Bhutto was assassinated she was putting the final touches to her hard-hitting memoirs. In this extract, she makes shocking allegations from the grave – and urges reconciliatio
Dr.Paul PimomoFellow Kukers, I had an unusually hectic first month of the year and didnt get the chance to write a column. So in place of a column, let me share with you, for what its worth, my introducti
Stephen de TarczynskiWhile aboriginal groups have welcomed the Australian governments pledge to apologise to the stolen generations, they argue that the gesture should be backed up with compensation. But earlie
The NSF turns to be one amongst the Naga Social Organizations who keep a wide gap between saying and doing. It is a great dismay that such a confident federation has mindlessly deceived the expectation of the p
Fatima BhuttoIT IS said the Bhuttos die young. This past month, Benazir Bhutto became the fourth young Bhutto to be killed violently and senselessly. In Garhi Khuda Bux, the Bhuttos ancestral graveyard, Benazir
NavneetWhen the Berlin Wall collapsed the more affluent West Germany and her citizens did not want to share their wealth and privileges with East Germany who suffered much more as a nation post World War II.We
Evan FrischSenator Hillary Clintons remarks this month about the roles and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson provided fodder for countless blogs, opinion columns, and ra
Brian McCartanIndia, in the face of Western criticism, continues to economically engage Myanmars ruling generals, providing the junta a much-needed investment lifeline at a time when the US and European Union h
Niusha BoghratiAn Interview With Shirin EbadiIs America going to bomb us after all? That has been the word on the streets in Iran for quite some months now. It is an issue too big to be ignored in day-to-day li
Limathung Yanthan (a.k.a Richard Carbo)Once upon a time, a young Naga boy carrying a dao, asked his father: Why are we going into the jungle to cut down one bamboo tree? Why cant we spend a few rupees and buy o
Sinem SabanBy working as a teacher in Australias rural communities, Sinem Saban came to understand the forces that keep the countrys Aborigines at a disadvantage to the rest of society. She is currently making
Claude ArpiImagine a committee of the Left parties headed by veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, with CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat, CPI-M Politburo member Sitaram Yechuri, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan and
Brian McCartanA consensus is gathering that Myanmars State Peace and Development Councils (SPDC) official version of events of its violent crackdown on street demonstrations in late September, continued detenti
Susan Waten NagaI was caught in traffic for 3 hrs (last year it took 4 hrs from Kisama to the local ground) on my way to Kisama from Kohima. I reached just on time to witness the spectacular performance of the
Tim JohnstonWhen Long Jack Phillipus, at the age of 12, walked out of Australias vast Gibson Desert in 1934 and saw white people for the first time, he found that he had no rights. Over the decades, he has seen