Siddharth Srivastava It appears that India is not going to make it easy for China to extend its influence in Myanmar to get a share of that countrys rich gas resources. While recent oil negotiations have f
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Sarbeswar SahooContrasts, sometimes extreme, are a characteristic feature of the beginning of the twenty-first century – contrasts which range from apparently boundless affluence to the most absolute destitut
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Sophy LasuhI love my work. It makes me apply everything I have learnt and more. It even educates me on how my government works. It has exposed me to little corners, unknown destinations, off-the-beaten tracks a
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Wati AierAt the threshold of a decade of ceasefire between the Nagas and the Government of India (GOI), the prevailing doctrine in this historic moment is one of authoritarianism. This doctrine is rooted in our
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Monalisa ChangkijaVery interesting issues are emerging from the opinion poll the Morung Express conducted some time ago wherein the majority of the respondents felt that the bureaucracy is stalling development
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Sudha Ramachandran The alleged involvement of several Indians in the attempted bombings in London and Glasgow late last month has punctured the myth that Indian Muslims are immune to the call of jihad. It
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Nadia MartinezAs the people of Latin America build democracies from the bottom up, the symbols of power are changing. What used to be emblems of poverty and oppression - indigenous clothing and speech, the la
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jessicah CurtisAfter nearly 14 years in the drafting, Myanmars ruling generals have announced that next month they will finalize a new constitution that, after a national referendum, will pave the way for a pol
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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
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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
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Nic DunlopUnderstanding is key to success in Cambodias Khmer Rouge genocide tribunalLast year former Khmer Rouge commander Ta Mok died in prison in Phnom Penh, allowing another unrepentant member of Pol Pots Ce
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
