ILP Vindicated, But Enforcement Is the Real Test
The Gauhati High Court’s decision upholding the extension of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime to Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland is a landmark affirmation of a system that many Nagas…
A Region Too Diverse for a One-Size Policy Lens
It is often convenient for policymakers to treat Northeast India as a single, compact administrative and developmental unit. In official discourse, the region is frequently bundled together, sometimes in the…
Clarity in the Ban Debate, and the Larger Tobacco Truth
The “confusion” surrounding Nagaland’s recent ban on tobacco and nicotine-based food products is, in many ways, revealing. It is being treated as a policy ambiguity, but it also reflects a…
How the World Cup is Reimagining the Idea of Nationhood
The FIFA World Cup has always been more than a tournament. It is a global stage where geography, politics, and identity quietly collide beneath the noise of celebration. The 2026…
The World Cup Phenomenon in Nagaland
Just days before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off, football fans in India faced the prospect of missing the world’s biggest sporting spectacle amid prolonged broadcasting negotiations. The eventual…
A Defining Moment for Nagaland’s Oil Future
Nagaland’s renewed engagement with the Centre over petroleum exploration comes at a decisive moment for both the state and India’s broader energy ambitions. With Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio once again…
Digital Common Sense Matters as Much as Law
Nagaland Police’s recent advisory on social media use is, in many ways, a routine reminder. Authorities periodically step in to caution citizens against circulating unlawful, misleading, or inflammatory content online,…
Completion Is Not Transformation
Nagaland is “the first state in the nation to have completed RUSA 2.0 successfully.” On the face of it, this is a significant administrative and infrastructural milestone. Delayed execution is…
World Environment Day Needs to Move Past Plantation Rituals
Another World Environment Day has come and gone, once again filling public spaces with speeches, slogans, and the familiar ritual of tree plantation drives. Observed annually on June 5, the…
Giving Back Must Become a Culture
At a time when conversations about development often revolve around government schemes, infrastructure projects and institutional interventions, the recent gesture by an entrepreneur in Salangtem Ward offers a reminder that…