Raise Doers, Not Freeloaders
Our society has become too passive today. Challenges and adversity in life are real, but there are far too few people facing them with courage and grit, and too many…
Keep the Lines Open
If Nagaland’s ILP regime is to succeed in safeguarding local interests, it must be coupled with clarity, cooperation, and credible communication. Authorities must not only enforce the law but also…
Time to Build a Science Culture
Science is not merely a discipline. It is a way of thinking, questioning, and understanding the world. The presence of scientific inquiry and temperament in a society contributes directly to…
The World Is Changing Faster Than We Think
Today, we are living through a moment of change so vast that we can barely grasp it. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic buzzword. It is here, growing rapidly,…
Time to Reclaim Our Festivals from Populism
In recent years, festivals like Moatsü and Tsüngremmung, once vibrant celebrations of agrarian life and communal gratitude, have been gradually reduced to performative spectacles, hollowed out by consumerism and hijacked…
On Good Journalism
The press is often referred to as the Fourth Estate, and rightly so. Alongside the legislature, executive, and judiciary, the press plays a critical role in shaping a democratic society.…
Mandatory HIV tests before marriage? Meghalaya’s consideration revives an outdated and harmful approach
Laws must be designed to protect, not punish. And HIV can be controlled—not through fear, but through facts. And the fact is: stigma kills—not HIV.
Countering Illegal Immigration Requires Unity and Clarity
Countering Illegal Immigration Requires Unity and Clarity
Disruptive Thinking
Disruptive thinking is not about being reckless. It is the courage to challenge conventional ideas and reimagine solutions that break away from inherited norms. It means looking at long-standing problems…
Botsa case demands more than outrage — it demands institutional reform
The attempted rape and murder of a mother of four in Botsa village on July 16 has shaken Nagaland. That she survived is due to her courage and the immediate…