Development Drawn in One Direction
The recent disclosure in Parliament on tourism projects sanctioned for Nagaland under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 and Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) schemes should have been a moment of collective…
A Chilli Question
The recent revision of green chilli prices in Mokokchung has quietly exposed a larger and more uncomfortable question about our agricultural reality.
Living on the Edge
The idea of a technological singularity, a moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and begins to improve itself without human guidance, is no longer confined to science fiction. Experts…
Union Budget 2026–27: A Cause for Reflection
The Union Budget 2026–27, while widely discussed and analyzed across the country, presents a puzzling silence when it comes to Nagaland. Although both the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief…
Political identity cannot be reduced to culture
In public conversations, identity is often reduced to the most visible things - shawls, dances, festivals, dialects, and folklore. These are valuable. They carry memory and pride. But they are…
Rethinking centralised development in Nagaland
Recent demands by the Konyak Union and the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union to decentralize General Duty police recruitment interviews have reopened an old but unresolved question in Nagaland: how equitably…
Giving Nagaland–Japan Connect the Benefit of Doubt
At a time when public discourse in Nagaland is often clouded by pessimism, distrust and fatigue over unfulfilled promises, the launch of Nagaland–Japan Connect 2026 deserves to be viewed with…
Progress on Paper, Challenges on Ground
Every Republic Day, Independence Day, and Statehood Day, the government of Nagaland outlines its achievements, initiatives, policies, and development goals. These customary speeches often present a detailed and optimistic vision…
Balancing Accountability and Trust in Teacher Attendance
The introduction of the SMILE App for attendance monitoring by the Department of School Education is a major step toward improving educational governance in the state. The move no doubt…