The games people play
“Never meaning what they say now, never saying what they mean.” Joe South’s Games People Play was released in 1968. It was a protest song about hypocrisy, pretence and the…
On State Level Committee on SARFAESI
The constitution of the State Level Committee on SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002) and Credit Mobilisation comes at an important juncture…
Lessons from Sinn Féin: When borders divide a land, not its people
There are lessons to be learned from around the world. Sinn Féin, an Irish political party with an all-island presence, is one such example. Its evolution from the era of…
When politics drowns out truth
An echo chamber is created when people repeatedly hear ideas that confirm what they already believe, while opposing information is dismissed or kept outside the conversation. In politics, this can…
Propaganda thrives where scrutiny ends
We live in an age in which information travels faster than facts can catch up. A message can reach thousands of people within minutes, acquire thousands of reactions and be…
When prohibition itself becomes the question
The suspected spurious liquor deaths in Nagaland are more than a law-and-order story. They expose a deeper contradiction: alcohol is prohibited by law, yet it remains sufficiently available to sustain…
A new biodiversity strategy, an old wisdom
Nagaland stands at an important environmental crossroads. The state has a rich biodiversity, but that inheritance cannot be taken for granted. Forests are under pressure, wetlands and streams are changing,…
What are we leaving for Gen Z?
Some of the most pressing issues confronting Naga society today are the protracted Naga political question, electoral malpractice, corruption, unemployment and economic underdevelopment. For those born after the turn of…
The voters behind the numbers
The most consequential figure emerging from Nagaland’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) may not be the number already left out of the draft electoral roll. It may be the nearly five…
When a sport becomes a culture
Sports are often measured by medals, rankings and representation at the national or international level. But that is only one measure of sporting success. A healthy sports culture is also…