Why ‘BJP is anti-Christian’ camp is losing
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has established itself as the dominant player in Indian politics over the last eight years. The unprecedented electoral victory of Narendra Modi’s BJP has given…
Growing menace of money power
Money power is an important factor in elections because modern election propaganda devices are expensive. The availability of large sums of money usually increases the number of votes a candidate…
In need of thought leaders
Although it is not yet officially out in public domain, there are indications that the number of seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly would be increased from the existing 60…
Painting Raj Bhavan saffron?
The President of India has just announced appointment of new Governors of at least 12 states, including Nagaland, and a Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh. State Governors…
Slow down, BJP
With the last date of withdrawal of candidature for the February 27 pools in Nagaland coming to pass on Friday, as expected, a lot of political drama has been played…
Cash-for-votes culture
Cash-for-votes is a long existing menace in Indian electoral politics, a practice that has now become deeply entrenched in Nagaland state politics as well. An understanding of the factors driving…
Descend into oblivion
A society, culture or nation where the voice of its citizens are silenced and their rights curtailed is bound to digress from its path of progress and regress into a…
Clean e-roll for clean election
The Clean Election Prayer Rally initiated by the Ao Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship in collaboration with the District Administration and District Election Officer, Mokokchung on Tuesday was the right action and…
Behind the smokescreen
Like truth hidden behind a smokescreen of lies, politicians usually hide their ulterior motives shrouded behind their political grandstanding. We cannot totally blame them for that because it is part…
Widespread, wide ramifications
When we say corruption, we generally refer to dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. While this generic definition of corruption is correct, we have to…