Writing on the wall
Nagaland state may have celebrated its 60th Statehood Day on December 1 but it is not surprising that the event is not celebrated with gusto around the state. A state…
December | Troubled Conscience
December The twelfth and last month of the year is upon us. It is December. For most of us, the last 11 months of the year have passed away like…
Machiavelli’s subjects
Machiavellianism is a personality trait describing a manipulative individual who deceives and tricks others to achieve his goals. In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism is a personality trait centered…
Neither here, nor there
As the movement for Frontier Nagaland gathers more momentum with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself inviting the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) to North Block, Delhi to discuss…
Thanks to Modi
The Prime Minister of India appreciating the Naga cultural heritage and way of life is no doubt significant. In a country as diverse as India and with a population of…
On Hornbill Festival boycott
With only a couple of days left before the Hornbill Festival begins on December 1, the NDPP has appealed to the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) and the Eastern Naga…
Community and health services
The Government of India, the state Government of Nagaland and the World Bank in January 2017 signed a 48 million dollar credit agreement for the ‘Nagaland Health Project’ with the…
Not buying it
It is quite stimulating to listen to political leaders’ words, especially when elections are just around the corner. Likewise, the statements made by the Naga People’s Front (NPF) leaders during…
Soft power
According to the American political scientist Joseph Nye Jr., soft power is the power of attraction through culture, political ideas, and policies rather than coercion that military hard power exhibits.…
Breaking the cycle
“Weak men create hard times! Hard times create strong men, Strong men create good times, Good times create weak men, Weak men create hard times.” The phrase from a post-apocalyptic…