Mokokchung Times
In a democracy, information held by the government is not simply an administrative resource. Much of it is public information, generated through public institutions and public money. Yet access to…
India proudly calls itself the world’s largest democracy. Every election, millions of citizens exercise the most powerful right available to them which is the right to choose their government.But democracy…
Mark Twain once famously said that India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great-grandmother…
There is a tendency to view the ongoing protests over the NEET paper leak simply as a confrontation between the government and a student movement. That would be an incomplete…
The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following sustained pressure from within his own Labour Party, once again highlights a defining feature of mature democracies: accountability that extends beyond…
At any given point in time, life has never been easy, but it wasn’t all suffering and sacrifices all the time. Civilizations and countries have lived through peaceful, prosperous and…
In every democracy, the role of the media is to question, to critique and to hold those in power accountable. The government, on the other hand, is meant to serve…
There is no perfect society, and Naga society is no exception. Yet, acknowledging imperfection cannot become an excuse for accepting decay. Today, apart from the longstanding Indo-Naga political question, corruption…
There is no perfect form of government, yet democracy continues to be regarded as the closest to an ideal. India’s parliamentary system rests on the principles of representation and participation,…
India, in the twenty-first century, stands tall as a nation of remarkable economic growth and military strength. Ranked among the world’s leading powers, it is undeniably “coming of age” in…