Mokokchung Times
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…
An ‘oppositionless’ Assembly raising questions addressed to the Speaker, with not a single opposition member in the House, is unexpected and hardly acceptable in a true democracy. Yet in Nagaland,…
As the calendar turns to 2026, the health of democratic norms worldwide and within India is attracting unprecedented scrutiny. Recent events, both internationally and at home, suggest that the core…
In a functioning democracy, governance must be driven by accountability, urgency and service to the people. A decade, for instance, is long enough for any government to introduce reforms, build…
Democracy cannot thrive on consensus alone; it thrives on contestation. For Nagaland, the challenge is twofold: to restore debate in the Assembly by strengthening the role of opposition, and to…
In theory, democracy is the rule of the people. In practice, it is often the rule of whoever controls the machinery that counts and, crucially, decides who the “people” are.
Prof Shashi Shekhar Singh of the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, delivered a keynote address at the Two-day International Conference on “Media, Populism, and Democracy” held at Nagaland…