MODI-fied Democracy = 56″ + Saffronization | Rampisinang Pipi Newme
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…
The New Language of Indian Democracy
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…
Starmer’s Resignation and Lessons for Nagaland
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…
How Democracy Is Being Undermined in India and Beyond | Monalisa Changkija
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…
A democracy thrives when its media questions power, not when it mirrors it | Moajungshi Menon
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…
No Clean Rolls, No Clean Elections
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…
Democracy and Its Discontents in Nagaland
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,…
Democracy and the Emergence of Political Totalitarianism
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…
Democracy Without Dissent
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 2026 begins, the erosion of democratic norms isn’t abstract; it’s visible
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…