India-Myanmar Economic Ties and Nagaland
While states like Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh have made visible progress in leveraging their border trade posts and cultural linkages, Nagaland appears to be lagging behind in translating these…
Do we need a population policy in Nagaland?
China’s population continued to decline in 2025, according to newly released government data as per news reports. The total population fell by 3 million from the previous year, reaching 1.404…
Mokokchung Must Wake Up to Join Nagaland’s Startup Surge
Nagaland’s recognition as a ‘Leader’ in the 5th edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Framework (SRF 5.0) is a welcome achievement.
Reclaiming Hope Through Sociological Imagination
Hope will return not through rhetoric, but through a shared understanding that systemic problems require systemic solutions.
The Quiet Strength of Negative Visualization
Negative visualization is a mental exercise that involves imagining possible difficulties, losses, or adverse events before they happen. Though it may sound pessimistic, this practice is far from being a…
Rethinking Cash Crops In A Subsistence Farming Society
Farming in Nagaland has historically been rooted in subsistence. For generations, agriculture has been less about market surplus and more about food security, social stability, and survival. Against this backdrop,…
Systemic Pessimism
During the panel discussion’s Q&A session, a delegate raised this concern in relation to employment, self-reliance, and enterprise, which were key topics of the conference. This question struck a chord…
Ending 2025: Thank you for being part of our journey
As we publish our final edition of 2025, it is a moment to pause, not to celebrate ourselves, but to reflect on what it has meant to report from Mokokchung…
Keeping the Press Alive in Mokokchung
Publishing a newspaper from a remote small town like Mokokchung is among the most demanding undertakings in journalism. Distance from major urban centres, limited infrastructure, logistical delays, and financial constraints…