The World Cup Phenomenon in Nagaland
Just days before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off, football fans in India faced the prospect of missing the world’s biggest sporting spectacle amid prolonged broadcasting negotiations. The eventual…
Completion Is Not Transformation
Nagaland is “the first state in the nation to have completed RUSA 2.0 successfully.” On the face of it, this is a significant administrative and infrastructural milestone. Delayed execution is…
Giving Back Must Become a Culture
At a time when conversations about development often revolve around government schemes, infrastructure projects and institutional interventions, the recent gesture by an entrepreneur in Salangtem Ward offers a reminder that…
A Basic Need, Finally Ordered
It is both sobering and encouraging that the High Court had to step in to direct what should have long been a basic feature of public health infrastructure in Nagaland.…
What a 30-Acre Sunflower Trial in Tuensang Tells Us
India remains heavily dependent on imported edible oils, meeting nearly 57 percent of its domestic demand through foreign markets. Annual imports stand at around 16 million tonnes, costing the country…
India’s politics has a youth problem
India is often described as a young nation. Political speeches repeatedly celebrate the country’s demographic advantage, its energetic youth population, and the promise of a generation that will supposedly drive…
Culture as a Catalyst, Not a Constraint
No culture is static. It evolves continuously, shaped by time, environment, and human experience. To imagine culture as something fixed in the past is to misunderstand its nature. Societies that…
Funds Exist for Nagaland
Development Is Not a Funding Problem, It Is an Execution Problem Nagaland often describes itself as a resource-crunched state, and that description is not without basis. Its geographical constraints, limited…
ASF in Nagaland Is More Than a Livestock Crisis
The resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in parts of Nagaland is more than a veterinary concern. It is an unfolding economic crisis that threatens the livelihoods of thousands of…
Events, Journalism and the Limits of Routine Coverage
Event coverage is an essential part of news reporting, but it is not journalism in its full sense. Events happen everywhere, all the time, and each carries its own significance…