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Here are some take away reminders after the formation of the new government in Nagaland

1) The government will be opposition-less. We all know that in a democracy a strong opposition is needed but without a strong opposition there will be no one in the assembly to check the government. Not only there aren’t any political parties to check the government but even the people have become toothless because in …

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Nagaland heading back to Opposition-less Government

ARENJUNGLA KICHU | MOKOKCHUNG | MARCH 8         With all other political parties in the newly elected 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, including the NPF, NPP, NCP, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Republican Party of India (Athwale), Janata Dal (United), and Independents extending their support to the NDPP-BJP government, the state appears to …

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Society and Government

Can society exist without the government? Or, rather, can society thrive without good governance? It is difficult to answer the former as society has grown bigger and more complex but the answer to the latter is a straightforward negative. Thomas Paine, the English-born American philosopher and political theorist in his internationally acclaimed piece ‘Common Sense’ …

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