Politics

Nagaland politics stirs up hours before BJP’s ‘election machine’ Amit Shah’s visit

January 6, 2023

Known as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election machine or the modern-age Chanakya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive at Dimapur airport at 2:00 PM from Imphal and proceed to Niathu Resort, Chumoukedima.   According to reports, the Union Minister will hold a political meeting with state BJP leaders, followed by a meeting …

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In New Year, Simmering Political Uncertainty In Nagaland Deepens

January 5, 2023

It is no secret that electoral tremors are being felt in Nagaland although no political party has openly started campaigning.   It has seen fresh violence in Khar village under Mokokchung District between the supporters of two intending candidates on 28 December afternoon where the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung has invoked Section 144 CrPC (Code …

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Changing contours of State politics

October 12, 2022

Politics in Nagaland have always been overly simplistic. In Nagaland, it was widely believed that those with money and influence would always prevail and it has for a long time now. The Congress and NPF had long held sway over Nagaland’s political scene, but that all changed in 2017 with the emergence of the regional …

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Politics is not all filthy

August 19, 2022

It is not the evil that destroys the world; It is those who watch them without doing anything.   Since ‘politics’ has long been associated with the word ‘dirty’, many people mistakenly believe that anyone who is associated with politics is also ‘filthy’. As a result, generally speaking, a religious Christian usually shies away from …

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Therie slams BJP MP Phangnon Konyak’s ‘Don’t mix religion with politics’ remark

June 8, 2022

The president of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, K. Therie slammed MP Phangnon Konyak’s recent “Don’t mix religion with politics” remark by calling her “ignorant” and pointed out that it is the BJP who is mixing religion with politics.   “The world knows it is BJP who is mixing religion with politics. If you stand by …

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Politics is too important to be left to the politicians: The Naga Rising

May 4, 2022

The Naga Rising has come down heavily on Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s recent statement that “politics was best left to politicians” which he reportedly said during the Northeast Agri-Expo in Chumoukedima on May 2, where the chief minister also said that Nagas must “discuss more about our economy” instead.   Describing it as “the …

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