How India’s application of Kautilya’s ancient statecraft—Sham, Daam, Danda, and Bhed—has shaped the Naga conflict, revealing both its strategic utility and its unintended consequences.
Tourism in Nagaland functions as a worldmaking process that selectively fabricates cultural symbols—like the ‘morung’ and ‘headhunter’—to legitimize dominant narratives and identities. Read or download the full Working Paper [PDF] below. Published on June 12, 2025 | Author: Salikyu Sangtam, PhD
Operation Sindoor was less a military maneuver and more a calculated electoral strategy aimed at shaping voter sentiment ahead of key state elections in India.