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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
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The Naga situation remains a political conundrum—rooted in colonial legacies, defined by resistance, and caught in the enduring tension between survival and sovereignty, history and hope, identity and imposed order.
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This special edition of ICNA is dedicated to revisiting a pivotal moment in postcolonial history — the 1951 Naga Plebiscite — and to critically reflecting on the decades of silence, suppression, and misrecognition that followed.
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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.
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It was one of the most distinctive democratic and raw exercises in Asia’s postcolonial history. There were no guns or coercion—only ink thumb impressions of clarity to define their own destiny as a sovereign Naga Nation.
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The Naga political landscape, long marked by fragmented authority, is shifting as digital platforms reshape politics and foster new possibilities for unity amid weakening traditional institutions.
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The narrative of American freedom and democracy has often been only half true—benefiting the few while leaving behind the many, both at home and abroad.
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This paper was presented at the ICNA Web Dialogue: A Dialogue on Naga Affairs [Understanding Naga Affairs, Who Defines Naga Affairs] on January 15, 2022
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Sovereignty remains a defining force in Naga life—uniting and dividing, shaping identity while constantly being reinterpreted in a changing world.