Editorial

Nagaland laga economy Nagas manu khan laga haat te ase?

Nagaland, ekta chotu kintu bhal aru vibrant state ase India laga northeast te. Bishi manu Nagaland ke ekta strong tribal identity thaka jagah laga hisap para dekhe, juntu mostly Naga manu ase. Kintu jodi kotha uthi, “Nagaland laga economy Naga manu khan laga haat te ase?”, tate direct answer nai. Etu bishi complicated aru deep analysis lage, history, society aru aji kali laga economic structure laga bhi. First time dekhile, bhabibo ki Naga manu to majority ase state te, tai khan naturally economy bhi control kuri thakibo. Hoi, Nagaland laga traditional economy;  agriculture, handicrafts, aru local trade te based ase, aru etu pura Naga custom aru practice logote milikena ase. Mati aru resource bhi Naga khan logote ase, Article 371(A) under, Indian Constitution laga protection nioum te. Etu law karone Naga khan laga land ownership aru resource control strong ase, aru etu economy laga ekta important part ase. Kintu jitya urban center aru commerce side te saile, picture to alag hoi jai. Bishi saal hoi se, non-Naga community laga presence dangor hua laga, especially business aru trade line te, bishibak Dimapur side te. Assam, Bihar, Rajasthan, Bengal laga manu khan ahi kene, hardware shop, grocery, textile, transport jaga te bhal business chulai ase. Result te ki hoise, land aru politics Naga khan logote ase, hoilebi urban market business side te non-Nagas bhi ekta dangor role play kure. Dukan, wholesaling, aru daily commerce to non-Nagas khan hi bishi thake. Aru bishi Naga manu khan government job, contract work aru traditional farming te involve ase. Etu situation kene ahise? Karone Naga society to burana zaman te communal living aru subsistence agriculture practice kuri se. Western style business aru entrepreneurship laga culture to Naga khan majot te thaka nai. Political problem, insurgency, aru heavy government dependency bhi economy lagaa behavior shape kuri dise. Government salary aru contract work bhal income source banai dise, aru private sector entrepreneurship te interest kom hoise. Kintu, ekta bhal news ase. Aji kali laga educated aru modern Naga youth to private sector te jai ase. Young entrepreneur khan hospitality, retail, agro-business, digital startup khan suru kuri ase. Local brand; fashion, organic farming, food production,  aste aste uthi ase. Government laga “Start-Up Nagaland” program bhi local enterprise promote kuribo nimite modot kura laga ekta body ase. Hoilebi problem bhi ase: Start kuribole poisa pabole duk ase, infrastructure kom ase, aru bahar manu laga market domination etya bhi bishi dangor ase. Jodi Naga khan nijor laga economy full control lobo karone, entrepreneurship promote kuribo lagibo, capacity build kuribo lagibo, aru bhal local supply chain develop kuribo lagibo. Overall kotha to, Naga to economy laga important sector; mati, politics, traditional sector, control kure, hoilebi urban commercial sector te non-Nagas logote bisi dangor share ase. Tate directly kobole nuparibo ki pura economy Naga logote ase. Kintu, aji kali youth generation active hoise, aru entrepreneurial spirit bhi uthi ase. Future te Nagas laga control private business sector te bhi bishi hobo, jodi support thakile. Important point to ase: Education, local business investment, aru indigenous entrepreneurship promote kuribo lage, aru outside innovation logote milikena thakibo lage.