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Emigration Is (Not) Bad: Rethinking the Debate

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The Ministry of External Affairs, in a question to the Rajya Sabha, gave a response that over 2 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024. Since 2022, every year, this is the figure of number of Indians giving up Indian citizenship. The past two to three years in India have seen extensive talk about the number of people moving out and relinquishing their citizenship. People also give a very catchy term for that- "Brain Drain", where intelligent and well-qualified citizens are leaving the country for opportunities elsewhere. Then there is the argument of demographic change, where regions are seeing young people leave for green pastures and old people remain with no one to take care of them. All of them are true and valid points, but there is another side of the debate which we often ignore and miss.  The causes of migration can be broadly categorised as push and pull factors. Only if both of them work together, mass migration usually happen. As we have already discussed m...

News Capsule For The Month of July 2025

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  Fresh protest over sea incursion at Chellanam. Smart Parking vs junction development: Vyttila Hub land use sparks debate.  Bihar man puts vintage motorcycle on sale, 'buyer' from Kochi test-rides it away! LDF's Benedict elected MPC's first chairperson. BrahMos unit in Thiruvananthapuram will be brought directly under DRDO: Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Kerala HC looks into the Janaki vs State of Kerala issue.  Veteran political leader of Kerala and former LDF CM V S Achuthanandan passed away at the age of 101. Massive crowds turn up for his funeral across Southern Kerala. A stray dog attacks 20 people. High alert in 3 Kerala districts after two suspected Nipah cases trigger alarm. Ms Bindu, who was killed in the Kottayam Medical College building collapse, received the fu...

What is your Politics? What is your Political ideology?

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Politics! Politics! Politics!  By now, you will be tired of my rants on Politics! Fear not, I can give you some relief. This article may not be that long or boring; also, this is not an issue-based article.  Every time you might have a conversation with a politically aware person, it is likely that you will be asked about your ideology, which is indirectly asking you, What are your politics? It doesn't mean which party you support; rather, it is about your ideology. Of course, politics is much more than ideology, but your ideology itself is one of the biggest determinants of your politics.  This article is designed to help you understand what are the various ideologies and help you understand more about your political ideology. So stick around till the end to understand this topic in a much better way.  Please note- This article is not an article meant for experts in Political Science rather for people who want to understand these topics better. No ideology is being ...