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The Problems with Westphalian Nation-State System

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We all associate ourselves with various identities such as Indians, Chinese, Pakistani, Americans, Canadians, French, British and much more. Why do you think we all associate with all these more? Are there any other identities which people associate with?  The identities which I mentioned before are relatively new compared to other identities such as religion, language, caste, and various other identities. It is not to say that people never had such feelings towards nations or the state. But the idea of loyalty and love for the motherland was very important which offset various other identities. The question we are arriving at is what is the motherland, who made and how it formed.  What we refer to today as a Nation or Country refers to what we know in political science as a Nation-State. Today almost all the countries we know are categorised Nation-States and some even as State-Nations. International Relations and Political Science suggest that states are the most important a...
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First Anniversary of NDA 2.0- Hits and Misses

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May 30 marks the first anniversary of NDA 2.0 govt or Modi govt as we call it. The past year has been eventful for the govt and for the citizens of India and looks like time flew quick. Maybe because we spent 2-3 months in our homes. Click on the link-  How Modi won the elections? Here is a short review of the govt's hits and misses as I couldn't make a big analysis for this week, but I am delighted to write on this topic for various reasons. Let me also make it clear it that I am far too neutral that Modi supporters call me anti-Modi or anti-BJP and Modi haters call me pro-Modi or pro-BJP. I don't like name-giving stamps like Anti-Modi or Pro-Modi. if you want to call me anything please call me a political analyst and that is what I liked to be called by. It's obvious that we may or may not like certain decisions taken by our leaders and we should feel free to support or criticise for legitimate reasons and that's democracy.  With covid cases...
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It's time for us to move on

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This is not a political topic but a common sense which is necessary for us to address the most important. It has been 4 months since covid 19 has been directly affecting our lives, then on came quarantine and lockdown. Now it's time for us to move on. You will understand that, even by watching the tone of News channels has changed from March till Mid-May. From prevention, now everyone is discussing how to get back to on track.  As of today, India has surpassed 100,000 cases and by the time you read, it will have crossed 125,000 or more. The total cases across the world have crossed a whopping 5 million, which is the population of Singapore.  We can't put ourselves in lockdown forever. Man has never sat at home forever just because he can't take up reality. It is impossible. man has always adapted to the situation and learnt to deal with it. The other main reason we have to move on itself has been seen when we implanted lockdown.  The most commonly used ter...
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Ten Whatsapp tips and tricks which you probably never knew

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We discussed in detail on how Whatsapp Messenger as we know, and how it affects our daily lives. In this article, we look into different features of Whatsapp which can not only increase the utility of the platform, as well as improves user-friendliness. This post is not a big thing but a lot of small tricks which maybe useful. Read how Whatsapp affects our daily lives here 1. Access Whatsapp from your Desktop/Laptop PC This may be quite familiar to most of you. This is also known as WhatsApp web. There are quite a lot of functionalities which you can use and stands as a basic functionality for the subsequent features. For accessing it, you must go to web.whatsapp.com and scan the QR code, using the scanner under the Whatsapp web option on the app. After that, you don't need the phone anymore to access Whatsapp. Ensure your phone and computer has good connectivity. The feature has a big drawback ie, you cannot add status.  Whatsapp web allows you to share files and docum...
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