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The Dark Side of Kerala Politics

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Kerala, a progressive, 100% literate, and highly politically conscious state, is always regarded as a model state for the rest of the country. But there are a lot of things in Kerala politics that you should understand, that it is regressive, not to be proud of, and something we should totally denounce. The ground reality is sometimes opposite to the well-glorified image of the state. Ahead of the state elections, it is important discuss them. The objective here is to expose them and realise that Kerala politics needs a lot of change and modifications.  Rivalry turns Violent Politics is inevitable without competition, contestation, and confrontation. It is all about rivalry between people, parties, and their followers. It is healthy and needed in a democracy. But often this rivalry becomes a poison when it leads to violence. A violent democracy is no longer a democracy. Historically, Kerala has had strong political violence, especially in Northern Kerala. Kannur has been the hub of...
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Analysis of US elections-A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners!! All major news outlets in the United States has called the Presidential race in favour of Joseph R Biden Jr of the Democratic party aka Joe Biden . The respective state governments are yet to authorise the election results, but it is pretty much reliable and obvious for us to accept the media projections as of now. American elections are closely watched not only in the US but also worldwide due to its consequences and effects. The US Presidency is considered to be the Most Powerful Post in the world and the US President is the world's most powerful man.  Amidst the pandemic and despite the US being the most affected by the coronavirus, it looks now like that election itself was a festival of its kind and everyone enjoyed their part. The outcome of the elections will not only affect the domestic politics of the United States but also affect its foreign policy, defence policy, trade policy, diplomacy etc. It will also determine the level of US involvem...
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Understanding the boycott of France by Islamic countries and the recent incidents in France and how it leaves us with countless lessons for us to think about

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//Islamic Countries referred here are the states of Organisation of Islamic Nations (OIC). This is purely factual and meant for education/awareness and not for hurting individual religious or political sentiments.//  On October 2nd, French President Emanuel Macron had informed that he will strengthen the Separation of Church and the State Law in France which was established in 1905. The French Secularism law is also known as  laïcité . The most controversial part of his speech was "Islamic Separatism" in France. Turkey, which also follows the same laws of secularism, but is now lead by an Islamic Nationalist dictatorial leader Erdogan was the first and strongest critic of these statements. Similar reactions followed in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, etc where is freedom and democracy while the Arab states still continued the silence.  Recent incidents in France Was Macron right in making these statements? Everyone is divided over it. France is a country that supports ab...
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