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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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Detailed analysis of Kerala LSG Elections 2020

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It is time to look that the most political headline of this month in the tiny State of Kerala in India . It is quite ironical South India made the big electoral headline this month with Kerala elections and Hyderabad elections, which we can cover in detail later. At present we can dive deep into understanding and decoding the Local Body Election Results in Kerala which made the political title this week.  Since many of you all had asked me and I also found it interesting enough to learn more on it and present a detailed analysis.    Election season in Kerala was on the for the past two months and finally, it was over with the declaration of results on 16th December. Last time we had discussed in detail regarding the basics of Local elections in Kerala, its conduct, prominent issues and how to give in your vote. Read it here as a precursor to the article. I hope you have voted and that too wisely.  Credits- The New Indian Express You can read previous analysis articl...
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How to vote in the Local Self-Government(LSG) Kerala elections 2020

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It is pandemic time across the globe and at the same time, Kerala in southern India will see the LSG elections aka Panchayath elections next week. This will be the first election to be held in Kerala post the coronavirus outbreak. Elections usually are like celebrations, filled with colours and noise, but now it's gloomy and people aren't even aware if there are elections or not.   Unlike every time, we usually discuss upon a post-election lot of post-election analysis, the big numbers and politics, this time we will keep it as simple as possible. Also, we are here not to talk on that, but to basically explain how you should be voting in the election. We are not here to spread any propaganda or anything but discuss some real issues affecting you and me so that you know what is to be voted for this election and how is this election different from others. Even if the vote is not for a party but for an independent, go for it. You are strengthening democracy by handing over the po...
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