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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Newscapsule For the Fortnight(16-30th)

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Kerala 

  • Kerala to allow fully vaccinated tourists to enter the state without a negative RTPCR test report. 
  • The govt. decided to open schools on November 1. The schools will function only till the afternoon and won't be serving mid-day meals. 
  • State cross 92% first dose vaccination. 
  • CM Pinarayi Vijayan comes hard of Pala Bishop's remarks on narcotic jihad. 
  • Kerala decided to conduct an offline exam for class 11 students. 
  • Ports Minister says Vizhinjam Port is to be operational by December 2023. 
  • Fraud Antique dealer Monson Manuvakal was arrested after he got exposed. 
  • COVID-19 cases in the state are significantly dropping. 
  • Kerala opens dining in restaurants post-second wave. 
  • Rahul Gandhi conducts one day visit in the state. 
  • Nipah antibodies are found in bats in the state. 
India


  • Illegal temple demolished in Karnataka by the state govt. Now it has fuelled a political tug of war.
  • NITI Aayog meets in Delhi but doesn't accept Petrol and Diesel to be included in GST. 
  • NITI Aayog plans to introduce GST on food delivery apps. The companies will transfer the burden on consumers. 
  • PM Modi celebrated his 71st birthday on September 23rd. 
  • Opposition converted PM Modi's birthday to National Unemployment Day.
  • ED raids offices of digital news outlets Newsclick and Newslaundry. These outlets were known for anti-establishment reporting. They claim is part of revenge and silencing the voice. 
  • SC calls for auditing of Shree Padnabhaswamy Temple as well as the trust for 25 years. 
  • Punjab CM Amarinder Singh quits after claiming humiliation from all sides. He also met Home Minister Amit Shah amidst speculations of him quitting the Congress party. 
  • WB BJP leader who quit the party Babul Supriyo joins TMC. 
  • PM Modi arrived in the US for a visit and for attending the QUAD leaders' summit. He also held meetings with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Before he returned, he spoke at the UNGA leader's address. He also met 5 CEOs during his visit. 
  • 27th September was Bharath Bandh or Nationwide strike in connection with Farmer's protests. 
  • Charanjit Channi takes over as Punjab's first Dalit CM. 
  • CPI leader Kahaiya Kumar resigns from Party and joins Congress in the presence of Jignesh Mevani, who himself joined the party then and there. 
  • Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab PCC President resigns. 
  • Mehbooba Mufti claims she is under house arrest in Kashmir.
World/International


  • The US is experiencing the death of 2000 people per day in the third wave, most of them of who are unvaccinated. 
  • Californian governor Gavin Newsom survives the recall attempt called by the Republican Party by a margin of 62:38. 
  • IS Africa head Adnan Abu Waled was neutralised by French troops in Nigeria. 
  • Norway's left-wing party wins the parliament in a landslide. 
  • Taliban forces people out of Kandahar city. 
  • US, UK and Australia form a new AUKUS alliance for the transfer of nuclear submarine technology as a warning to China in the South China Sea. 
  • France was disappointed with Australia's actions to join the AUKUS by dropping the agreement with it. Following this, France withdrew ambassadors to Australia and the US. Macron and Biden spoke to calm down the situation.  
  • Tensions between Japan and China are growing in the sea over its Island disputes and freedom of navigation amidst the resignation of Japanese PM Suga. 
  • Russia held the national election last week, the ruling party retains power amid the allegations of voter fraud and protests.
  • North Korea tests missiles after a long time. 
  • The US admits its mistake in targeting an aid officer and innocent civilians in Kabul during a drone strike. Families of these civilians demand justice from the US over the same. 
  • A massive shooting was reported in Perm University premises in Russia that killed many students. 
  • The Candian Snap elections result in almost the same election results as it was two years before. The liberal party led by Justin Trudeau remains the largest party followed by the Conservative party. NDP seeks to partner up with Liberals for becoming the ruling coalition. 
  • UNGA convenes for its first live session since the pandemic has begun. US President Joe Biden spoke for the first time in the same after he took charge this year. 
  • BTS, the popular Korean band plays in UNGA hall. 
  • Sudani govt. said that they have foiled a coup attempt by the military. 
  • COVID-19 in the US killed as much as the Spanish flu pandemic in the 1920s. 
  • European court holds Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko's assassination.
  • CIA officer to India claims he has faced Havana syndrome in New Delhi. 
  • Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids from 5-11 sees positive results. 
  • Xi Jinping in his UNGA address calls for China's withdrawal to Coal-based projects as part of environmental policy. 
  • US House of Representatives passes the bill for Israel's Iron Dome defence system. 
  • Florida State won't force school students infected with COVID-19 to quarantine. 
  • 2020 Election audit in Arizona called by GOP saw affirmative Biden victory and in addition to that, over 300+ more votes for Biden primarily from Maricopa county comprising Pheonix. 
  • India-Myanmar border sees an influx of migrants fleeing the country amidst Military rule. 
  • The US ends repatriation procedures for Huawei's Meng Wanzhou. Canada ends the custody and she reached back to Shenzhen, China.
  • Boris Johnson in his address to UNGA, calls upon the nations to grow up in the fight against climate change. 
  • The Social Democratic Party of Germany gains big as Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christain Democratic Union stepped down. The new coalition might include Green Party as SDP is short of a majority. 
  • Serbia's border is on high alert after Kosovo police implement a new rule for cars entering Kosovo from Serbia. NATO troops take to guard the borders. 
  • EU approves 5 Billion Euros, for businesses. 
  • Former NY Mayor and Trump's close aid Rudy Guiliani was banned from Fox News. 
  • Britain faces a shortage of truck drivers and fuel shortages. 
  • Fumio Kishida to be the new Japanese PM. 
Technology 


  • RSS Magazine calls Amazon, East India Company 2.0.
  • The cloud warfare between Oracle and Amazon has started, with Oracle doing a high-volume upgrade
  • Kerala CM opens South Asia's largest digital startup hub Kerala Start-Up Mission at Kochi, Kerala. 
  • Western Europe dominates the Internet Speedometer rankings. 
  • Motorola to enter Smart TV market from October. 
  • Nokia plans to re-enter the Chinese Smartphone market. 
  • I-phone 13 packaging to be inclusive of environmental challenges. 
  • EU makes regulations to introduce a single standard for all smartphone chargers. Apple to face the maximum brunt. 
  • China bans all forms of Bitcoin, the value of the same depreciates. 
  • Kochi based startup Fin-Tech services get selected for the PM SVANidhi project.
  • Google celebrated its 23rd birthday on 27th September. 
  • Rajasthan blocks the internet for few hours due to exams in the state. 
  • Discord receives $500 Million in funding. 
  • Facebook launches a creator education program in India. 
  • Google to build a new OS for IoT gadgets.
  • Whatsapp to introduce the Rupee feature and cashback for payments. 
  • Google finishes laying Grasshopper cables connecting the US, UK and Spain. 
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