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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Polarised Indian Politics and the Way Forward- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!!

Indian Politics has always been one of the most interesting subjects both academically and also in understanding the socio-political dynamics of the country. Indian Politics stands apart from the rest of the world's domestic politics for multiple reasons. Starting from its independence in 1947, the country has one of the world's most number of political parties, majority state and regional parties. India is the world's largest democracy. India is a federal republic in addition to a secular democracy. 

India's political discourse has changed in the past few years. The times are changing, the spectrum has become polarised than ever. We are getting intolerant, we are refusing to listen to opposing views, don't want to have a healthy conversation, etc. Society is divided on caste, religion, economics, party, pro and anti-Modi, etc. With social media and partisan mainstream media, the amount of hate and divisiveness is at its peak. 

This episode will take you to how Indian Politics reached this particular situation and decode the reasons and various contemporary issues and the way forward. 



The mic that used for recording. 

About the Guests

We have two esteemed guests for the podcast-

  1. Rittu J Jacob, Online Entreprenuer, ex-Journalist from Asiaville, The Quint, Onmanorama
  2. Nafih Shemeer KM, Student, MUNner

The panellists are proficient in Indian Politics, particularly in Media and Social understanding. They have been closely following the contemporary issues, news etc. and have a lot of their views and insights to share with you, the audience. 

Summary of the podcast 

Generally, these topics like these aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because these are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through our podcasts, we disprove this misconception that these cannot be understood by common people. We explain in simple terms regarding various subtopics under this vast topic in the form of conversational and discussion style. Everything is easy to follow and understandable in the episode. 

We cover in detail the following topics-
  1. Indian Politics- Role and Relevance 
  2. Unique features
  3. Understanding India's diversity and the politics
  4. Role of Media
  5. Role of Social Media
  6. Resources and informative content

Where can you find the podcast?

If you are a regular consumer of a podcast you will be very well aware of various platforms used to hear them. Some platforms allow you to listen without logging in while some others require compulsory logging in. 

As you know the most popular app is Spotify. Here is the Spotify frame. 

Also, feel free to listen to previous episodes and follow us there as well.

If you have any preference on where to listen to the podcast, then choose any platform from those given below and listen at your convenience. 

Links to the podcast- (Just click on the link to your preferred platform)

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