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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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Takeaways from Election to Five states and its Long Lasting Impact in Indian Politics

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Amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, we can take a break and look at Indian Politics. This shows how amazing and impactful Indian Politics is. Ten days back we could see the results of Elections to five states being declared. The results as discussed sometime before will have a massive impact on politics. All the five states big or small which went to elections have their own peculiarities. Also, this verdict has broken the record in all five states! Here let's look into what the results are communicating about politics right now and beyond.  Uttarakhand  The incumbent BJP government came back to power despite massive anti-incumbency and also the party had changed the Chief Minister of the state three times. The Congress party could only score half the seats BJP had. This was the state Congress had the best chance because, from 2002 onwards, governments kept alternating between Congress and BJP.  UP After a long period of time, an incumbent government came back to power. BJP fo...
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News Capsule for the Month February 2022

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  READ OUR BUDGET 2022 COVERAGE ARTICLE.  Kerala  Kerala termed as the Most Welcoming Region  Vava Suresh was hospitalised after being bit by a snake while catching one Crime Branch requests court to send Dileep’s phones for scientific examination CM returns from the US and visited UAE for meetings and investment. He wore an unconventional suit and trousers.  Schools and Colleges reopen after Third Wave Lokayukta clears Minister R Bindu's Kannur University appointment case.  State removes quarantine for foreign arrivals in the four airports of the state. Free testing on arrival.  Shivshanker's book on the Gold Smuggling case raises political wildfire in the case.  K-Rail can be implemented effectively using elevated tracks: Metro Man E Sreedharan. Central Govt bans the telec...
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