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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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Thrikkakara By Elections in Kerala- What is the hype?

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The By-election Thrikkakara Assembly segment in Kerala is here. After the demise of  P T Thomas, MLA the seat is again up for re-election after a year. It should be a standard procedure or an ordinary by-poll but what's the hype on the media? Why are channels running 24x7 coverage on the election to a tiny assembly segment which has always voted in the same way? Why are ministers and MLAs from all sides spending extra time campaigning? What will be the impact of the elections? If not for results, what will be the implications of the election?  Answers to all the questions will be included here. It has been a long time since we have discussed Kerala Politics. As discussed in 2021, the current Kerala assembly is over dominated by LDF, with one short of a century in an assembly of 140. The opposition UDF currently has 40 seats with one seat up for re-election. The new political question is will LDF hit a century or will the opposition hold on to its safe seat. Will the third fron...
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Starting And Managing Your Own Podcast With The Life And The Random Things- A Podcast

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  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The mic that was used for recording.   About the Guest We have a guest for the podcast- Ansif T A The panellist is the host of the Malayalam Podcast- The Life and The Random Things having done several episodes and crossed 1000 podcast downloads. By profession, he is a software validation engineer. He also runs a daily room meeting in the clubhouse in improving English called as English Minglish.  Read about The Life and The Random Things Podcast.  Join the English Minglish club.  Summary of the podcast  Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they 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 various subtopics under this vast topic in the form of conversational and discussion styles. Everything is easy to follow and ...
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Newscapsule for the Month of April 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.  Kerala  Ramzan fast begins in the state Kerala temple bars dancers due to religion The luxury bus fleet of KSRTC-KSwift flagged off from Trivandrum  Krail dialogue held with critics.  The state said that it will not reduce VAT on Petrol  Kerala PSU's made a profit last year Kerosene to cost Rs 81 per litre, centre cuts supply to Kerala Police and fire force banned from giving rescue and safety training to religious organisations.  Heavy rains were reported in Kerala.  Prof K V Thomas defies AICC and attends CPIM National Congress.  Strike against KSEB CMD: Officers' Association president suspended for violating the ban on agitation.  Six-laning of Kozhikode’s Ramanattukara-Azhiyur has received sanction.  Five more terminals for Kochi Water Metro are to be completed by J...
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