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 month of September 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 

  • MV Govindan resigns as minister, MB Rajesh’s swearing-in ceremony was held. 
  • PM Modi dedicates Indegeniously built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant to the public. 
  • PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Kochi Metro Phase II, including Railway station renovation, Water metro. 
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kerala for the southern zonal council meet. Amit Shah didn't attend Nehru Trophy Boat Race 
  • Govt gets legal advice to continue social impact assessment. 
  • Special trains from Mysuru, Hyderabad, and Yeswanthpur to Kerala for Onam.
  • Kerala celebrated Onam. 
  • Rise in the number of passengers in Kochi Metro during Onam. 
  • 46.91 lakh litres of milk arrived in Kerala this Onam. 
  • Milma registers an all-time record sale of milk, and curd in Kerala this Onam. 
  • Stray dog bites, rabies and deaths were the biggest talking points on Kerala Media this month. 
  • Pothole on Aluva-Munnar kills one; PWD repairs road after protests and HC interference. 
  • Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo yatra completes 18 days in Kerala and passes on to Karnataka. 
  • Onam Bumper: Coolie worker in TVM hits jackpot worth Rs 25 cr.
  • PFI called for Harthal which ended in massive violence. 
  • HC calls for the competition from PFI. Several people were arrested for the same. KSRTC asks for Rs 5Cr Compensation. 
  • Governor and CM clash with each other in front of the Media over the state government's policies which leads to a political scuffle. 
  • Former Aluva MLA K. Muhamadali passes away.
  • Former Minister and senior congress leader Arayadan Muhammed passed away.
  • AKG centre attack accused taken to custody. 
  • After Kerala BJP gets a rap from Modi, the party prepares a game plan. Wooing Christians on agenda.
  • Noted Malayalam Filmmaker Ashokan Dies In Kochi.
  • Kochi metro phase 2 tender published. 
  • The state to conduct an anti-drugs campaign on Gandhi Jayanthi. 

India 


  • PM Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kerala and Karnataka. 
  • PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Kerala and Karnataka. 
  • Ghulam Nabi Azad exits Congress. 
  • TN CM supports the creation of a high-speed rail corridor connecting cities and states. 
  • Bangalore faces massive floods. BBMP initiates clean-up. 
  • Central Vista unveiled by PM Modi today: Bumpy road to the mega project. 
  • SC grants bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan. 
  • Karnataka Legislative Council passes anti-conversion Bill
  • Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits Delhi and Rajasthan Ajmer Dargah. 
  • BJP appoints party in-charges for states; ex-CMs, senior leaders in the list. 
  • PM Modi and UK PM Truss agree on ‘vital importance' of bilateral ties in a phone call.
  • India Pays Tribute To Queen Elizabeth II: National Flags At Red Fort And Rashtrapati Bhavan Fly At Half-Mast. 
  • Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra gets national attention. 
  • Kerala pilot found dead in Delhi: Police say he killed self, family alleges harassment.
  • Eight out of eleven Congress MLAs join BJP in Goa decimating the party. 
  • Karnataka to privatise BMTC, and KSRTC operations. 
  • PM Modi brings Cheetahs from Africa and releases them in Gwalior National park on his birthday. 
  • V Muraleedharan delinks Mahabali from Onam and bats for Vamana’s hegemon.
  • Pinarayi Vijayan meets Bommai, Karnataka says no to Kerala's railway line proposals. 
  • EAM S JAyashankar Visits the US for the UN GA meeting, bilateral talks and later for the BRICS Summit. 
  • 'Rickshaw Run’ is back! Riders from 18 nations join the Fort Kochi-Shillong trip.
  • NIA conducts raids across PFI offices in India. 
  • Captain Amarinder Singh joins BJP merging his party as well. 
  • Shashi Tharoor vs Gehlot contest for AICC lands in soup. Tharoor to contest against Digvijay Singh. 
  • Crisis in Rajasthan Congress as it didn't accept Sachin Pilot as the CM. 
  • CPM and Congress may join hands in the upcoming Tripura Assembly polls.
  • UP govt orders audit in Madrasas. 
  • A judge blocks the Indiana abortion ban a week after it took effect. 
  • Dmitry Bulgakov: Putin fires deputy defence chief amid supply failures.
  • S Jaishankar Gets A Grand Welcome At Pentagon.
  • Centre bans PFI and its associates for 5 years after a week of nationwide raids.
  • BJP leader Vinod Pujari's son was arrested in Ankita Pulkit's murder case. 
World/International


  • Crisis in the green zone of Baghdad after political crisis and protests erupt. 
  • EU decides to suspend the visa agreement between the EU and Russia. 
  • Democrat Mary Petotla won the House Runoff race in Alaska. The first native to be selected. 
  • Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in 'fall from hospital window'. 
  • Liz Truss takeover as UK PM. 
  • Sri Lanka Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Who Fled Amid Unrest, returned back to face arrest. 
  • A powerful quake of 6.8-magnitude kills over 30 in China and leaves a trail of destruction.
  • Russia buying 'millions of rockets and artillery' from N. Korea for the Ukraine war. 
  • SCO meet held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. India and China ask Putin to tone down his actions. 
  • India-China troop withdrawal begins. 
  • Biden Administration approves degradation of Pakistan's F-16 aircraft. 
  • Queen Elizabeth II passed away in Balmoral Castle Scotland. 
  • King Charles took charge as the next monarch. 
  • Operation London Bridge to be set in motion. 
  • World leaders mourn her majesty's death. Heads of State were invited from all over the world for her funeral. 
  • Her body is kept in Westerminister's Abbey where the bodies of the royal families are kept. Read more about the procedure and plans for the funeral. 
  • Russian military leaving Kharkiv region "temporarily," says Russian-backed administration. 
  • Ukraine begins massive counteroperations forcing Russia to pull back its troops. 
  • Social Democrats and populists do well in Swedish populists. 
  • UN General Assembly convenes for Heads of Government addressing. Biden and Zelensky spoke in the same. 
  • Mahsa Amini, 22-Year-Old Woman, Dies Due to Heart Attack After Arrest by Iran's 'Morality Police'. Massive protests erupt in Iran after the same. 
  • New US sanctions target Russian financial officials and Chechen leader's wives. 
  • China lost its Yangtze River dolphin. 
  • Tsunami warnings were issued after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. 
  • Russia calls for a mass mobilisation of troops for the war in Ukraine. 
  • Russians flee to Georgia and other neighbouring countries including Serbia which is still open to Russia. 
  • Khalistan referendum in Canada creates a massive ruckus. 
  • Leicester violence is seen between Hindus and Muslims after a cricket match. 
  • The entire island of Puerto Rico loses power as Hurricane Fiona approaches. 
  • Biden supports India's bid for UNSC permanent seat; also backs Germany and Japan.
  • Hong Kong lifts Intl passenger's quarantine. 
  • North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea. 
  • Massive floods in Pakistan cause flooding. 
  • Italian election sees the rise of the fascist coalition. 
  • Russia annexes regions of Ukraine, which has 15% of the territory through a sham referendum. 
  • Hurricane EAM hits and causes massive destruction in Florida. 

Technology 


  • Delhi High Court directs Telegram to disclose details about channels violating copyright law.
  • Twitter Banned 45K+ Accounts In India In July 2022. 
  • The US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber attacks on Albania. 
  • Congress passes the Chips and Science Act to boost Chip production in the USA to counter the Chinese monopoly. 
  • Ukraine shuts Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. 
  • BBMP fines Jio, and Airtel for digging up roads in Jayanagar. 
  • Trump conducts interviews with NDTV; it fact-checks him for each and every statement. 
  • Russia's Putin says pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible, as part of the infrastructure in place.
  • LIDAR-based drone survey begins in Kochi Metro Phase II. 
  • Afghanistan bans PubG for violence. 
  • Chinese imports of Russian coal hit a record high. 
  • Iran Blocks Instagram, WhatsApp Access As Custody Death Protests Intensify.
  • US allows tech firms to boost internet access in Iran.
  • KSRTC to announce Jan Shatabdi model AC buses between Kochi and Trivandrum. 
  • Actor Sreenath Bhasi was arrested for misbehaving with a radio journalist. 
  • NASA spacecraft successfully collides with an asteroid. 
  • Cuba is without power due to the hurricane. 
  • All cars to have sic airbags from Oct 2023. 

Business and Finance


  • India posts double-digit growth while China heads for a slowdown.
  • Ex Tata Chairman killed in a car accident. 
  • Federal Bank denies talks with Kotak Bank for a merger. 
  • IT companies experience massive losses due to the Bangalore floods. 
  • Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Other Tier-II Cities Among Top Contributors of Real Estate Growth: Report. 
  • Malaysia to issue Digital Nomads Visa. 
  • Kerala to implement a 12-hour duty system in KSRTC. 
  • Jeff Bezos Loses $10 Billion Overnight, $8 Billion Hit For Elon Musk.
  • Business jet terminal, 5-star hotel among projects to power Cochin Int'l Airport ahead.
  • Federal Bank ranked 63rd in Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 by Great Place to Work.
  • Adani Elevates Son To The Position Of Chairman At ACC.
  • Mukesh Ambani Offers Prayers at Kerala's Guruvayur Temple, Donates Rs 1.5 Cr for 'Annadanam'. 
  • The US dollar becomes an extremely strong currency. 
  • Adani Group is now the 2nd largest cement player as the acquisition of Ambuja Cements, ACC completed. 
  • Rupee ends at a record low against US dollar as Asian peers tumble on Fed rate view.
  • Bank of England intervenes to mitigate the economic crisis. 
  • With a focus on upskilling youth for jobs of the future, Kerala unveils a new draft industrial policy

Sports 



  • Kalyan Chaubey elected as the President of AIFF beating Sunil Chetri. 
  • Fire breaks out at the entrances of Dubai Stadium ahead of India vs Afghanistan match.
  • Sri Lanka wins Asia Cup defeating Pakistan. 
  • Robin Uthappa retires from all forms of cricket.
  • "24 Years Feels Like 24 Hours": Roger Federer Announces Retirement. 
  • India wins T20 against South Africa in Trivandrum. 

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