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...

Newscapsule for the Month of June 2023

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Kerala 

  • Train catches fire in Kannur Railway Station.
  • Bishop Franco Mullakal resigns from his post. 
  • Kerala student found hanging at Amal Jyoti Engineering college hostel after officials seize her mobile phone. Students allege harassment.
  • Controversy over sponsorship over CM's NY visit continues after revelations of details. 
  • Pinarayi Vijayan successfully conducts his tour of NYC, Washington and Cuba. 
  • MLA C Divakaran's book opens Pandora's box of controversies.
  • Justice G Sivarajan refuses to comment on Divakaran's allegations
  • UDF demands probe into allegations of bribe to judge Justice Sivaraman.
  • Christian College suspends SFI leader and principal.
  • Allegation of SFI leader getting passed on paper despite not attending the exam creates a row.
  • Amal Jyothi College closed indefinitely, and students refuse to vacate the hostel. Amal Jyothi college students in Kerala called off the stir; classes resumed on June 12.
  • HC says nudity is not obscenity. 
  • Former SFI leader Vidya booked for forging teaching experience certificate of Maharaja’s College.
  • CPI (M) levels allegations against KPCC Chief for involvement in Monson Mavunkal POCSO Case.
  • Kerala govt announces formation of 'grievance redressal cells' to curb suicide cases in varsities
  • Lok Kerala Sabha NYC conference held.
  • Kochi Traffic Police inducts electric bikes into its fleet.
  • Police register suo moto case against students who led a strike in Amal Jyothi College.
  • Congress Party for sale: Posters appear against VD Satheesan, DCC president across TVM.
  • Congress members move against V D Satheesahan. 
  • KSEB and MVD feud continue in Wayanad. 
  • Two arrested for honey trapping tiles worker in Kochi
  • Wearing seat belts is now mandatory for KSRTC drivers and front-row passengers.
  • German ambassadors praised Kochi Water Metro. 
  • Cochin harbour modernisation project will be completed by March 2024: Union Minister
  • SilverLine will be a reality in Kerala: Pinarayi tells American Malayalis.
  • Monson alleges a threat from Crime Branch DySP to frame Sudhakaran in the POCSO case.
  • 11-Year-Old Boy Dies In Stray Dogs Attack In Kerala.
  • Kerala Court Prevents 'Marunadan Malayali' From Publishing Defamatory Content Against Actor Prithviraj.
  • Sudhakaran Offers To Quit As KPCC President After Arrest, Congress Rejects Proposition.
  • KEAM results out: Sanjay P Mallar from Kannur bags first rank.
  • Kerala HC issues notice to all respondents against alleged RSS activities on temple premises.
  • Malayalam director and production executive Baiju Paravoor dies at 42 due to suspected food poisoning.
  • Fake experience certificate: Former SFI leader K Vidya was taken into custody in Kozhikode.
  • Kerala HC sets aside single bench order nullifying the selection of Priya Varghese.
  • Adopt responsible journalistic conduct while reporting court cases: Kerala HC to media.
  • Kerala govt to use legal provisions to cull dangerous stray dogs.
  • Malayalam director and production executive Baiju Paravoor dies at 42 due to suspected food poisoning.

India 



  • 'Terrorism divides but tourism unites': PM Modi at G-20 Tourism Ministers' meeting.
  • The monsoon reaches the Indian mainland, IMD officially announces the arrival of the rainy season
  • Lakhimpur Kheri Case Trial Not Slow Paced: Supreme Court.
  • Pakistan releases 198 Indian fishermen. 
  • Kerala Muslim boys beat up in Mangaluru for hanging out with Hindu female friends.
  • Ashok Gehlot works for Ved Vidhyalas in Rajasthan. 
  • Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of the US Congress during his maiden state visit.
  • Massive train crash in Balasore, Odisha kills more than 300 people. 
  • Most students from South boards take Science in Class 11; Report.
  • Mekedatu dam rises between ‘friends’ Cong and DMK.
  • India announces probe into rail accident. 
  • Tamil Nadu sends Arikkomban to the forest in Southern TN violating Madras SC order. 
  • Weather office warns of heavy rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka.
  • Sakshi Malik withdraws from wrestlers' protest, to resume duties with Railways
  • Bommai slams K'taka minister's 'cow slaughter' remark.
  • Cyclone Biparjoy intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm in the Western region of India.
  • Top wrestlers agree to suspend protest till June 15 on the government's request and not to drop medals in river water,
  • Massive Opposition Meet held in Patna under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. They look to contest 450 seats.
  • Gangster killed outside Lucknow court. 
  • Atishi was cleared to fly to the UK.
  • Maharashtra govt should step down over Kolhapur riots: Nana Patole.
  • Gujarat caste violence back in the spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped.
  • Manipur continues to burn. 
  • The first women-only Hajj flight takes off from Karipur.
  • Girls Used To Deliver Child Before 17, Read Manusmriti: Gujarat High Court On Minor's Abortion Plea.
  • NMC approves new 50 Medical Colleges.
  • Congress faces a new challenge in Rajasthan. 
  • The Next Miss World contest is to be held in India.
  • TN electricity minister Senthil Balaji was admitted to hospital amid ED raids against him.
  • Arrests in Maharashtra over Aurangzeb posts.
  • PM Modi embarks on a state visit to the USA. 
  • Pulses production goes up: The success story of Chana and Moong
  • Karnataka court summons CM Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar & Rahul Gandhi: Report.
  • Karnataka Cabinet decides to repeal anti-conversion law.
  • Uttarakhand Communal Tensions | People Can't Be Forced To Buy Or Not Buy From Particular Shops, Says High Court Chief Justice.
  • Law Commission seeks views on Uniform Civil Code.
  • HP HC upholds Maternity leave as a fundamental right. 
  • 1 dead, 8 injured after balcony collapses during Jagannath Rath Yatra procession.
  • 'Ban Adipurush': All India Cine Workers' Body Writes to PM Modi, Demands FIR Against Team.
  • Manipur extends internet suspension; Modi ignored feelings of people, says Opposition.
  • PM Modi-Led Yoga Day Event Creates Guinness Record For Most Nationalities In A Yoga Session.
  • Students are expelled from SAU. 
  • The Centre will ensure the execution of the SoO pact with Kuki groups to solve Manipur violence. 
  • PM Narendra Modi bats for a uniform civil code in his recent address. 
  • Muslim Man Accused Of Smuggling Beef, Killed By Mob In Maharashtra.
  • Rahul Gandhi to visit Manipur. 
World/International


  • Mike Pence announces the GOP Presidential bid in Des Moines. 
  • The US Passes the Debt Ceiling Raising Act just days before the Deadline through negotiations between Biden and McCarthy. The Senate passed it shortly after. 
  • Ukraine starts to get F-16s. 
  • DOJ to end Mike Pence's case.
  • California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed.
  • Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of the US Congress during the maiden state visit.
  • BRICS Foreign Ministers' meet held in South Africa. 
  • US Select Committee on CCP recommends India to be part of NATO Plus.
  • Ukraine starts Western backed-Counteroffensive.
  • Wagner detains Russian officer over 'drunk' attack.
  • Mike Pence files paperwork to launch 2024 Republican presidential campaign.
  • Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up a critical dam- Khakova Dam, one of the largest reservoirs in Europe. 
  • Erdogan becomes elected the President of Turkey.
  • Massive forest fire in Canada causes smoke in New York City.
  • Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ at top UN court hearing after the dam breach.
  • Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat capsizes off the Greek coast.
  • Donald Trump indicted in classified documents case, charged with 7 counts.
  • Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam.
  • 216 Air India passengers were stranded in Russia’s Magadan - a major transit point of the infamous Gulag.
  • Khalistan radicals in Brampton recreate Indira Gandhi's murder as Canada NSA blames India.
  • A huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, 3 Palestinians dead.
  • SCOTUS allows change in the Alabama Congressional map. 
  • Boris Johnson resigns as MP due to Partygate. 
  • Indians facing deportation protest in Canada due to fake admission letters.
  • Israel plans to divide the Al Aqsa mosque compound. 
  • Grim-faced Boris Johnson received a killer email which blew up his political career as he boarded a jet.
  • Indian Sailors Return Home: 'We Were Forced To Drink Toilet Water', Say Keralite Sailors Released From Nigerian Captivity.
  • Ukraine declares the first gain of a counteroffensive against Russia, reclaiming the village.
  • Last Indian journalist to leave China by June end as Beijing doesn't extend visas.
  • Trump pleads not guilty during the indictment.
  • Delhi Police Files Cancellation Report In POCSO Case against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, Submits Chargesheet In Sexual Harassment Case.
  • Donald Trump became the first president, former or current, to be booked on federal criminal charges in the country’s 247-year history.
  • Grand jury indicts U.S. Marine vet in NYC subway death of Jordan Neely.
  • Biden holding firm on Ukraine joining NATO.
  • France uncovers major Russian disinformation campaign.
  • Texas governor sends migrants to Los Angeles, aiming to send a message about the border.
  • Japan changes its Rape laws. 
  • Taiwan civil defence handbook includes tips identifying "Chinese soldiers".
  • A white couple seeking to adopt a Native American girl had challenged the law.
  • The shooting unfolded in a parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois.
  • Kathmandu Mayor bans Bollywood films after Adipurush row.
  • Blinken meets China’s Xi Jinping on the final day of a high-stakes Beijing visit aimed at cooling simmering tensions.
  • International Yoga Day is celebrated. 
  • Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case.
  • Ukraine strikes Chonhar bridge to Crimea, says Russia.
  • Ex-FBI analyst sentenced to 46 months for retaining classified documents.
  • Russian Wagner Group Attempts Coup against Putin. The plan was put off after negotiations with Belarusian PM, Lukashenko. 
  • PM Modi visits Egypt.

Technology



  • China’s Shenzhou-16 spacecraft launched.
  • Kerala to soon replace Diesel buses with Electric buses. 
  • Under Construction, the bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur.
  • Kerala's AI cameras start functioning.
  • Kerala CM integrated KFON, which is a new initiative to provide free internet to BPL families.
  • KMRL celebrates 6 years of Kochi Metro.
  • New EU law to force smartphone makers to build easily replaceable batteries.
  • A lot of chapters on the Period Table, Darwin's Theory, and Democracy were removed from NCERT.
  • The speed limit of vehicles was revised in Kerala after 9 years.
  • Prince Harry gives evidence in London phone hacking case.
  • India’s manufacturing PMI hit a 31-month high in May.
  • Kochi Traffic Police inducts electric bikes into its fleet.
  • K-FON connects 17,500 govt offices in Kerala.
  • Pinarayi Vijayan Invites Pfizer To Open Research Centre In Kerala During US Visi.
  • Cochin Port to modernise with Rs 169 Cr. 
  • A portion of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia.
  • CoWIN App Or Its Database Not Breached Directly, APIs Being Looked Over.
  • Allahabad HC Puts Interim Stay On Broadcast Of Al Jazeera's Documentary 'India: Who Lit The Fuse' In India In View Of Probable 'Evil Consequences.
  • 'Documents issued by govt should be of global standards' as per Kerala HC.
  • Titan submarine which went for a tour of sunk Titanic has been destroyed by an implosion. 5 crew members have died in the same. 
  • Bengal is witnessing violence during the Panchayat polls process.
  • Now credit cards can be connected to UPI selectively.
  • YouTube will now allow smaller creators to monetise their content on the platform.
  • Smart meter project talks with Kerala Electricity Minister fail yet again.
  • The fire appeared at Kolkata Bose Airport. 
  • The right to change one’s name is part of the right to life.
  • Google will pay for a $23 million settlement related to a class action lawsuit claiming it shared users' search queries with third-party websites without permission.
  • India to buy Predator UAVs from the US.
  • National Center for Oceanographic Studies issues warning of high waves on Kerala coast.
  • Adipurush film was released amidst controversy. 
  • Delhi Police Files Cancellation Report In POCSO Case against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, Submits Chargesheet In Sexual Harassment Case.
  • Kerala to consider engraving hologram on certificates: Minister Bindu.
  • Chinese tech giant Alibaba announces new chairman and CEO succession plan in a major shakeup.
  • Soon, air-conditioned driver cabins to be mandatory in trucks: Nitin Gadkari.
  • Manipur extends internet suspension; Modi ignored feelings of people, says Opposition.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Kochi Hydrography Centre. 
  • KBFC has one of the highest social media fan followers.
  • New EU law to force smartphone makers to build easily replaceable batteries,
  • Turkey Grants Ukraine License to Produce Bayraktar Drones.
  • Goods trains collide in West Bengal's Bankura, 12 bogies derailed.
  • Kerala Technological University to start 3 centres of excellence.
  • Manipur Internet ban extended. 
Business and Finance


  • India’s Jan-Mar GDP growth is likely to be higher than the previous quarter. GDP growth is estimated to cross 7%.
  • India Today South Conclave held at Kovalam, Trivandrum. 
  • Elon Musk No Longer World's Richest Person; Loses Top Position on Forbes List of Billionaires to LVMH's Bernard Arnault After Holding It for Brief Period.
  • Bangalore man, owner of rehab arrested for holding drugs. 
  • The new Karnataka govt announces free travel for women in KSRTC and BMTC buses.
  • Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath commits to giving away most of his wealth
  • Adani Group pays 2.65B worth of loans.
  • SEBI proposed additional disclosure norms for ‘high-risk’ FPIs.
  • India’s manufacturing PMI hit a 31-month high in May.
  • BBC admits tax evasion in India; underreported $4.8mn income.
  • Chinese exports tumble.
  • OPEC+ does output cut of Crude Oil.
  • Kerala revived its lost copra & coconut oil market, disrupted Tamil Nadu's Kangayam 
  • The average debt of Kerala farmers rises twice over in three years: KIFA.
  • Supplyco has yet to pay arrears of Rs 100 cr to suppliers.
  • Licht served as CNN CEO for 13 months.
  • Renovation of Erattupetta-Vagamon Road completed, likely to boost tourism.
  • US Dept of Treasury sanctions Myanmar Military leaders and Russian Intelligence Officers. 
  • Kerala tops FSSAI's national food safety index.
  • BJP, DMK spar after electricity outage on Amit Shah’s arrival in Chennai.
  • Twitter says it was threatened by the Union Govt on Farmer's Protest. 
  • The first ship arrived at Karachi carrying Russian crude. 
  • The Aadhaar update deadline extended to September 14. 
  • World Bank agrees to invest in Kerala after CM Pinarayi Vijayan meets Anna Bjerde.
  • Kerala opposes Karnataka milk brand Nandini's entry into the state.
  • Congress in Karnataka to stage protests against Centre for 'denying' rice to fulfil the poll guarantee.
  • Rahul Shivshankar quits Times Now.
  • Kuttanad in Kerala is all set to profit from water hyacinth.
  • Govt. revises payment for PhD students. 
  • Micron confirms investment of up to $825 million in new Gujarat chip factory.
  • Turkey hikes interest rates as Erdogan stages economic U-turn. 
  • ED raids the residences of various Youtubers in India. 
  • Pakistan to lease its port to UAE.
  • Central ministry team visits Kudumbashree units to study best practices for women empowerment.
  • Pentagon's Ukraine accounting error revised up to $6.2 billion.

Sports 

  • India celebrated the 40th anniversary of its 1983 Cup victory. 
  • India loses Test Cricket World Championship. 
  • Argentina plays a friendly match against Australia in China on Xi's birthday.
  • Argentina defeats Australia 2-0. Messi scored a goal.
  • ICC announces their schedule. for ICC WC 2023. 
  • India vs West Indies 2023: JioCinema Acquires Digital Rights, Will Live Stream Matches For Free.
  • Dhoni moves around on a bike.

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