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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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Lok Sabha Elections 2024- Issues, Results, Analysis and Impact- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The biggest headlines this week have been about Lok Sabha Elections 2024 where the results are out and experts, journalists, psychologists and any random person are giving their own analysis of the same. BJP even though got its tally reduced will form a government with its allies. Unlike the BJP government, we will witness an NDA government. Similarly, INDIA has made massive strides not behind BJP-led NDA with the Congress party not performing as bad as expected. The exit polls went wrong once again which didn't expect the underperformance of the BJP and the overperformance of INDIA. This podcast episode will dive through these topics directly from the expert on all these topics.  About The Guests Aswin Shanil Ashwin Saji George Thejas Krishna Disclaimer- All the opinions presented are of the respective speakers in their personal capacity and do not reflect the opinion of the platform or any organisation they represent.  Read the Newsca...
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News Capsule for the Month of May 2024

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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 sign up using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month Kerala  State not to impose power cut says KSEB.  Traffic restrictions were introduced in the town of Aluva for highway work. Jayaram's daughter Malavika ties the knot with Navaneeth in Guruvayur. Schools and colleges are to remain closed in Kerala as the government issues guidelines to tackle heat waves.  6.5L Aravanna to be destroyed by TDB.  V Sivanandan takes charge as the Cusat registrar.  85 people were hospitalised in Thrissur due to food poisoning from eating Kuzhimandhi. Police ignore bus driver's complaint against Trivandrum mayor and MLA. A Luxembourg company part-owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman says it is considering legal action against Cyprus, alleging it has lost more than US$7 billion worth of assets as a result of regulator...
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