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Emigration Is (Not) Bad: Rethinking the Debate

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The Ministry of External Affairs, in a question to the Rajya Sabha, gave a response that over 2 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024. Since 2022, every year, this is the figure of number of Indians giving up Indian citizenship. The past two to three years in India have seen extensive talk about the number of people moving out and relinquishing their citizenship. People also give a very catchy term for that- "Brain Drain", where intelligent and well-qualified citizens are leaving the country for opportunities elsewhere. Then there is the argument of demographic change, where regions are seeing young people leave for green pastures and old people remain with no one to take care of them. All of them are true and valid points, but there is another side of the debate which we often ignore and miss.  The causes of migration can be broadly categorised as push and pull factors. Only if both of them work together, mass migration usually happen. As we have already discussed m...
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News Capsule for The Month of December 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 The article of the month  Kerala  Kochi Corporation to recommend vigilance probe into allegations of officials demanding bribes. CPIM district meeting blocks roads in Trivandrum City.  The decision to release the unredacted Hema Committee report was not taken by the Government.  ‘VIP darshan’ for Dileep at Sabarimala: Devaswom expresses regret before the High Court.  IAF bills Kerala for airlifting during Wayanad.  Swiggy workers in Kozhikode went on strike demanding wage hikes. American Corner opened at CUSAT Corner.  Malayalam film fraternity pays heartfelt tribute to M T Vasudevan Nair.  India  4-Year-Old Boy Killed By Speeding SUV In Mumbai, 19-Year-Old Driver Arrested.  Eknath Shinde was rushed to Thane Hospital after being ill.  Man...
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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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News Capsule for The Month of November 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 The article of the month  Kerala  Indian Railways revises timings of trains in Kerala. Yet another case was filed against Suresh Gopi on the same day; this was for ‘derogatory remarks’ on the Kerala CM.  Protest brewing against restrictions on the number of pilgrims at Kerala's Sabarimala temple.  Kerala Chief Minister writes to Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Shoranur railway accident.  Kochi Corporation Limit expansion comes under the review of the Panchayati Raj Ministery.  A record 11 outsiders in Kerala's key by-election in Wayanad.  The Palakkad and Chelakkara By-elections were also held.  Dry Day Law hurts tourism industry claims Tourism secretary.  Centre approached for funding Kochi Metro underground stretched near the Airport as part of Phase ...
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