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May 14, 2021

Nation, State and Country

Though if not noticed closely the words Nation, State and Country look alike, there are a lot of differences between them. Country and State are synonymous terms that both apply to self-governing political entities. A nation, however, is a group of people who share the same culture but do not have sovereignty. To have a…

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Is Gaza burning the way social media portrayed it?

The coverage of the clashes in Jerusalem and the rocket fire that followed has focused disproportionately on Israel’s actions, either on the airstrikes that occurred or threatened evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and clashes in Al-Aqsa Mosque. This may not be surprising, but it also has helped frame the current conflict as largely a product of…

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Strategies to determine the issue of Renvoi

Strategies to determine issue of renvoi Without an all inclusive framework to manage renvoi, three techniques or goals have been produced for settling the issue of renvoi. These strategies are summed up as follows: First strategy Ignore the Conflict rules: Disregarding the contention rules of the second country which is alluded to by the contention…

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The double murder without a killer

A 14 year old girl, Aarushi Talwar was found dead in her bedroom on the morning of May 16, 2008. She was residing at Jalvayu Vihar, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, along with her parents, Dr Rajesh Talwar and Dr Nupur Talwar, both of whom were doctors. Her throat was slit and her head was bludgeoned with…

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Constitutionalism : A Study

“There is “no happiness without liberty, no liberty without self-government, no self-government, without constitutionalism, no constitutionalism without morality–and none of these great goods without stability and order.”-Clinton Rossiter. The concept of constitutionalism is about regulating governmental powers. Constitutionalism not only recognizes the need for power to each authority but also defines its structure and puts…

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