One World

'Freedom is when the people can speak; democracy is when the government listens.' - Alistar Farrugia On the occasion of India's Republic Day, a horde of questions has arisen which the Indian government must answer to satiate the international public. India celebrates its constitution and ideals on this day. However, does the incumbent government uphold the spirit it showcases? Has the Indian Constitution, which stood cemented for 70 years, been eroded to gullible paper in a few months? Where is the Indian fire which once rallied Indian independence and democracy? In the past few months, the Constitution of India has faced heavy fire from attacks on its integrity. The ideals it proclaimed as fundamental to the idea of India are being manipulated and misused by ill-required bills of the incumbent. While the methods of the BJP-led government are certainly on the brink of unconstitutionality, they have the confidence of the Supreme Court of India (Not to cast aspersions...

'One World: One Nation' The above statement is quixotic and high-headed (Agreeably like an assured hoax). However, all its impracticality has been ushered in by the current situation of the world. Nations and individuals who have been politically primed by divisive and nationalistic politicians tend to forget the purpose for the creation of the country - administration, protection and cultural identification. Our world is too divided to appreciate the benefits of an earth-wide union. While previous attempts at this have been made by the global community ( in puncto  League of Nations, United Nations), these attempts have been substantially mellowed by the incompetence of nations. Today, the idea has vast support across borders under different monikers - World government, One World Government, One Nation etc.  The entire intricacy and operation of this colossal power can be read in books such as  The Idea of World Government, Political Globalization, Global Dem...

'Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls' - Rabindranath Tagore (Where the mind is without fear) One hundred ninety-five countries exist today. They shouldn't. Today, the world is more fragmented than ever. Of course, we mustn't grumble. Due to the break-up of the European states' immense empires and the increased dissatisfaction amongst other imperialist powers, this situation has arisen.  Let us delve further back into history. Nations were not just infinitely present throughout the past. They were founded. These nations arose from a sentiment of ethnonationalism. Humans are social animals and take pride in contending life as a part of a larger group or community. This strain of evolutionary mindset endures to this day. Dear reader, look back and reminisce the last time you connected with the stranger sauntering by for being of yo...

'The unexamined life is not worth living,' declared Socrates. Most accurately so. The examination of our lives is indispensable to the quest for ethical enlightenment. Ethical enlightenment? This variety of enlightenment refers to the universal morality of a specific situation quintessentially, regardless of individual or community perspectives. Or instead, what is the righteousness of an act when it is irrespective of the circumstances, outlooks and the time of the decision? Take the Gurkha Regiment of the Indian Army for example (which has preceded the independence of India). Regarding the corps as a being, we can discern a stark change in the regiment's perspective upon a situation. For instance, ad prius independence, the battalion's views upon a circumstance (say, firing on the local denizens of India) were substantially modified after independence (by not firing on the locals). However, at both periods, the Gurkha Regiment maintains that its morality was always...