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Nation-State became the dominant political form during the colonial period. Explain.

Answer:

The nation state became the dominant political form during the colonial period:

(i) The idea of nation state and nationalism emerged one, when colonialism had reached at its climax,

(ii) It was actually colonial period which unified all of India for the first time.

(iii) Sections of the different co mm unities started understanding the value of unity.

(iv) Also, people in India started realising the importance of nation-state.