Acharya Prashant explains that the basis of nationalism must be an inward approach focused on addressing the ego and ensuring the inner freedom of the individual. He asserts that while the state must provide conducive external conditions such as education, health, and media, the ultimate purpose of the legislature, executive, and judiciary should be the liberation of the citizen. He warns against militant nationalism, which often relies on hatred, resistance, and the rewriting of history to cast imagination as fact. Instead, he advocates for a nationalism founded on the common mission of ending human suffering and division. By understanding the reality of how the ego operates and the futility of strife, individuals can come together to form a noble nation dedicated to the collective elimination of suffering rather than engaging in conflict with others.