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Integral Humanism

Ram Madhav, March 17, 2024

(The article was originally published in OPEN Magazine on March 17, 2024. Views expressed are personal.) Herald Macmillan, a former prime minister of the UK, was once asked by someone about his vision for the country. “If you want to know the vision for the UK, consult a saint; I am a politician,” Macmillan replied […]

Act of Inclusion, Not Exclusion

Ram Madhav, March 16, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 16, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) As the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed by Parliament on December 10, 2019, are being gazetted by the government, the specious argument that it is anti-secular […]

In Pursuit of Conservatism

Ram Madhav, March 9, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 9, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Should we call ourselves “conservative”? A section of India’s ruling right-wing establishment appears to be mulling over this. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government completes 10 years in office, […]

Blue Water Power

Ram Madhav, March 2, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 2, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Agalega is a tiny speck in the vast waters of the Western Indian Ocean. This atoll, comprising two islands, North and South Agalega, separated by a short channel not […]

Big Uncle Xi

Ram Madhav, February 24, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 24, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) People in China have just returned to work after a week-long annual Spring Festival celebration that started on February 10, marking the beginning of the Lunar New Year. In […]

Facing The People

Ram Madhav, February 17, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 17, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) These days, there is palpable unease among sections of political scientists over a perceived increase in “democracy deficit” and the rise of “strong man democracies” in different countries. The […]

He Who Rules The Sea

Ram Madhav, February 10, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 10, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Angus Maddison, renowned British historian, in his monumental work The World Economy: Historical Statistics (2003), argued that India had been the largest economy in the world in the first […]

Framing India in The World

Ram Madhav, February 3, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 03, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) The President’s address to Parliament traditionally showcases the achievements of the government. President Droupadi Murmu’s first address in the new Parliament building this week was no exception. The Opposition’s […]

Temple for Viksit Bharat

Ram Madhav, January 27, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 27, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) What the world witnessed on January 22 was not just the consecration of a temple but the rebirth of a nation and the reassertion of its national soul. In […]

Suspend Disbelief

Ram Madhav, January 20, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 20, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) As the country is preparing for the greatest spectacle after Independence — the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya — some non-issues are being raked up as controversies to mar the […]