Ram Madhav

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 […]

The Fifth Term Challenge

Ram Madhav, January 13, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 13, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) As she took the oath of office for the fifth time as Prime Minister of Bangladesh earlier this week, Sheikh Hasina would have fondly recalled that 52 years ago, […]

Democracy’s Year of Reckoning

Ram Madhav, January 6, 2024

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 6, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Stoic philosopher Seneca had said that “every new beginning comes with some other beginning’s end”. The eventful 2023 has ended and the new year of 2024 has begun. It […]

Press Pause and Process

Ram Madhav, December 30, 2023

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 30, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) On December 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit in Delhi. For some time now, he and his ministerial colleagues have been […]

A Leader For All Seasons

Ram Madhav, December 23, 2023

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 23, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It is said that “leaders are born, they are not made”. But those destined to become leaders need a nurturing institutional environment. India is fortunate that its Independence era […]

For the Sake of the Union

Ram Madhav, December 16, 2023

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 16, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) There is an effort in some sections to insinuate that the Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s verdict on Article 370 was a compromised one and imply motives to the learned […]

Kashmir Buck, Nehru’s Door

Ram Madhav, December 9, 2023

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 09, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It is strange that the Congress leadership is raising so much heat over Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament about Nehru’s blunders in Kashmir — the ceasefire decision […]

The Invincibility Code

Ram Madhav, December 8, 2023

(The article was originally published in OPEN Magazine on December 08, 2023. Views expressed are personal.) One post on X (formerly Twitter) that elegantly summed up the political situation in the country after the results to the three state Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan were announced came from Haseeb Drabu. “BJP winning […]

New India, New Diplomacy

Ram Madhav, December 2, 2023

(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 02, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) There was a suggestion in these pages earlier this week that diplomacy should be nimble, accompanied by a jibe that “smart oneliners will serve little purpose” (‘The diplomat’s challenge,’ […]