(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 18, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) What the Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, did in Bengal for the upcoming Assembly elections is unprecedented. The election commission was transformed […]
(Text of Dr Ram Madhav’s Curtain Raiser Address at the Inaugural Session of the 9th Indian Ocean Conference – IOC 2026 – in Mauritius on April 10-12, 2026.) Namaskar and Good Evening! It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to the 9th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference here in Mauritius. This conference is […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 11, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) The parliament is going to take up Women’s Reservation Bill next week in a special session. It is a historic step taken by prime minister Narendra Modi. Despite some […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 04, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Forty-six years ago, the weekend of 5-6 April 1980, saw the rise of a new political force on the horizon of Indian politics. At a shamiana complex named as […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 28, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) While drafting of the American Constitution, in Federalist Papers, James Madison raised a pertinent question – “Quis custodient ipsos custodes?” – Who watches the guardians? His question was prompted […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 21, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Elections to five states, scheduled to be held in April, are going to be a real test for both the national parties – BJP and Congress. Like in 2021, […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 14, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) India is not only the world’s largest democracy but a successful one too. It presented a model to its South Asian neighbours to emulate. In the last few decades, […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 7, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi penned an article in these columns earlier this week criticising the Indian government for not condoling the death of the supreme leader of Iran, […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 28, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Until a few years ago, we believed that the world’s worst trouble spot will be in the Western Pacific due to the exploding firestorm between the Western powers and […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 21, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) “There are weeks where decades happen”, Vladimir Lenin once quipped. Revolutionary moments come very rapidly, and transformative changes occur in breathtaking speed. At the recently concluded Global AI Impact […]
