In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav talks about achievements of Modi government, the aim of 5 trillion dollar economy and the need to become self-reliant in post-COVID world. What is the greatest achievement of this government in the midst of the coronavirus crisis? Ram Madhav: We have many achievements to […]
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No one stopping political parties in J&K from work for people: Ram Madhav
BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav, while speaking to Arun Joshi, has indicated firmly that a new legislature will soon be in place in J&K in months and assertively declared that there would be “no compromise on Indian sovereignty, integrity,” while negotiating a solution to the current Chinese aggression in Ladakh. Excerpts from the interview: Your […]
Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
Besieged with multiple problems — Hong Kong, Taiwan and US externally, economic and pandemic challenge internally — Xi seems to be returning to Mao’s Red Book. “Yi pai hu yan,” sneered the Chinese foreign minister when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the regime in China was comparable to that of the Soviet Union — “a […]
Unedited Transcript of Interview at BBC HARDTalk
Unedited transcript of Shri Ram Madhav’s interview with Mr Stephen Sackur for BBC HARDTalk on India’s response to COVID-19. (Highlighted portions were not aired) Stephen Sackur– Ram Madhav in Delhi welcome to Hard talk. Ram Madhav- Thank you. Stephen Sackur – Let us begin with the coronavirus situation in your country. Officials in your government that have proclaimed […]
Moral Foundations of Politics
I have completed this online course on “Moral Foundations of Politics” If today we are enjoying lives under liberal democratic state traditions, these were not the product of our times. Through a process of great inquiry the scholars in the west have evolved political theories and philosophies. Learning about them is a fascinating experience. Ian […]
Can’t drop guard as China has soaring ambition
In 2013, the then defence minister A K Antony, addressing an army commanders conference, had warned that “this hardening Chinese stand on the boundary issue” was unlikely to change with the ascent of Xi Jinping to power. “Therefore, there is a need to constantly develop our capability to achieve minimum credible deterrence, even while we […]
The Kochi Post | Ram Madhav: Whatever the party assigns me will be my work
BJP National General Secretary and Senior Pracharak of the RSS, Ram Madhav, who is loaned to the party said that the country has to prepare itself for a greater role to play in the emerging new world order. He said that Post–Covid world order will be guided by a different agenda than the present one […]
Decoding the Centre’s plan for migrant workers
It extended monetary support through various routes. Now, states must step in, end the political blame game Eight decades after he formulated his General Theory, John Maynard Keynes remains a demigod to many liberal economists. Keynes’ “trickle-up” theory is seen by them as a panacea for the migrant working class affected by the coronavirus disease […]
Role of Public Diplomacy during and Post COVID-19
Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s address at a Webinar on “Role of Public Diplomacy during and After COVID-19” organised by India Foundation’s Center for Soft Power in association with Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on May 22, 2020 My greetings and Namaskars to all the distinguished friends present in this webinar. Public diplomacy has always […]
The Heat in Beijing
At the National People’s Congress meet today, the Chinese leadership may further stoke nationalist sentiments This coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be catalysing major geopolitical upheavals. There appear to be not many takers in the world, at least among the big powers, for the UN Secretary General António Guterres’ appeal on March 23rd, “To […]