(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 24, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 at Davos concluded earlier this week with much fanfare. Besides several important panel discussions on issues like artificial intelligence and green energy addressed […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 17, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Two visits to the United States of America in a span of four months – between August last year and January this year – brought out the stark reality […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 10, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) The new year began with the capture and deportation of Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, by the US special forces. The daring act of Donald Trump’s men caused […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 03, 2026 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Year 2026 brings two important global responsibilities to India. On 3 December 2025, India’s chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar was in Stockholm, Sweden, to receive the chairmanship of […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 27, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) This Christmas marked the end of the centenary year of one of the greatest sons of India, described by many as an “Ajatshatru” – one without enemies, a gifted […]
(The article was originally published in OPEN Magazine on December 26, 2025. Views expressed are personal.) AS THE YEAR COMES TO AN END, 2025 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR SEVERAL things like any other year. One significant event is the rise of the conservative right in the West, especially in the US and several countries in […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 20, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It is more than a year since the new government came to power in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. Eight months after the brutal Pehalgam massacre that led to […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 13, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) A month has passed since the deadly car bomb explosion in Delhi. Coming after more than a decade of terror-free life in the national capital, and the first after […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 05, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) “You can love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore him” – The phrase was once used to describe Augustine, the 5thcentury Christian reformist theologian and bishop of […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on November 29, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal) Last week saw two major global events taking place in two important countries in the Global South – the G-20 Summit at Johannesburg in South Africa on November 22-23 […]
