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Opposition has only propaganda, not the people

Ram Madhav, October 31, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on October 31, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  On this Sunday, the opposition parties, led by the Congress, planned a protest rally in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar […]

A downturn in India-US ties, but all is not lost

Ram Madhav, October 24, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on October 24, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)    Six years ago, when the US President elections took place in November 2020, fans of Donald Trump in India were going to the temples praying for his […]

The Opposition has no argument. It’s resorting to anarchy

Ram Madhav, October 9, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on October 09, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  India’s electoral system is a robust and error-proof exercise which received accolades from across the world. In August this year, President Donald Trump acknowledged that fact in a […]

A 25-year record opposition has no answer to

Ram Madhav, October 3, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on October 03, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  October 7 this year marks the completion of 25 years in office by prime minister Narendra Modi, first as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from October 7, 2001, […]

Post World War II norms cannot fix today’s problems

Ram Madhav, September 26, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on September 26, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  In Delhi to attend the BRICS summit earlier this month, Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General, made some startling admissions about the multilateral organisation that he was heading. […]

Making power a vehicle of seva

Ram Madhav, September 18, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on September 18, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”, Abraham Lincoln famously said. Political power is like a delicate […]

A BRICS primer for the ‘naraz fufas’

Ram Madhav, September 12, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on September 12, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  The Congress leaders were griping at prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent Naraz Fufa – sulking uncle – jibe. What Modi’s jibe meant was that just like in family […]

Viksit Bharat should be a whole-of-nation ambition

Ram Madhav, September 5, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on September 05, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  Four years ago, during his 76th Independence Day address on August 15, 2022, prime minister Narendra Modi invoked the idea of Vikasit Bharat (Developed India) for the first […]

Do we really need a definition for ‘dimagi Naxal’?

Ram Madhav, August 29, 2026

(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on August 29, 2026. Views expressed are personal.)  Prime minister Narendra Modi has an enviable knack of getting under the skin of his adversaries. He did something similar in his address from the Red Fort ramparts […]