(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 22, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) History is not easy to grapple with. When you revisit it, it starts haunting you. After all, as Mahatma Gandhi pointed out, “there have been tyrants and murderers” throughout […]
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A Glimpse of a Possible Peace
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 17, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) EURASIA IS CURRENTLY an active theatre of two major conflicts – Ukraine and Gaza. The US is an important player in both. What will happen to these conflicts under […]
With Dignity and Respect
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 08, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It is customary to celebrate femininity on International Women’s Day. Promises are made, schemes announced, and at times tears are shed on the state of women. But have we […]
Mela of Unity in Diversity
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on March 01, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) The six-week-long Maha Kumbh has come to an end. Analysts, though, are still commenting about the crowds, arrangements, water quality and the devotion of millions who thronged Prayagraj. Prime […]
The rise and rise of Tulsi Gabbard
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 22, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Donald Trump, no doubt, is the most powerful leader in the US. But who is the second-most powerful? It is Tulsi Gabbard, the enigmatic Hawaiian, a woman of colour […]
Masters of the Sea
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 15, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) India, together with its Indian Ocean partners like Singapore and Oman, is hosting the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) at Muscat this weekend. Foreign ministers from around 30 countries […]
An Encompassing Budget
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 08, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Many Indians look at annual budgets only for relief in direct and indirect tax regimes that benefits the middle class. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not disappoint them this […]
Religion isn’t Opium
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on February 01, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) I was at an Indian community event in Dubai recently where a prominent business leader was being felicitated for a prestigious award he won. During the interaction, one of […]
The 75-year Milestone
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 25, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) This year marks 75 years of the adoption of India’s Constitution. The government has planned year-long programmes with the slogan “Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Swabhiman” — our constitution, our pride. […]
What A Second Trump Presidency will mean for the Deep State that defied him
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on January 18, 2025 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place on January 20, formally setting the stage for Trump 2.0. Unlike his election in 2016, which was seen more as an accident and […]