(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 […]
(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, […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on August 22, 2026. Views expressed are personal.) Nine decades ago, in 1937, the Congress leadership had committed a blunder of surrendering before the communal forces led by Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Today, the Congress Party wants […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s column titled Ram Rajya on August 15, 2026. Views expressed are personal.) A viral social media narrative highlighting how the Leader of Opposition completely ignored two leading corporate leaders of the country at a private function in Delhi caught my […]
(The article was originally published in OPEN Magazine on August 14, 2026. Views expressed are personal.) INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT in the 20th century was a fascinating saga. A very interesting and less talked about aspect of it is the Hindu cultural and religious influence on it. Adversaries like Jinnah openly challenged it describing the Indian […]
