(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 09, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It is strange that the Congress leadership is raising so much heat over Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament about Nehru’s blunders in Kashmir — the ceasefire decision […]
(The article was originally published in OPEN Magazine on December 08, 2023. Views expressed are personal.) One post on X (formerly Twitter) that elegantly summed up the political situation in the country after the results to the three state Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan were announced came from Haseeb Drabu. “BJP winning […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on December 02, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) There was a suggestion in these pages earlier this week that diplomacy should be nimble, accompanied by a jibe that “smart oneliners will serve little purpose” (‘The diplomat’s challenge,’ […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on November 25, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) On Samvidhan Diwas (Constitution Day), which falls on November 26 — commemorating the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949 — we hear paeans to […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on November 18, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Peace in West Asia is a priority for India. This energy rich region is the lifeline to India’s crude and natural gas needs, and an important trade and strategic […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on November 11, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stirred a hornet’s nest before apologising for his crass comments in the Bihar Assembly over the man-woman relationship. It is very sad to see […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on November 04, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) India’s abstention at the UN over the Gaza-related resolution raised some eyebrows especially since it despatched humanitarian aid to the region around the same time. An Indian Air Force […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on October 28, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat’s address at the annual Foundation Day function in Nagpur on Vijaya Dashami earlier this week provides significant insights into the organisation’s thinking about contemporary issues […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on October 21, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) It has been two weeks since the deadly attack by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas resulted in the death of hundreds of Israelis on Sukkot — a Jewish harvest […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on October 14, 2023 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Sixty-seven years ago, on October 14, 1956, just seven weeks before his demise, B R Ambedkar — architect of the Indian Constitution and leader of the Depressed Classes — […]
