Speeches

Thank you for inviting me. Foreign policy is considered in India as an elite domain, not something for ordinary folks. Conferences like this will help larger national community understand India’s diplomatic imperatives and endeavours. Foreign policy is too important to be left alone to the diplomats. Diplomacy is Dynamic I am happy that this conference […]

Excellency Prime Minister of Nepal Shri Pushpa Kamal Dahal, distinguished and eminent scholars on both sides of the dais and dear friends! It gives me immense pleasure to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency the Prime Minister of Nepal to this very important Bilateral Dialogue. The India Foundation, Delhi is hosting this Dialogue in […]

Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s address at the Lokmanthan Colloquium Bhopal 12-11-2016 This subject, ‘Imprints of Colonialism in our Political Discourse’, is coming rather 75 years late. We should have settled this issue 65-70 years ago at the time of the Independence itself like many other countries. There was an excellent opportunity at that time […]

(Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s Address at the Times Lit Fest at Delhi on 26 November 2016) Let me at the outset confess that this is my first time at any literary festival. I have dabbled in literary activity for many years in the past. But as a political activist today I am cut off […]

India is today an important power in Asia, which is not just a great continent but a great power continent now. Asia is home today to some of the world’s leading and fastest-growing economies. About 45 per cent of the world’s population lives here. Half of the world’s container traffic and one-third of its bulk […]

India is a land of saints – Dharma Bhumi. Countless saints and sages have tread this sacred land. We don’t have to wait for decades on to locate a saint and then celebrate. Our saints are not miracle-makers. They are epitome of Brahma Vidya – the essence of all knowledge and wisdom. Pujya Swami Dayanandaji […]

Border management is today a complex subject. It involves various aspects.   Firstly we need better border infrastructure. For decades after Independence we have neglected this aspect. As a result our border infrastructure is today in a pathetic condition. Ever since the Modi government took over special attention is being paid to strengthening physical infrastructure […]

CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACIES IN THE REGION We are living in a world which is increasingly turning democratic.Since the end of the Cold War, an unprecedented number of countries have chosen democracy as their preferred form of government. It is a matter of pride that in our immediate neighbourhood two new democracies have taken birth in […]

India and Bangladesh are natural friends; natural allies. Our geography has made us inseparable. Our history has linked us. Our culture connects us and our language bonds us. In a sense we are two peoples with one civilization and culture; we can be called ‘cultural cousins’. Our destinies are interlinked. Even cricket is a strong […]