Ram Madhav

India’s Grand Strategy in a Changing Global Order

Ram Madhav, May 15, 2020

Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s address at The New India Dialogues on “India’s Grand Strategy in a changing global order” organised by The Indian Futures on May 9, 2020 We are passing through difficult times and not just in the sense of the spread of this pandemic but also the effects that it is bound […]

Lectures on the Ramayana

Ram Madhav, May 15, 2020

“aadau raam tapovanaadi gamnam , hatva mrigam kanchanam|vaidehi harnam jatayu marnam sugreev sambhashanam ||baali nigrahanam samudra tarnam lankapuri daahnam |paschaadravan kumbhkaran hananam etadhi ramayanam ||” This was how Tulsidas had summarized the great epic Ramayana one verse. ‘Ram went to forests, went after the golden deer to kill, Sita was kidnapped, Jatayu killed, friendship happened […]

Financial Express: Ram Madhav EXCLUSIVE | India needs to work on land and labour laws to become more attractive

Ram Madhav, May 12, 2020

India has witnessed some crucial developments in Jammu and Kashmir, besides the national upheaval brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, New Delhi brought a new domicile policy for the newly-created Union Territory of J&K —almost nine months after scrapping Article 370. This month, the security forces eliminated the top leadership including terrorist Riyaaz […]

Pulitzer to Kashmir photojournalists shows why Trump supporters call some media Lügenpresse

Ram Madhav, May 12, 2020

Pulitzer’s description of Kashmir as ‘independent’ defies all logic because the region’s political status is a primary general knowledge.  Like actions, words also acquire notoriety because of the situations they are identified with. ‘Lügenpresse’ is one such German term that acquired notoriety in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Hitler’s propaganda man, Joseph Goebbels […]

Will China rise as disruptive force? An insider’s perspective

Ram Madhav, May 10, 2020

Completed a very interesting 2nd online course from Tsinghua university on whether China will rise as a disruptive force in d world. Lectures were insightful and also candid. Those interested in knowing d current thinking of d Chinese academics on FP issues may consider d course

Global Media, War and Technology

Ram Madhav, May 6, 2020

Just completed a course on Global Media, War n Technology from a prestigious university. Interesting course into history of media. Good details about MIME network – Military, Industry, Media & Entertainment. Also how Al Qaida n ISIS used digimedia. Good course for media students In one exercise I found a startling fact that for the […]

Neutralization of Riyaz Naikoo will bring more peace, stability in Kashmir: Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav, May 6, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said that neutralization of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo will bring “more peace and stability in Kashmir Valley”. “The neutralization of Hizbul commander in the valley, Riyaz Naikoo is certainly a very big success for our security forces. I congratulate Rashtriya Rifles […]