Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s Address on ““India and the Emerging World: Nationalism, Multilateralism and Creative Diplomacy” at the WION Global Summit in Dubai on March 5, 2020 India has arrived. The old reticent and romantic India is no more. Under Prime Minister Modi, India has emerged as a pragmatic and proactive nation… more importantly, […]
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The coming together of Modi-Trump
The world’s largest and richest democracies stand up against terror, authoritarianism, anarchy Atal Bihari Vajpayee described the United States (US) and India as natural allies. We share the same ethos and values that our two nations have consistently nurtured through democratic institutions. We value our democratic tradition, and work towards encouraging more and more countries […]
Executive Committee Meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI)
Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s Address at the Executive Committee Meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on January 24, 2020. Eurasia is largest contiguous landmass on earth. Its history is a witness to the rise of great ancient civilizations like the Greek, Roman, Indian and Chinese. World’s greatest religions like Christianity, […]
Opponents of Citizenship Act are intellectually dishonest
Contrary to propaganda, Indian Muslims have nothing to be worried about the new law The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention, is described as the Magna Carta of refugee rights. Under this Convention, a comprehensive charter of the rights of the refugees was developed. These rights are […]
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was known for firm policy, gentle politics
Vajpayee’s humility made him a man of the people and won over adversaries Leaders are remembered for their oratory. Martin Luther King is remembered for his “I have a dream” speech, Winston Churchill for his scintillating words, “We shall fight on the beaches, on the landing grounds, in the fields and in the streets. We […]
Citizenship Amendment Bill continues long tradition of welcoming persecuted minorities
The proposed Bill is a continuation of that unfinished agenda. It has become necessary that the issue of the illegal immigrants be addressed in one go, as their numbers have swelled to millions in the last several decades. First things first. The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is not about excluding anybody; it is about including […]
On Gandhi and Gandhism
By his actions, Gandhi demonstrated the power of the powerless catapulting him as an icon of thought leadership for all times to come Mahatma Gandhi is one leader who sparks so much passion and attracts so much attention even after 150 years of his birth and 71 years after demise. There are many who love […]
3 failed students came together in Maha: Ram Madhav
Speaking to DH, Madhav, a general secretary in the party, also refused to accept that there was any fault of BJP that overestimated the strength of Ajit Pawar and went with him to form a government, which fell within three days after the swearing of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “Any question with respect to Maharashtra […]
Cultivating Constitutional Morality
As the Constitution turns 70, its spirit needs to be guarded not only by parliamentarians but also by the people with utmost sacredness Seventy years ago, on this day, the Indian Constitution was finally signed and sealed by the Constituent Assembly. It was the first ever democratic Constitution that India had adopted. In the past, […]
A Lincoln moment: What PM Modi has in common with the former US President
Like Lincoln, Modi too needed an iron-will. Lincoln had to be ruthless with racial fascism in his time. For Modi, it was, to quote Bashir Assad in his book K File, masla-e-Kashmir is no longer political; it is about Nizam-e-Mustafa; it is a pan-Islamic movement now. Lincoln didn’t have any choice. Neither did Modi. Abraham […]