Asking him whether a temple should be built in Ayodhya is insulting him personally… as insulting as asking one his opinion on whether he should reject his wife, exhorted Swami Chinmayananda, in an exclusive interview granted to VANDE BHARAT MATARAM in January 1993. The late premier pedagogue of Bhagavadgita was occasionally irascible, particularly when a […]
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‘No Compromise on National Integrity’: Ram Madhav on Socio-Political situation of J&K at Bengaluru
Bengaluru 05 April 2015: BJP’s General secretry Ram Madhav, who is In-charge of party’s Jammu and Kashmir affairs said that “the BJP-PDP government in formed Jammu and Kashmir is a Government formed for governance of the state and to fulfill the constitutional obligation. The government is based on development oriented common minimum program and there is […]
BJP National Executive Meeting : Foreign Policy Resolution
Our national ambition is Bharat’s rise as a strong and respected world power The Bharatiya Janata Party takes great pride in the significant new strides the foreign policy of our country has made under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi in the last ten months. The Prime Minister has pursued a bold, […]
BJP-PDP alliance in J&K: How two men worked out the deal and became friends
P Vaidyanathan Iyer retraces the negotiations that went into the BJP-PDP alliance in J&K, how two men worked out much of the deal and became friends in the process, and how they overcame stumbling blocks at the last moment March 8, 2015. Separatist leader Masarat Alam is released by the Jammu and Kashmir government. Prime […]
New media ensuring the emergence of new politics in India
The days of political elite have ended with the advent of new politics and new media. Today every citizen is a politician, social worker and an intellectual, says Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary. When India was becoming independent someone asked Nehru as to why he wanted the newly freed country to opt for a […]
Party, Parivar, People All Blessed Alliance With PDP: Ram Madhav to NDTV
The hug between PM Narendra Modi and PDP’s Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sealed the two month negotiations between the PDP and the BJP over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. Now, as the new government gets sworn in on Sunday morning in Jammu, Ram Madhav, the BJP leader who co-wrote the agenda for the alliance with […]
The twain shall meet
Written by Ram Madhav March 2, 2015 12:02 am When the Jammu and Kashmir BJP gave the call for “Mission 44+” during the run up to the assembly elections in the state, we had our own assessments and calculations for how we could achieve it. We foresaw various post-poll scenarios and worked on different permutations […]
PM Modi has shown he is a true federalist by empowering states: Ram Madhav
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has empowered states through more financial independence and risen above partisan politics to create “history” in Centre-state ties, BJP has said while lauding Centre’s move to accept recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has empowered states through more financial independence and risen above partisan politics to create […]
It is unfair to say government is only for industrialists: Ram Madhav, BJP
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav is on the cusp of finalising a BJP-PDP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. He speaks to ET on J&K, and the aftermath of the Delhi polls. How soon can we expect an announcement on a coalition government in J&K? We are actively discussing the contours of a common minimum […]
TOI exclusive: Sri Lanka president’s visit — India-Sri Lanka relations need a new push
NEW DELHI: The newly elected president of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will be visiting India on February 16. This visit is significant for both the countries. Sirisena has indicated on the day of ascension to office that his maiden foreign visit would be to India. Days after winning the historic Presidential elections, he dispatched his […]