Ram Madhav

New media ensuring the emergence of new politics in India

Ram Madhav, March 11, 2015

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

Ram Madhav, March 2, 2015

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

Ram Madhav, March 2, 2015

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

Ram Madhav, February 26, 2015

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

Ram Madhav, February 19, 2015

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: Will President Obama walk that extra mile?

Ram Madhav, January 19, 2015

NEW DELHI: India is looking forward to US President Barack Obama’s visit to Delhi as the guest of honour at this year’s Republic Day parade on January 26. Neither the fact that he is the outgoing president nor that it is his second visit as president dampens the enthusiasm in the Indian establishment. Coming a […]

Shri. Ram Madhav’s address to a delegation from Harvard Business School

Ram Madhav, January 19, 2015

Shri. Ram Madhav’s address to a delegation from Harvard Business School Friends, It is an honour to address the delegation of the prestigious Harvard Business School. I represent the ruling political party in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadership the economic climate in the country is changing fast and […]

Shri Ram Madhav’s speech to a premier US Think Tank on India-China relations

Ram Madhav, January 12, 2015

Thank you Chair. Friends, I am here to share my views on Indo-China relations not as an intellectual but as a politician, in specific I wish to share my understanding of the ‘new neighbour’ in the last 5-6 decades. However the views expressed here need not necessarily be understood as the views which shape the […]

The city of activism and hope

Ram Madhav, January 7, 2015

Delhi has grown exponentially in the last couple of decades as a result of universal factors like migration, industrialisation, urbanisation. Delhi has always been a city of migrants. In the wake of Independence, it witnessed the influx of massive numbers of refugees who came from the newly born state of Pakistan. Post Independence, the city […]