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Modi’s Chinese Checkers Play The Game

Ram Madhav, May 18, 2015

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi wowed the Chinese leadership with impressive sartorial changes, oratory and digital diplomacy, three of his trusted men played crucial roles in orchestrating the visit to be a success. Their mandate was to ensure that the boss’s first visit as prime minister would be a substantive one. When Modi sat down […]

ADC poll campaign gains momentum in Manipur

Ram Madhav, May 18, 2015

Campaigning for the June 1 elections to the six Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in Manipur has gained momentum with political parties trying to woo voters by displaying their symbols across the streets. While the poll fever has gripped the five hill districts of Manipur, hosts of BJP’s national leaders were rushing to the state for […]

‘No Compromise on National Integrity’: Ram Madhav on Socio-Political situation of J&K at Bengaluru

Ram Madhav, April 6, 2015

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-PDP alliance in J&K: How two men worked out the deal and became friends

Ram Madhav, March 16, 2015

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Minds that (should) matter

Ram Madhav, January 3, 2015

Thinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India) Forbes India wanted me to list India-based intellectuals who are well regarded outside India. This isn’t that. Instead, this is a list of smart thinkers and doers who I—and a few others whose judgement I trust—think ought to be closely […]

We have become a very powerful force in Jammu and Kashmir

Ram Madhav, December 24, 2014

‘We are certainly disappointed by our inability to win a single seat in the valley… We will analyse what led to this kind of dismal — in terms of seats — non-performance by the BJP.’ ‘I certainly don’t want to attribute any religious or so-called communal reasons for it; for the simple reason, that even […]