Ram Madhav

Stories by Ram Madhav

New media ensuring the emergence of new politics in India

New media ensuring the emergence of new politics in India

Rediff.com   11 Mar 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.

Modi, a modernist whose motivation is very Indian

Modi, a modernist whose motivation is very Indian

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2014

'For a vision to manifest in action one should know the path. Modi knows the path. That is why he repeatedly exhorted that he wanted the support of every political party, the industrialists, the Indians abroad, the youth, women, parents... practically his agenda involved every Indian. He wants to make every Indian a stake-holder in India's progress and he thinks that it is possible,' says Ram Madhav.

Why Modi is right on the Bangladeshi migrants' issue

Why Modi is right on the Bangladeshi migrants' issue

Rediff.com   13 May 2014

In the light of the global scenario on infiltration for economic gain what Modi said in his speeches in Assam and West Bengal recently was perfectly legitimate. Intellectual dishonesty marks this discourse in our country, argues Ram Madhav.

Brooks Report: Four failures that led to the 1962 debacle

Brooks Report: Four failures that led to the 1962 debacle

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2014

It is well-known, and the Brooks-Bhagat report vouches for it, that the real failure for the 1962 debacle against China was not military, but political, says Ram Madhav.

RTE ruling: Minority schools won't teach their poor

RTE ruling: Minority schools won't teach their poor

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2012

Let the poor and underprivileged among the minorities understand that when it comes to uplifting them, the so-called minority leaders show no sympathy or sense of responsibility, writes Ram Madhav explaining the import of the Supreme Court verdict on the Right To Education Act

Why the home minister invoked 'saffron terror'

Why the home minister invoked 'saffron terror'

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2010

How come the home minister jumped to the conclusion that there was a 'phenomenon' called saffron terrorism? Can he explain where is the phenomenon? Do a couple of sporadic cases that took place during a period of 14 months become a phenomenon? RSS leader Ram Madhav wants to know.

Rogue Pakistan's biggest victim is India

Rogue Pakistan's biggest victim is India

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2009

India had responded appropriately by calling for dismantling of the terror infrastructure in Pakistan. It needs to be proactive in isolating and pressuring Pakistan, says Ram Madhav

Tibet: Resuming dialogue is the only option

Tibet: Resuming dialogue is the only option

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2008

With 150,000 Tibetan citizens living in exile on its soil, many of whom shuttle between India and Tibet frequently, India nevertheless has a role in the resolution of this issue. Also, with Tibet under its control China has become India's Himalayan neighbour

Local factors led to Kandhamal violence

Local factors led to Kandhamal violence

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2008

However, if there is any one aspect that is pan-Indian in all the incidents related to Hindu-Christian clashes it is religious conversions. Even in Kandhamal district, one of the major factors fuelling tensions is the conversion campaign of the evangelical groups. It is noteworthy that in a state like Orissa which enacted anti-conversion laws as back as in 1967, the Christian population in Kandhamal district alone has grown from 6 per cent in 1970 to 27 per cent in 2001

Dragon tears, not national interest

Dragon tears, not national interest

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2007

'If nuclear tests are foolish, if they epitomise jingoism, why this Communist insistence on the right to test now?'

Why we should be ashamed

Why we should be ashamed

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2006

Symbol of an awakened civilisation

Symbol of an awakened civilisation

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2003