A Bond Older Than Diplomacy
Tolstoy’s passion for India’s spiritual genius and Russia’s centuries-long engagement with Indian thought continue to frame how the Modi-Putin partnership evolves today In a letter to F Ovchinnikov, written on April 8, 1910, iconic Russian author and philosopher, Leo Tolstoy, spoke of India, where “over 200 million people, highly gifted …
Exposed Pseudo-Nationalism
Communists, while posturing on nationalism, have a history of vilifying freedom fighters, distorting Netaji Bose’s legacy, and aligning with divisive forces against India’s unity When comrades shed false tears on the insult to martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle, know that they are merely playing to the galleries. Ironically, for …
Secession, Struggle, and Strength
From facing abductions and killings in the Northeast to shaping peace accords today, RSS Pracharaks embody a saga of sacrifice, resilience, and the pursuit of India’s unity and self-respect Wherever secessionist forces were active in India, RSS Swayamsevaks and Pracharaks faced the brunt of their hate simply because they stood …
Which Martyrs – Comrade?
Several communist leaders ignore the swayamsevaks who died defending India’s unity, saving lives and resisting terror, while selectively invoking martyrs to suit their ideology It was amusing to read comrade Brinda Karat’s rant against Prime Minister Modi and to hear comrade Pinarayi Vijayan “denounce” him for flagging and lauding, …
PM Modi’s High-Power Demography Mission: Timely Counter To A Worrying Trend
PM Modi’s decision has shaken leaders and political parties, which have thrived and continue to subsist on the infiltration vote bank and narrative “I wish to warn the nation of a grave concern and challenge. As part of a deliberate conspiracy, the demography of the country is being altered. Seeds …
Nehru’s Magnificent Obsessions
For India to course-correct historic foreign policy missteps, re-examining Nehru’s China obsession and ‘Panchsheel’ delusions becomes vital, especially when his echoes still haunt our borders and diplomacy Some are trying to bury the spectres and ghosts of the past by saying “why discuss Nehru” now? Mostly those who have thrived …
PM Modi Reignites India’s Civilisational Sense Through Chola Legacy
PM Modi spoke of the Chola empire as being the ‘cradle of democracy” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tribute to the civilisational legacy of the Cholas was a significant and a profoundly symbolic moment for India as a whole. It concretised India’s civilisational aspirations to emerge as a great and decisive …
Crystallising The Global South: PM Modi’s Vision For A New World Order
The Modi Doctrine does not speak of India’s prosperity and progress alone; it advocates shared prosperity and a shared future Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recently concluded foreign tour, from July 2 to 9, covering two continents and five nations, was the longest such trip undertaken in ten years. The pace …
Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee a Quasquicentennial Tribute
In a bold editorial tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, in July 1953, shortly after his death in detention in Kashmir, the iconic journal Modern Review best described Syama Prasad and best evoked the collective of sense of loss felt by a shocked nation. The people of Syama Prasad’s own state, the …
An If of History – 2
In the twilight of his life, Doctorji stood at the cusp of a transformative alliance – had fate allowed his meeting with Subhas Bose, India’s freedom struggle would have been more revolutionary The study of the many “ifs” of history is always a fascinating journey into the twist and turns of …
An If of History-1
Amid India’s fight for freedom, a shadowy alliance of communists, colonialists, and the Muslim League unfolded vis-à-vis a prospective meeting between Doctorji and Subhas Bose that never materialised Referring to the communists’ collaboration with the British and the Muslim League throughout the decade of 1940s, HV Sheshadri calls it a …
Rabindranath Tagore Has No Place In ‘New’ Bangladesh
Rabindranath Tagore’s association with East Bengal was a deeply intertwined one and it can hardly be eradicated The vandalisation of the historic Rabindra Kachharibari in Shahjadpur, Sirajganj, last week proves that Mohammed Yunus’s interim regime and its functioning has entrapped Bangladesh like a curse. Since August 2024, there has been …
PM Modi’s Resolve Of Taking Bharat To New Heights
From being a victim and creature of history, India is now emerging as a creator of history. It is an India that Swami Vivekananda had hoped for In the summer of 2024, after a gruelling election campaign and polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial in …
Ganga and the Rivulet
RSS’ ever-expanding march sharply contradicts the journey of communism in India, which is gasping for relevance in its ideological wilderness due to its estrangement from India’s civilisational ethos It will be useful to pursue the Indian communists a little further before we look at the meeting between Subhas Bose and …