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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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’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 …

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 …

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 …

One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most enduring achievements of the last 11 years is his emergence as Deendayal Upadhyaya’s true philosophical and political legatee As early as 1949, Deendayal Upadhyaya articulated the need for “economic, social, cultural as well as spiritual freedom”. Within each of these dimensions, he envisioned the fulfilment …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fundamental governance philosophy reflects Deendayal Upadhyaya’s thought and vision The 60th year of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s historic lectures that shaped the philosophy of Integral Humanism is being commemorated at a time when a BJP’s Prime Minister completes 11 years in office. Narendra Modi may not have …

From vilifying Subhas Bose to suppressing Hedgewar’s call for readiness, the communist record of betrayal and the Sangh’s steadfast resolve offer a study in contrasts during India’s freedom struggle In a short treatise, “Where are They: Communists under Communism”, philosopher Ram Swarup (1920-1998) observes that the “communist strategy is simple. It consists …

Balaji Huddar’s ideological volte face under communist influence reflected his distorted loyalties, which led him to vilify his former mentor Doctorji, who stayed true to his benevolence. Balaji Huddar’s transformation is a stark example of how communism distorts one’s thinking and approach. HV Seshadri writes, “By the end of December …