Blending realism with idealism
Integrality defined Deendayal Upadhyaya’s life and work. A complex polymath, Upadhyaya straddled many worlds and dimensions. Rising from deep poverty, battling against odds, displaying a razor-sharp intellect, he made a lasting contribution to India’s political life.
Massive push to infrastructure will show results in coming months
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concerted efforts to forge strong ties with leading nations of the world, his Ministers are now carrying the development-through-cooperation agenda forward at their respective levels. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is the latest one to take a step forward in this
For him, politics was welfare
Upadhyaya’s observations that political intolerance seems to have been ingrained in the Congress, revealed the party’s true mindset. The Congress has even today been unable to forego this mindset, reflected through the behaviour of some of its leaders in Parliament.
Both visionary and pragmatic
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya not only advocated Dharma rajya, a state free of inequality and of division, but his stand on non-alignment is well worth recalling today. It was measured, statesman-like and yet also pointed out the gaps and limitations of such an approach.
New initiatives to offer dignity, treatment to HIV patients
Two years after its introduction in the Rajya Sabha in February 2014, the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, moved a step closer towards its implementation when the proposed amendments to the Bill were cleared by the Union Cabinet on October 6.
CPIM-Jihadi nexus a dangerous possibility in Kerala violence
The gruesome killing of Swayamsevak Remith by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) goons on October 12, 2016, near his home at Pinarayi, was a severe shock to all karyakartas and Swayamsevaks of our District. He was killed while he was going to buy medicines for his niece.
One step at a time towards smart, planned urbanisation
For planned urbanisation on an unprecedented scale and rapid economic development, the Centre has unveiled an urban development strategy for the next 20 years. Housing and Urban poverty alleviation Minister M Venkaiah Naidu released the India Habitat III – National Report ahead of the
Always the ideal swayamsewak
Through his profound thinking and writings, Deendayal Upadhyaya succeeded in evolving as perhaps one of the most detailed and comprehensive critics of the Nehruvian consensus, allowing alternate political movements to crystallise as a credible option.
LoC isn’t sacrosanct when it comes to Indian interests
Now that nearly two weeks have passed since India carried out surgical strikes over the Line of Control (LoC) undetected, and to a convincing depth of 6.5 km, and no nuclear retaliation has been forthcoming, we can safely assume that the Pakistani bluff has been called.
Virbhadra’s dangerous gamble with Himachal’s future
Raja Virbhadra Singh is 82 years old and a record five-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. While he pleaded with the public to help elect him for the last time during the 2013 election, the people are convinced he is not going anywhere. With his son not ready to take the mantle,
