As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years in governance — from Gujarat to Delhi — his journey stands as a monumental chapter in India’s political history. Few leaders in the world today can match the scale, consistency, and transformative impact of his leadership. In my three and a half decades in politics, I have…
PL Srinivas Although I may be a late entrant into one of the largest political entities, the Bharatiya Janata Party, my political journey has taken me through various shades of India’s political spectrum. I began with the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the Congress youth wing, then moved to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP),…
For decades, India’s middle class—arguably the backbone of the nation’s economy—remained politically neglected. Despite being the most consistent taxpayers and primary contributors to national revenues, they were rarely rewarded in electoral calculations. The Congress, which ruled for over six decades, preferred the politics of appeasement. Regional outfits that rose in the 1990s, such as the…
On Wednesday, the nation came together to celebrate the birthday of our beloved Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The affection and reverence he commands are not merely the result of political positioning but the reflection of a lifetime devoted to service, discipline, and honesty. For me, as someone who has seen Indian politics up close—having been…
Every year, September 17 should remind us of one of independent India’s most decisive moments—the liberation of Hyderabad from the clutches of an autocratic Nizam and his fanatical Razakar militia. Yet for decades, the Congress twisted this historical truth, deliberately downplaying the heroism of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the Indian Army. Instead of calling it…
