Dr Vijay Darda

Collapsing bridges, falling roofs…

July 12, 2024

I had read a short story a long time ago wherein an engineer was worried about financing a car for his young son. He couldn’t figure out how to arrange the funds. News about roads being washed away and bridges collapsing due to floods trickled in. He was relieved and...

Why drag Ambani, Adani down?

May 18, 2024

The leaders’ vision should be to promote industries, not ridicule industrialists. Before starting the discussion, let me narrate a historical anecdote. History is witness to the fact that the Bajaj and the Birla families have made remarkable contributions in the freedom struggle. Ramnath Goenka once asked Mahatma Gandhi, “Bapu, do...

Why did Rahul Gandhi go to Rae Bareli?

May 7, 2024

If Rahul Gandhi wins both Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats, which of the two will he retain? In this election, no other leader’s constituency generated as much curiosity as that of Rahul Gandhi over where else he will contest polls from in addition to Wayanad. There were discussions regarding Amethi,...

India set to be global economic powerhouse

April 9, 2024

In a recent visit to Singapore for the Lokmat Global Economic Convention, the chairman of Lokmat Media Group and former member of Rajya Sabha Dr Vijay Darda shared his insights on India’s economic landscape and its trajectory over the next few years. With a keen eye on India’s development, Dr...

Festival of democracy in country of youths

March 21, 2024

Even as I was analysing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, I stumbled upon a fascinating piece of information that the number of voters who will exercise their franchise for the first time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India is more than the population of over 130 countries...

Why did India become a slave?

August 19, 2023

Introduction Amid celebration of independence, it is imperative to consider this question so that no one casts an evil eye on us again Former Prime Minister and eminent leader of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee would always tell an anecdote. When he went to Afghanistan as a foreign minister, he told...

Why is there no sense of shame & anguish?

July 26, 2023

Over 150 deaths in two-and-a-half months and 60,000 people rendered homeless; rioters turned rape into a weapon in Manipur! This is my third article on the violence in Manipur in two and a half months, but the incident of two women being paraded naked on the streets and gangraped has...

‘Golden bird’ will adorn this branch again!

July 18, 2023

Introduction The day is not far when there will be no better place to live than India ‘Jahan daal daal par sone ki chidiya karti hai basera, wo Bharat desh hai mera!’ We all occasionally sing this song from the film Sikandar E Azam, released some 58 years ago. Written...

Dr Vijay Darda’s book ‘Ringside’ released in Delhi

June 2, 2023

There has been a gradual depletion in relation between the political class and the media. The political class is no longer tolerant of their criticism in the media,” said Member of Parliament and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr Shashi Tharoor. Dr Tharoor was speaking at the official launch...

SC verdicts & turmoil in Pakistan!

May 17, 2023

Apex court rulings have put an end to confusion in Maharashtra, provided relief to Delhi government. I usually express my point of view on a specific topic and analyse it in this column. However, the Supreme Court last week pronounced two significant judgments that may have far-reaching effects. Moreover, the...

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