Because India Comes First

 Because India Comes First written by Ram Madhav reflects on Nationalism, Identity and Culture of India. 


One of the best books that I had read. Apologies for the extremely late review. 🙏


Ram Madhav - formerly the national spokesperson of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party - has been observing and participating in Indian politics for the past few decades. The essays in this volume draw upon his long engagement with politics to discuss a range of issues that are in the heart of contemporary debates in India : democracy as the responsibility of the head of State, rule of law, peace and public order, Mahatma Gandhi and Gandhism, Ambedkar's ideals, empowerment of women, Indian Judiciary, the Ram Janmabhoomi case, abrogation of Article 370, the legacies of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Arun Jaitley and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's learnings in governance. 


Because India Comes First also delves into the decision made by the BJP-led government over the last few years, diplomatic relationships with India's neighbors and the confrontations with China. Madhav analyses India's history of policymaking and asserts that, going ahead, it must put India first. He calls out liberal fascism, deconstructs our understanding of terrorism in India, argues that opposition to the Citizebsh (Amendment) Act is intellectually dishonest, explores how learnings from Black Lives Matter can be applied in the Indian sphere and explains why protests should be rooted in Martin Luther King Jr's non-violent approach and not anarchy. These essays weave a broad tapestry of India's growth into a soft power, and predict how it will shape up over the next few decades. A must read for those who believe in the new idea of India, and for those who accept that there are two sides to every debate. 


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