Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat's recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of … Continue reading Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives →

Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat's recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of … Continue reading Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives →

India and the Next BRICS: Turning Diversity into Strategic Influence 

Sankalp Singh Chauhan India’s historic BRICS Presidency comes at a defining moment for the global order. Its challenge is not to build another bloc, but to make a more diverse world capable of working together. What began as BRIC, Brazil, Russia, India and China, formally came together at its first summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009, … Continue reading India and the Next BRICS: Turning Diversity into Strategic Influence  →

Going Beyond Government!

Broad civic engagement as part of RSS transformative agenda draws heavily from Bharat's ancient ethos to build a modern society. Vinod Kumar Shukla Foundational philosophy of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) posits that Vyakti Nirman (individual / personality development), coupled with Charitra Nirman (character building) and Samaj Nirman (social development) naturally culminates to Rashtra Nirman (nation-building). … Continue reading Going Beyond Government! →

RSS: Massive, Complex and Quickly Evolving!

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization has become target of a counterproductive Western campaign. Bill Drexel Mohan Bhagwat idrees mohammed/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mayor Zohran Mamdani found time in his busy schedule to condemn a visit to New York two weeks ago by the head of an Indian nonprofit that almost none of … Continue reading RSS: Massive, Complex and Quickly Evolving! →

Brief: RSS for Universal Oneness

Between 25 August and 7 September 2026, in the closing weeks of its centenary year, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh carried a hundred years of experience to three countries. Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, its Sarsanghchalak, addressed an interfaith summit and the Universal Oneness Celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York, delivered the keynote at Hindu Vishwa … Continue reading Brief: RSS for Universal Oneness →

From Swami Vivekananda to Dr. Mohan Bhagwat: The Continuing Journey of India’s Spiritual and Intellectual Tradition

Priyank Kanoongo New York’s Madison Square Garden is not merely a vast auditorium; it is one of those prestigious platforms in the world where the presentation of an idea becomes, in itself, a part of global dialogue. The address delivered from such a platform by Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, assumes … Continue reading From Swami Vivekananda to Dr. Mohan Bhagwat: The Continuing Journey of India’s Spiritual and Intellectual Tradition →

Civilisational Dialogue and Global Oneness

Civilisational Dialogue and Global Oneness

A century of service, and the centenary visit of Dr Mohan Bhagwat to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. On 25 August 2026, Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, began a three nation tour of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, at the invitation of local associations and … Continue reading Civilisational Dialogue and Global Oneness →

Let the Dice Roll!

RSS chief’s message of Universal Oneness in New York, Toronto & London would put to rest intellectual terrorism of extreme intolerant variety. K.A. Badarinath There are ways to silence and push into a corner an opponent. You can vilify, frame, abuse or discredit him or her. You can try and delegitimise or caricature someone to … Continue reading Let the Dice Roll! →

Wait for Washington Over!

India should evolve its own Indo-Pacific strategy as US turns an unreliable partner in counter balancing China in the region. NC Bipindra For nearly a decade, "Indo-Pacific" was more than a map. It was a promise. When the Pentagon renamed Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command in 2018, the message to New Delhi was unmistakable: India … Continue reading Wait for Washington Over! →