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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main problem with Pak

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main...

If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (“negotiation”). We engage, on...

19 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why Modi era is not ending soon; Rahul still has a long way to go…

Aakar Patel | Why Modi era is not ending soon; Rahul still has a long...

The American journalist Bob Woodward (famous for his reporting of the Watergate scandal and the author, most recently,...

12 Nov 2024 12:21 AM IST

Aakar Patel | India, as a UNSC aspirant, should not ignore UN on human rights

Aakar Patel | India, as a UNSC aspirant, should not ignore UN on human...

The United Nations Security Council has 15 members — five permanent and 10 elected. India has been a non-permanent...

5 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Middle and upper class need to bring change to India… For, only they can

Aakar Patel | Middle and upper class need to bring change to India…...

Let us discuss what is called merit. The British middle class is 60 per cent of the population. The working class, the...

29 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Amid US-Canada row, our lack of a national security strategy is telling

Aakar Patel | Amid US-Canada row, our lack of a national security...

The international rules-based order is a euphemism for the jungle rule that defines global power politics. “The strong...

22 Oct 2024 12:24 AM IST

Aakar Patel | New govt in J&K a positive sign; some L-G powers will shift to CM

Aakar Patel | New govt in J&K a positive sign; some L-G powers will...

A new government will be formed this week in Jammu and Kashmir after its first election in 10 years, shifting some...

15 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | To pass effective laws, PM & govt need to reach out to the Opposition

Aakar Patel | To pass effective laws, PM & govt need to reach out to...

The fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and there are many, sense a drift and a lack of purpose in this third term....

8 Oct 2024 12:03 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why the RSS will be assertive when BJP is unsteady, to offer guidance

Aakar Patel | Why the RSS will be assertive when BJP is unsteady, to...

As the RSS celebrates its centenary, its enduring influence on the BJP raises questions about their intertwined...

1 Oct 2024 12:00 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why FATF is key to India’s security: Govt must heed its advice over NGOs

Aakar Patel | Why FATF is key to India’s security: Govt must heed its...

Here are two headlines from this month: One was “FATF’s Thumbs-Up To India’s Efforts To Tackle Terror Financing, Money...

24 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | If Modi adopts Vajpayee’s line, he’ll get more space to govern

Aakar Patel | If Modi adopts Vajpayee’s line, he’ll get more space to...

What is today India’s dominant political force, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has had a history of putting a pause on...

17 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Modi’s 3.0 govt to last for full 5 yrs, but can do only what allies permit

Aakar Patel | Modi’s 3.0 govt to last for full 5 yrs, but can do only...

Minority governments have two major concerns. Clearing votes of no-confidence and passing legislation. The first,...

10 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why Modi bhakts, ‘influencers’ of the Right, are so angry as world changed

Aakar Patel | Why Modi bhakts, ‘influencers’ of the Right, are so...

Like many of you I have avoided social media content produced by those referred to as “right wing influencers”, more...

3 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST