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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually Happened To US…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually...

    There are elements missing from the Iranian list, though they have been spoken about by them and heard by the world....

    30 March 2026 11:28 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Can Iran ‘Win’? Will US Agree To Tehran’s Terms & Do Right Thing?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Can Iran ‘Win’? Will US Agree To Tehran’s Terms & Do...

    Why do I want Iran to win? At the most basic level, it is the underdog in the fight against two nuclear-armed opponents,...

    23 March 2026 10:27 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Are There Principles In Our Foreign Policy? Or Should India Just Go By Opportunism?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Are There Principles In Our Foreign Policy? Or Should...

    In a speech he made where he first laid out this doctrine of opportunism and inconsistency, Mr Jaishankar said it was...

    17 March 2026 12:23 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | How Does India Use What Power It Has? Can’t We Do a Lot Better?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | How Does India Use What Power It Has? Can’t We Do a Lot...

    Global power politics expose India’s constraints despite claims of rising strength

    9 March 2026 9:53 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Myths & Reality Over Love Jihad’: Why All This Fuss On Conversions?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Myths & Reality Over 'Love Jihad’: Why All This Fuss On...

    Remember that this is the state whose high court, in December 2009, announced it suspected a “plan to trap brilliant...

    3 March 2026 12:05 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Targeting Muslims: What ‘Gujarat Model’ Means For The Rise & Rise Of The ‘New India’Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Targeting Muslims: What ‘Gujarat Model’ Means For The...

    The first element of the Gujarat Model is the political exclusion of Muslims

    23 Feb 2026 10:15 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Of India’s National Song And Anthem… Ways To Boost The Nationalistic SpiritColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Of India’s National Song And Anthem… Ways To Boost The...

    Exactly 50 years ago, in 1976, the then government added “fundamental duties” to the Constitution. These duties are to...

    17 Feb 2026 12:53 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Trade Deal With US: Has India’s Sovereignty Been Compromised?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Trade Deal With US: Has India’s Sovereignty Been...

    This additional duty imposed on India was removed for good behaviour, or, to speak more diplomatically, for compliance....

    9 Feb 2026 10:05 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | If Rule Of Law Is Violated, Society Faces Long-term ConsequencesColumnists
    Aakar Patel | If Rule Of Law Is Violated, Society Faces Long-term...

    A state that kills people in custody, that maims those in custody, that destroys private property without due process...

    2 Feb 2026 11:34 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos, Segregating CitiesColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos,...

    Apartheid means separateness and refers to the policy of South Africa of forcing the black Africans into ghettos. They...

    26 Jan 2026 10:46 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of DevelopmentColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of...

    Yes, India was growing a little slower, and yes, India was not industrialising as much as China was, but it was only a...

    19 Jan 2026 10:42 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Much To Admire About America, But There’s Also Lot To Dislike TooColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Much To Admire About America, But There’s Also Lot To...

    The child goes to the best state institutions, subsidised by Indians, only to then in their 20s move permanently to the...

    12 Jan 2026 10:59 PM IST

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