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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be welcome to allColumnists
    Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be...

    What should we look forward to in 2025? I mean “look forward to” in the sense of anticipate rather than welcome. It...

    23 Dec 2024 6:30 PM

    Aakar Patel | How India keeps falling in global indices: The issue is governance…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | How India keeps falling in global indices: The issue is...

    In 2021, I wrote a book called Price of the Modi Years. In one of its chapters I compared India’s rankings on various...

    16 Dec 2024 6:40 PM

    Aakar Patel | As China & US in race for the top; Indians busy with battles over pastColumnists
    Aakar Patel | As China & US in race for the top; Indians busy with...

    The stunning victory of Donald Trump has sharpened focus on America’s relationship with its only peer competitor,...

    2 Dec 2024 8:39 PM

    Aakar Patel | India visa ops’ disruption in Bangladesh is hurting us tooColumnists
    Aakar Patel | India visa ops’ disruption in Bangladesh is hurting us...

    India and Bangladesh share deep-rooted bonds of history, language, culture, and multitude of other commonalities. The...

    25 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

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

    18 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

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

    11 Nov 2024 6:51 PM

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

    4 Nov 2024 6:40 PM

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

    28 Oct 2024 6:40 PM

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

    21 Oct 2024 6:54 PM

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

    14 Oct 2024 6:40 PM

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

    7 Oct 2024 6:33 PM

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

    30 Sept 2024 6:30 PM

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