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Aakar Patel | Of Authoritarianism and Freedom: What the world is saying about today’s India

Aakar Patel | Of Authoritarianism and Freedom: What the world is...

There was a popular video recently by a young man named Dhruv Rathee, which irked the government’s supporters. Its broad...

11 March 2024 9:09 PM IST

Aakar Patel | How RSS, world’s largest NGO, led to Jan Sangh/BJP, world’s top party

Aakar Patel | How RSS, world’s largest NGO, led to Jan Sangh/BJP,...

Next year, the world’s largest NGO marks its centenary. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded in 1925 at a single...

4 March 2024 8:55 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Desis in America show solidarity for secular India, Palestinian rights

Aakar Patel | Desis in America show solidarity for secular India,...

I am writing this from the United States, where I recently attended an interesting solidarity meeting that I thought I...

26 Feb 2024 11:16 PM IST

Supreme Court of India. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | SC bonds ruling a reminder how weak India’s key...

India’s electoral bonds scheme has been declared illegal, a rare win in court for those resisting authoritarianism....

20 Feb 2024 12:30 AM IST

Aakar Patel | India in a state of perpetual violence? Some scary pointers

Aakar Patel | India in a state of perpetual violence? Some scary...

The demolitions in Uttarakhand last week, after which five people were killed in violence, follows a pattern that we...

12 Feb 2024 11:15 PM IST

Aakar Patel | How the BJP has changed basics of where it stands over the decades

Aakar Patel | How the BJP has changed basics of where it stands over...

On its website, the BJP says: “The philosophy of Integral Humanism looks at the individual not merely as a material...

5 Feb 2024 11:31 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does it mean to the Sanghis?

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does...

On the third page of its constitution, the BJP lays out its membership conditions: “Any Indian citizen of 18 years or...

29 Jan 2024 9:37 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Gujarat lifts its alcohol ban for some: A sign of what lies ahead?

Aakar Patel | Gujarat lifts its alcohol ban for some: A sign of what...

I am writing this from Gujarat, where the state government has decided to lift prohibition in one part of the state....

22 Jan 2024 11:40 PM IST

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | How Advani made the Ram Mandir possible taking the BJP...

The temple inauguration in Ayodhya closes a chapter in our history that many youngsters won’t know about, but the...

14 Jan 2024 10:52 PM IST

The Tablighi meeting was held before India issued guidelines on public gatherings. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | Scapegoating of Tablighi Jamaat in 2020: Lessons for...

It’s sometimes necessary to remind ourselves of the past in order to understand the present. Four years ago, in...

8 Jan 2024 11:10 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India will never compromise on its national pride. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | After Rajnath's vow, will Army give justice' to all it...

Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited the families of those Kashmiris killed in Army custody and assured them justice....

2 Jan 2024 12:48 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Aakar Patel | IPC gets junked: Why do we try to fix' problems that...

“If it ain’t broke, don't fix it”. The dictionary says this is a proverbial saying whose...

25 Dec 2023 11:01 PM IST