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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...

14 Oct 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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....

7 Oct 2024 6:33 PM GMT

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...

30 Sep 2024 6:30 PM GMT

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...

23 Sep 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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...

16 Sep 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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,...

9 Sep 2024 6:40 PM GMT

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...

2 Sep 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Aakar Patel | Stop violence within India before bid for global peace

Aakar Patel | Stop violence within India before bid for global peace

While we are going to Ukraine and Poland to end violence all around the world, it is instructive to see what the world...

26 Aug 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Aakar Patel | After PM’s talk of a secular civil code, can govt publish a draft?

Aakar Patel | After PM’s talk of a secular civil code, can govt...

In his August 15 address from Delhi’s Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work...

19 Aug 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Aakar Patel | Can Bangladesh control attacks on minorities, move to secular future?

Aakar Patel | Can Bangladesh control attacks on minorities, move to...

The events in Bangladesh and the Sheikh Hasina government’s overthrow have come with predictable violence especially...

12 Aug 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Aakar Patel | Bid to regulate social media will fail, govt needs to hear its critics

Aakar Patel | Bid to regulate social media will fail, govt needs to...

The dictionary defines the word “propaganda” as being “information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used...

5 Aug 2024 6:40 PM GMT

Aakar Patel | Why are Modi supporters not happy over Union Budget

Aakar Patel | Why are Modi supporters not happy over Union Budget

The supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been vocal about their disappointment with the Budget. Especially...

29 July 2024 6:40 PM GMT