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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | How Mamdani Won New York Despite Money Power of RivalsColumnists
    Aakar Patel | How Mamdani Won New York Despite Money Power of Rivals

    More than $40 million was spent by corporates backing Andrew Cuomo to paint Zohran Mamdani as a “terrorist”. They lost...

    10 Nov 2025 11:25 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why ‘Smart Cities’ Project Never Took Off In India, And Was Quietly ShelvedColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Why ‘Smart Cities’ Project Never Took Off In India, And...

    The “Smart Cities” mission was set up with a concept note that said the aim was to make cities that would offer “decent...

    3 Nov 2025 7:45 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Could Mamdani Win NY Mayoral Poll, Give Politics New Focus in US?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Could Mamdani Win NY Mayoral Poll, Give Politics New...

    Democratic nominee leads ahead of November 4 election after a grassroots campaign.

    27 Oct 2025 9:59 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | What Will We Do With Our Veto If Got a Permanent Seat at UNSC?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | What Will We Do With Our Veto If Got a Permanent Seat at...

    A few days ago, again, India went to the United Nations and asked that the institution reform itself. Formed in 1945...

    21 Oct 2025 8:30 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | In 1991, China Was At The Same Level As India. Now, Why It’s Five Times Ahead…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | In 1991, China Was At The Same Level As India. Now, Why...

    On the cusp of liberalisation, whose date we mark as July 24, 1991 (when finance minister Manmohan Singh presented his...

    13 Oct 2025 9:40 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | World Is Taking Note Amid Surge In India’s Human Rights ViolationsColumnists
    Aakar Patel | World Is Taking Note Amid Surge In India’s Human Rights...

    In January, Uttarakhand had passed rules enforcing a Uniform Civil Code. It mandates the registration of live-in...

    7 Oct 2025 12:50 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | The New New India: Kicked Around by America and China, Adrift in The WorldColumnists
    Aakar Patel | The New New India: Kicked Around by America and China,...

    Starting with our neighbourhood, I can report that relations with Pakistan are bad. In fact, we might still be at “war”...

    29 Sept 2025 10:53 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why, In The RSS’ View, The Nation Must Be Governed By ‘Hindu Thought’Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Why, In The RSS’ View, The Nation Must Be Governed By...

    Golwalkar says the RSS called itself the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and not the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh. This was...

    22 Sept 2025 11:15 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Where the Chinese State Has Succeeded; And What The Indian State Has Focused OnColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Where the Chinese State Has Succeeded; And What The...

    The answer is regarding the choices that the Chinese State has made, especially in 2015 when it laid out the “Made in...

    15 Sept 2025 11:10 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Govt of U-turns: Tweaks in GST, Trumps Tariffs and China PolicyColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Govt of U-turns: Tweaks in GST, Trump's Tariffs and...

    I would say that this Prime Minister is full-throated in his assault on the minorities, unlike his BJP predecessor

    8 Sept 2025 10:43 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Modi’s ‘Personal’ Diplomacy Hasn’t Worked… Can We Fix the Problem?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Modi’s ‘Personal’ Diplomacy Hasn’t Worked… Can We Fix...

    Close ties and grand gestures didn’t protect India’s interests

    2 Sept 2025 12:48 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals Appear ConfusingColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals...

    (1) India will talk to Pakistan. (2) India will not talk to Pakistan. (3) India will not talk to Pakistan so long as it...

    25 Aug 2025 11:13 PM IST

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