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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    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

    Aakar Patel| New Maharashtra Security Law Open To Abuse, Threatens Rights; Say ‘No’ To ItColumnists
    Aakar Patel| New Maharashtra Security Law Open To Abuse, Threatens...

    The term “Urban Naxalism” has no legal definition in Indian law. With its vague language, discriminatory focus, absence...

    18 Aug 2025 11:05 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against China?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against...

    On October 27, 2020, during the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, India signed the Basic Exchange and...

    11 Aug 2025 10:26 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | What US Junking Of A ‘Rules-based order’ Means For Rest Of The WorldColumnists
    Aakar Patel | What US Junking Of A ‘Rules-based order’ Means For Rest...

    This order, imposed by the United States and its European allies after the Second World War, seeks global cooperation...

    4 Aug 2025 9:35 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | What’s Behind BJP Shift Over Divorce & Inheritance Laws, And Other Policies?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | What’s Behind BJP Shift Over Divorce & Inheritance Laws,...

    One part of its opposition to divorce was the idea of eternal marriage. However, the material element was not letting...

    28 July 2025 9:53 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why the BJP Did an About-Turn On the Free Market and Civil LibertiesColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Why the BJP Did an About-Turn On the Free Market and...

    A look at the BJP’s shift from socialist ideas to free-market support

    21 July 2025 11:03 PM IST

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