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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Why not do the obvious thing? Repeal 3 laws, end farm...

    On January 12 this year, the Supreme Court 'stayed' the implementation of the farm laws

    14 Sept 2021 2:35 AM IST

    Aga Khan Museum has produced a three-part documentary series called Searching for the Blues on the musicians with material shot and recorded by the two mens record firm, Amarrass. (Twitter)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Some good news from Raj… Why can’t we do more to...

    Lakha Khan is only one of the many men and women from Rajasthan that the documentary series exposes us to

    7 Sept 2021 2:01 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Are India, US in military pact? It’s not quite clearOpinion
    Aakar Patel | Are India, US in military pact? It’s not quite clear

    With no discussion in Parliament, PM Modi began drifting India into a strategic partnership and military alliance with...

    31 Aug 2021 7:03 AM IST

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    Aakar Patel | Don’t we care that India’s in a mess, and its growth...

    The other interesting aspect of recent years is the introduction of new laws that have taken India in a particular...

    24 Aug 2021 2:11 AM IST

    The atmosphere is almost similar to the one witnessed during the 2017 Nandyal Assembly byelection when Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, then the Leader of Opposition, camped in Nandyal for a week. Similarly, TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is camping in Tirupati. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some...

    The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the...

    17 Aug 2021 2:53 AM IST

    Its not fully depleted, but its hard to escape the feeling that solving the problems of 2020 and 2021 will require something special which at the moment is not on view. Representational Image. (AFP)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Does Modi govt know what to do to tackle 2020 & 2021...

    The most significant aspects of this period were the nationwide lockdown

    10 Aug 2021 2:06 AM IST

    Caeleb Dressel after winning one of his Gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | The reasons why world’s interest in Olympics is...

    Yet another aspect of the decline of the Olympic Games is the ending of hostility between nations on a global scale

    3 Aug 2021 11:52 AM IST

    Chinas Premier Li Keqiang has developed an index which measures real GDP growth through three indicators railway cargo volume, electricity consumption and loans disbursed. Representational Image. (PTI)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | The middle class is not growing… What does future hold...

    The government is run like a kingdom and the elected leader does not need to respond to questions or hold press...

    27 July 2021 2:28 AM IST

    No entity could receive foreign aid even as medicines or equipment to save lives, without being registered under the NGO law, called the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. Representational Image (Twitter)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | To widen ease of biz in India, lift draconian curbs on...

    NGOs, or non-governmental organisations, are the third largest workforce in the United States

    21 July 2021 1:16 AM IST

    Stan Swamy, a tamil priest spent decades working with adivasis in Jharkhand. (Twitter)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | The weak case that kept Stan Swamy in jail, where he...

    He was imprisoned denied bail in the Bhima Koregaon case

    13 July 2021 2:09 AM IST

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    Aakar Patel | As world changes rapidly, Indians stuck in the past, not...

    Newspaper column writers are not experts in any particular subject or field

    6 July 2021 6:45 AM IST

    Indias services activity collapses as coronavirus palayses global economy. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | As world keeps growing, India’s sinking, going back to...

    According to the government data, our economic growth began braking sharply before January 2018

    29 Jun 2021 7:28 AM IST

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