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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    The solution is social, not politicalOpinion
    The solution is social, not political

    The Prime Minister has asked his top bureaucrats for breakthrough ideas that will help citizens get better service and...

    3 Jan 2016 7:44 AM IST

    In a liplock with stupidityOpinion
    In a liplock with stupidity

    The fact is that our moralism will get us into trouble.

    27 Dec 2015 7:36 AM IST

    Will BJP deliver justice for ’84?Opinion
    Will BJP deliver justice for ’84?

    There is no doubt that Congress govt was incompetent in stopping violence against Sikhs.

    20 Dec 2015 6:42 AM IST

    Congress Pvt. Ltd.Opinion
    Congress Pvt. Ltd.

    There is one essential difference between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. The BJP is like a public limited...

    13 Dec 2015 7:25 AM IST

    Delink terrorism from religion. How?Opinion
    Delink terrorism from religion. How?

    If you are a Gujarati-speaking Muslim accused of terrorism, you are hanged.

    6 Dec 2015 11:41 AM IST

    Story of the Indian soldier, 49 BC onwardsOpinion
    Story of the Indian soldier, 49 BC onwards

    Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War, historian Max Hastings writes, ‘Indian troops taught the British the art of...

    29 Nov 2015 7:24 AM IST

    The DIY kit for wannabe superpowersOpinion
    The DIY kit for wannabe superpowers

    It is not about laws or changes in laws. It is not about ‘reform’. It is about governance

    22 Nov 2015 7:33 AM IST

    Historically challengedOpinion
    Historically challenged

    Bengaluru: Pakistan’s high commissioner Abdul Basit was in Bengaluru a couple of weeks ago, for an event of which...

    15 Nov 2015 7:35 AM IST

    Bihar as antidoteOpinion
    Bihar as antidote

    Biharis, whom the rest of us see as bucolic and backward, have rejected the hatred and the nastiness that many of the...

    9 Nov 2015 9:43 AM IST

    Why are we so bad at cricket?Opinion
    Why are we so bad at cricket?

    One of the great mysteries of our time should be: why do Indians not dominate cricket? I do not mean occasionally win at...

    1 Nov 2015 6:55 AM IST

    Peace & tolerance: 2 Indian mythsOpinion
    Peace & tolerance: 2 Indian myths

    The idea that Hindus are peace loving and reticent is modern

    25 Oct 2015 7:10 AM IST

    Silence and uneaseOpinion
    Silence and unease

    For now, there is some damage to India in the outside world because of Mr Modi’s silence

    18 Oct 2015 6:29 AM IST

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