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Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | Bid to regulate social media will fail, govt needs to hear its criticsColumnists
    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...

    6 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why are Modi supporters not happy over Union BudgetColumnists
    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...

    30 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Trouble for BJP as extremists taking advantage with top leaders weakenedColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Trouble for BJP as extremists taking advantage with top...

    The weakened leaders of ideological parties are always vulnerable to those willing to be more extreme than them. This...

    23 July 2024 1:17 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Constitution gives right to propagate religion… But laws make it an offenceColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Constitution gives right to propagate religion… But laws...

    Do Indians have freedom of religion? Meaning, do they have the right to invite others into their faith and the right to...

    16 July 2024 3:06 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Biden vs Trump: Can Joe convince America he’ll be fit 4 more years?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Biden vs Trump: Can Joe convince America he’ll be fit 4...

    America’s President Joe Biden, who is 81, says he will not drop out of the election in November and intends to be...

    9 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | If India claims US report is ‘biased’, why not counter it, not just criticise?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | If India claims US report is ‘biased’, why not counter...

    On Friday, June 28, India’s external affairs ministry put out a strong statement against a report from the United...

    2 July 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | After recent poll results, will we witness a change in ‘Godi Media’?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | After recent poll results, will we witness a change in...

    After 2014 India became familiar with the phenomenon of the “Godi Media”, a phrase coined by the Magsaysay...

    25 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Modi 3.0 govt looks much like Modi 2.0: Just like old wine put in a new bottle...Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Modi 3.0 govt looks much like Modi 2.0: Just like old...

    India’s new government has a new Cabinet which is pretty much like the old Cabinet. The ministers for home, finance,...

    18 Jun 2024 12:56 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why PM’s advice to party, allies to ‘ignore the news’ will fail to work…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Why PM’s advice to party, allies to ‘ignore the news’...

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the NDA allies in the Central Hall of the old Parliament building just days...

    11 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | After the verdict: Just more of the same, or will things change?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | After the verdict: Just more of the same, or will things...

    A painfully long general election in our hottest summer has finally ended. The tea leaves will be read in the exit...

    4 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | What lies behind the ideology of the BJP and RSS: An insider’s lookColumnists
    Aakar Patel | What lies behind the ideology of the BJP and RSS: An...

    The Bharatiya Janata Party is India’s largest political force but its ideology is not properly understood. Some...

    28 May 2024 12:45 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | After NHRC loses its UN links, India might lose vote at human rights bodyColumnists
    Aakar Patel | After NHRC loses its UN links, India might lose vote at...

    On May 13 this year, a headline was published which read: “UN-linked body defers NHRC-India accreditation for second...

    21 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

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