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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

India went behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal on the Global Hunger Index. (AP file photo)

Aakar Patel | As India's rank falls in Global Hunger Index, govt is in...

In 2015, India's ranking on the Global Hunger Index was 55. Last year, in 2020, it fell by 39 places to land at 94.

19 Oct 2021 1:40 AM IST

It appears that terrorism is not going down because we have de-operationalised Article 370. Representational Image. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | How has ending Art. 370 helped Kashmir, or India as a...

That Article 370 was the root of separatism, terrorism, nepotism and corruption

12 Oct 2021 2:47 AM IST

Several states which had declared 100 per cent ODF in March 2018 were found by the survey conducted six months later to not have achieved this. (Photo: Twitter/@Swachh_Jalaun)

Aakar Patel | Why focus on sanitation is essential for a cleaner India

This focus on littering and rubbish is what separates Swachh Bharat from the two other programmes for sanitation that...

5 Oct 2021 7:54 AM IST

All individuals in Assam had to submit to the government documents which showed that their ancestors had been in Assam as citizens before 1971. (Photo: DC File)

Aakar Patel | Presumption of guilt' violates a key principle of common...

The State now assumes that you have done something wrong, and it is for you to demonstrate your innocence

28 Sept 2021 12:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

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 2:39 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)

Aakar Patel | Some good news from Raj Why can't we do more to boost...

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

7 Sept 2021 2:05 AM IST

In February 2020, during US President Donald Trumps visit to India and just some weeks before the Ladakh crisis began, Mr Modi committed India to this agreement, essentially ranged against China. (Representational image: PTI)

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

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 4:23 AM IST

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

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 2:52 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. (AFP)

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 2:07 AM IST

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the womens artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

Aakar Patel | The reasons why world's interest in Olympics is falling...

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

3 Aug 2021 12:02 PM 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)

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