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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | Stop violence within India before bid for global peaceColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Stop violence within India before bid for global peace

    While we are going to Ukraine and Poland to end violence all around the world, it is instructive to see what...

    27 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Can Bangladesh control attacks on minorities, move to secular future?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Can Bangladesh control attacks on minorities, move to...

    The events in Bangladesh and the Sheikh Hasina government’s overthrow have come with predictable violence...

    13 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

    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...

    6 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

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

    India is an unusual nation where propagation is both a fundamental right and a criminal offence

    16 July 2024 3:06 AM IST

    US President Joe Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Biden vs Trump: Can Joe convince America he'll be fit 4...

    Amid concerns about his age and mental acuity, President Joe Biden insists on running for a second term

    9 July 2024 12:12 AM IST

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press briefing on the Virtual G20 Leaders Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | If India claims US report is biased', why not counter...

    India's External Affairs Ministry issues a strong rebuttal to the US State Department's report on religious freedom

    2 July 2024 12:01 AM IST

    Journalist Ravish Kumar, who coined the term \Godi Media,\ critiques the medias close relationship with the government, underscoring the need for media independence. (Image: Facebook)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | After recent poll results, will we witness a change in...

    The rise of -"Godi Media-" raises critical questions about media independence, political influence, and the future of...

    25 Jun 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets party workers upon his arrival for a meeting at the party headquarters as the party leads in the Lok Sabha elections amid the counting of votes, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Modi 3.0 govt looks much like Modi 2.0: Just like old...

    For the first time in his career, the Prime Minister is leading a minority government

    18 Jun 2024 12:55 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumes charge of the office, in New Delhi, Monday, June 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | Why PM's advice to party, allies to ignore the news'...

    Will there be a shift from a decade of secrecy, towards a more transparent era?

    11 Jun 2024 12:09 AM IST

    A voter gets his finger marked with indelible ink during voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mathura, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | After the verdict: Just more of the same, or will things...

    India braces for the 2024 Lok Sabha election results, with exit polls predicting a BJP win amid claims of an unfair...

    4 Jun 2024 12:05 AM IST

    In \RSS: The Long and Short of It,\ Mahadeva delves into the primary texts of Hindutva to uncover the underlying principles and potential impact on Indian society. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | What lies behind the ideology of the BJP and RSS: An...

    Understanding Hindutva: Devanura Mahadeva's intellectual critique of RSS ideology

    28 May 2024 12:44 AM IST

    National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)Opinion
    Aakar Patel | After NHRC loses its UN links, India might lose vote at...

    India's National Human Rights Commission faces accreditation issues over concerns of independence and effectiveness

    21 May 2024 4:04 AM IST

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