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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

The United States has fought its recent wars with guided missiles because manned aircraft are dangerous (to the pilot) and ineffective.

War, as we have known it, is no more

The fighter plane is 100-year-old technology, having been first used in World War I in 1914.

6 Oct 2019 4:39 AM IST

World needs to be clear on what terrorism is

The lack of unanimity amongst us on the issue of terrorism dents those very principles that are the basis for the...

29 Sept 2019 7:21 AM IST

We have seen an example of one such action, and that is the cut in the rate of taxes paid by Indias corporates. The stock market reacted very positively to this step by the Narendra Modi government and we shall see in the coming days if this enthusiasm continues and delivers stronger growth. The state that is efficient can devise and implement policies that it believes can boost growth. However, this can happen only when the state is efficient in doing this. (Representational image)

Can a risk-averse India be a $5 trillion economy?

The first, and this may surprise some readers, is the former Soviet Union.

22 Sept 2019 3:11 AM IST

The irony in its behaviour, and its impact on Saarc, lies in the fact that it was India that stalled the framing of the Saarc Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism (RCST).

Let's have free movement within Saarc

The citizens of Poland and Portugal can move to London or Copenhagen freely and set up home and family there.

15 Sept 2019 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with ISRO Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan after connection with the Vikram lander was lost during soft landing of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Exploring space: Our next evolutionary step

The next step in such a scale would be to make life and consciousness multi-planetary.

8 Sept 2019 7:48 AM IST

A view of A deserted Lal Chowk area in Srinagar Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Three decisions that can split India apart

The final National Register of Citizens is out and India has excluded 19 lakh people from it.

1 Sept 2019 12:32 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Strong, decisive leadership isn't always good, can cause blunders

Decisions are good when the outcomes are understood and there is a calculation on the degrees of fallout.

26 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is totally under control and there have been no major injuries to anyone, Additional Director General Munir Khan said. (Photo: PTI)

India's internal conflicts are bleeding it out

The reality is that all occupying armies, with armed men living far from home, and amid hostile populations, behave in...

18 Aug 2019 12:25 AM IST

Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street during restrictions in Jammu on Friday. Restrictions have been imposed in several districts J&K after the state lost its special status. (Photo: PTI)

Article 370: Impact will reveal itself in time

Kashmiris will be free from their family-based parties and will have the opportunity to discover fresh democratic...

11 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

They make it difficult for people to get bail and such laws give the police a sweeping power that makes corruption and tyranny easy. (Representional Image)

UAPA is against principles of law & justice

In the amendment to UAPA, the state has now been given the power to name individuals as terrorists .

4 Aug 2019 6:22 AM IST

Indias second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Humans have an interest in inhabiting Mars

China is also launching at the same time with an orbiter (meaning a satellite that will orbit Mars) and a rover, meaning...

28 July 2019 7:01 AM IST

ISRO tweeted: Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Photo: PTI)

Moon mission a giant leap for India

India will become the fourth nation to be able to reach the moon after America, Russia and China.

21 July 2019 12:31 AM IST