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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | How Advani made the Ram Mandir possible taking the BJP...

Unfortunately for Mr Advani but unsurprisingly for the rest of us, the architect of the party's rise will not be able to...

14 Jan 2024 6:35 PM

The Tablighi meeting was held before India issued guidelines on public gatherings. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | Scapegoating of Tablighi Jamaat in 2020: Lessons for...

This was the first time in India that a particular religious group had been mentioned in the list of visa guidelines.

8 Jan 2024 5:39 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | After Rajnath's vow, will Army give justice' to all it...

We should examine the past record of the Government of India when it comes to justice for those wronged by the Army.

1 Jan 2024 7:17 PM

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Aakar Patel | IPC gets junked: Why do we try to fix' problems that...

Almost all of post-1947 Pakistan's laws have remained the same that the British had left behind and are common across...

25 Dec 2023 5:30 PM

Police personnel detain a man protesting outside the Parliament building carrying a can emitting a yellowish smoke during the Winter session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Who's a terrorist': Spraying smoke in Parliament just...

The UAPA, under which many Indians have been charged and are in jail, does not define terrorist or terrorism

18 Dec 2023 8:56 PM

Indias economy sprang a pleasant surprise last week by registering better than expected growth of 7.6 per cent in the July-September quarter as against the RBIs projected growth rate of 6.5 per cent. (Image:Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea,...

China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.

11 Dec 2023 6:40 PM

Assuming the census is held soon, the government will have to do some deft management of perceptions. (PTI Image)

Aakar Patel | When will India conduct its next census? And then the...

For the first time since 1880, no census was conducted as should have been the case in 2021.

27 Nov 2023 6:03 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the launch of a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks titled Sankalp Saptaah, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | A rebranded govt: BJP adopted Congress schemes, and gave...

The reality is that the UPA's schemes had anodyne and unmemorable names even though they had the same aims.

20 Nov 2023 6:35 PM

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

Aakar Patel | It's time to end the anonymous funding of all Indian...

The next body to say the electoral bonds scheme was dangerous was the Election Commission.

6 Nov 2023 6:38 PM

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on August 17, 2022. (Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Aakar Patel | It's time to rethink India's role in the world; if it's...

All South Asian nations except India voted to end the violence in Gaza.

30 Oct 2023 6:35 PM

The flag was used since 1978, but only in 1994 did it become a symbol for LGBTQ pride. (Photo: Pixabay)

Aakar Patel | Same-sex marriage will eventually be legal Why is India...

One reason is that the Supreme Court has been slow to determine whether the moves made by this government are...

24 Oct 2023 6:30 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during Nari Shakti Vandan - Abhinandan event, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Transparency in Modi era? CAG's working shows it remains...

It is hard to reconcile these words with the actual actions of Mr Modi and his government on vital issues where opacity...

16 Oct 2023 6:35 PM