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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | End Hypocrisy: Declare Ban On Cow Slaughter All Across IndiaColumnists
    Aakar Patel | End Hypocrisy: Declare Ban On Cow Slaughter All Across...

    Laws criminalising the possession of beef were first legislated in 2015, in Maharashtra, then Haryana, which began a...

    1 Jun 2026 11:03 PM IST

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony for the Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israels Wars and Victims of Terrorism at Yad LeBanim in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, May 12, 2024. Israel will observe Memorial Day from sunset tonight until sunset May 13, when Independence Day begins.( Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Why Have We Got So Insecure That Questions Begin To...

    For the past 12 years, India’s diplomats have been operating under a Nehruvian carapace. We have been telling the world,...

    26 May 2026 12:13 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | From Inclusion To Exclusion: How The EC’s Focus Changed Elections In IndiaColumnists
    Aakar Patel | From Inclusion To Exclusion: How The EC’s Focus Changed...

    The recent removal of millions of Bengalis from the voters’ list has received the sanction of the Supreme Court and will...

    18 May 2026 11:32 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Atrocities Against Adivasi Christians, Social Boycott on the Rise in OdishaColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Atrocities Against Adivasi Christians, Social Boycott on...

    Testimonies from Adivasi Christians allege rising violence, intimidation and social boycott.

    11 May 2026 10:28 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | BJP Has No Rival In What It Does Best: Target Minorities… Other Side Is SplitColumnists
    Aakar Patel | BJP Has No Rival In What It Does Best: Target...

    In a recent media interaction, an analyst put the same thing in a different way. He said of the BJP’s appeal that:...

    3 May 2026 10:44 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why Are We Unable To Influence World? We Look Inwards & Stay Stuck In Past…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Why Are We Unable To Influence World? We Look Inwards &...

    The reason, of course, is that there are one crore or so Indians across the Gulf region, a population larger than the...

    20 April 2026 11:30 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Why International Mediation Has Become Distasteful For Most Of IndiaColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Why International Mediation Has Become Distasteful For...

    India is one of the few nations, and perhaps the only nation, that has good relations with America, Israel and Iran....

    13 April 2026 11:25 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | What Are We Doing To Prepare India For The Fallout Of The US War With Iran?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | What Are We Doing To Prepare India For The Fallout Of...

    Australia has made public transport free in Tasmania and Victoria to encourage citizens not to use cars. Egypt requires...

    6 April 2026 11:09 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually Happened To US…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Just Consider: If What Happened To Iran Had Actually...

    There are elements missing from the Iranian list, though they have been spoken about by them and heard by the world....

    30 March 2026 11:28 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Can Iran ‘Win’? Will US Agree To Tehran’s Terms & Do Right Thing?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Can Iran ‘Win’? Will US Agree To Tehran’s Terms & Do...

    Why do I want Iran to win? At the most basic level, it is the underdog in the fight against two nuclear-armed opponents,...

    23 March 2026 10:26 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Are There Principles In Our Foreign Policy? Or Should India Just Go By Opportunism?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Are There Principles In Our Foreign Policy? Or Should...

    In a speech he made where he first laid out this doctrine of opportunism and inconsistency, Mr Jaishankar said it was...

    17 March 2026 12:23 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | How Does India Use What Power It Has? Can’t We Do a Lot Better?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | How Does India Use What Power It Has? Can’t We Do a Lot...

    Global power politics expose India’s constraints despite claims of rising strength

    9 March 2026 9:53 PM IST

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