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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

Aakar Patel| Hindutva, An Ideology Built On The Pain Of Minorities

Aakar Patel| Hindutva, An Ideology Built On The Pain Of Minorities

He first wanted to look at Hindutva — its origins, ideological foundations and how it differs from Hinduism as a...

1 Sept 2026 6:06 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Faith Vs Law & The Absurd Politics Of Ghar Wapsi

Aakar Patel | Faith Vs Law & The Absurd Politics Of Ghar Wapsi

Conversions in India have happened historically through communities. It is difficult for an individual to change her...

25 Aug 2026 12:15 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Without Freedom, Does The Word ‘Independence’ Really Mean Much?

Aakar Patel | Without Freedom, Does The Word ‘Independence’ Really...

Reporters Without Borders is based in Paris and produces an annual World Press Freedom Index. India is ranked 157th in...

18 Aug 2026 12:28 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Why Indians Need To Protect, Expand The Right To Hold Peaceful Protests

Aakar Patel | Why Indians Need To Protect, Expand The Right To Hold...

The reality is that today we have no such rights. Do Indians have the right to “assemble peacefully and without arms”?...

10 Aug 2026 11:28 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Now In The Race For A ‘Non-permanent’ Seat At The UNSC

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Now In The Race For A ‘Non-permanent’ Seat...

Elections at the UN are in June next year and there is one other candidate in the Asia-Pacific group whom we have to...

3 Aug 2026 11:00 PM IST

Aakar Patel | The State and the Individual: Anger Over Its Failure Led to Minister’s Exit

Aakar Patel | The State and the Individual: Anger Over Its Failure Led...

The elite encounter the State occasionally; for most Indians, it shapes everyday life.

27 July 2026 11:31 PM IST

Aakar Patel | The Lessons That India Learns As Wangchuk’s Fast Scuttled By Govt

Aakar Patel | The Lessons That India Learns As Wangchuk’s Fast...

This year the government was compelled to accept that there was corruption in the matter and it cancelled the exam,...

21 July 2026 1:24 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Of NRC & SIR: How Governments Use Of Arbitrary Powers Put Citizens In A Fix

Aakar Patel | Of NRC & SIR: How Governments' Use Of Arbitrary Powers...

In 1998, the governor of Assam, a retired military man named Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha (Retd) sent a note to then President...

13 July 2026 11:18 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why The State Must Stop Use Of Pellet Guns To Control Crowds

Aakar Patel | Why The State Must Stop Use Of Pellet Guns To Control...

It is evident from the fact that fourteen of those 88 we spoke to were not protesters but women hit inside their own...

6 July 2026 10:47 PM IST

Aakar Patel | New ‘Rules’ Are Brought In To Keep All NGOs On A Tight Leash

Aakar Patel | New ‘Rules’ Are Brought In To Keep All NGOs On A Tight...

This March, the government introduced a bill to attack, yet again, non-governmental organisations. This is a sector to...

29 Jun 2026 10:14 PM IST

Aakar Patel | From ‘Indo-Pacific’ To Pacific: India To Pay Price For Bid To Play Off US, China

Aakar Patel | From ‘Indo-Pacific’ To Pacific: India To Pay Price For...

Over a couple of pages, the US lays out the plan of how it will make India a “Major Defence Partner” and how “a strong...

22 Jun 2026 11:08 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Inter-religion Sale Of Houses: New Laws From Guj to Assam

Aakar Patel | Inter-religion Sale Of Houses: New Laws From Guj to...

On August 28 last year, the BJP in Assam on its website...

15 Jun 2026 9:22 PM IST