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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

The BJP has suspended 12 rebels who had filed their nominations as independent candidates after being denied tickets by the party in the Gujarat Assembly elections. (Representational image: ANI)

Aakar Patel | How the BJP has changed basics of where it stands over...

BJP's touted 'Integral Humanism' philosophy raises questions as manifestos reveal stark discrepancies over the years

5 Feb 2024 11:30 PM IST

Any Indian citizen of 18 years or above who accepts Articles II, III and IV of the constitution shall, on making a written declaration. (Image:DC)

Aakar Patel | Integral Humanism as basic philosophy of BJP: What does...

On the third page of its constitution, the BJP lays out its membership conditions

30 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Image:Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Gujarat lifts its alcohol ban for some: A sign of what...

Alcohol would be allowed at hotels/restaurants/clubs offering in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (or GIFT City)

22 Jan 2024 11:58 PM IST

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...

15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

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 11:09 PM IST

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.

2 Jan 2024 12:47 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

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 11:00 PM IST

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

19 Dec 2023 2:26 AM IST

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.

12 Dec 2023 12:10 AM IST

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 11:33 PM IST

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.

21 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

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.

7 Nov 2023 12:08 AM IST