Aakar Patel, asian Page 12

Home » Aakar Patel

About the AuthorAakar Patel

Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

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.

31 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

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...

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

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...

17 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | What will make India great? The nation's rise, or...

During last month's Vibrant Gujarat summit, PM Modi said that India's economy would be third largest during his third...

10 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press conference following a bilateral meeting during the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) in Melbourne on February 12, 2022. (William WEST / AFP)

Aakar Patel | If you have eyesThe many ways in which govt targets...

Not only is bigotry and prejudice and discrimination common in the New India , it is why Mr Jaishankar & his party are...

3 Oct 2023 12:08 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Extrajudicial & encounter' deaths: Focus only after...

Khappens even if the accused has moved the Supreme Court for protection with the specific plea that they are in danger.

26 Sept 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Opposition INDIA alliance has announced the names of 14 news television anchors whose programmes their spokespersons will boycott. (Image: Twitter; @2024_For_INDIA)

Aakar Patel | Opp. right not to be part of rigged game' with some...

The arguments against the boycott are various, including press freedom and the Emergency

20 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | What will special session take up? No one knows, not...

The Winter Session will begin in November, so it is not as if there is no other time for Parliament to meet. Why again...

12 Sept 2023 12:22 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Fact & fiction: Harsher laws have not led to justice in...

Criminal law has the power to destroy lives and its use for this reason must be guarded, measured and calibrated

5 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

The Dragon capsules two men and two women are looking to spend three days going round and round the planet. (Photo: Twitter/@SpaceX)

Aakar Patel | Progress in space should excite us, lead to a better...

The ultimate aim of space programmes is not national glory, because at some point, the first to do this or that will be...

29 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

The one thing India can claim is that it does not prevent Muslims from holding high office. (Representional Image: AA)

Aakar Patel | From secularism to communalism, and back: Varied paths...

India has had Muslim Presidents but unlike Pakistan, India's Presidents are figureheads with no real authority.

22 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard after Haryana Roadways resumed services from the violence-hit Nuh district, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Riots' in India are different from mob fury in other...

The root of such violence is an underlying sentiment existing perennially in a large part of our society, and kept...

15 Aug 2023 12:07 AM IST