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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

Indias Arshdeep Singh bowls during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between India and South Africa at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on October 2, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Why does Indian cricket deify the batsmen, but look down...

The bowler is a second-class citizen in the commonwealth of cricket. The rules are written and rewritten to undermine...

4 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Is govt trying to finish off civil society & India's...

PM Modi continues a common theme where he has attacked what is called civil society , which he sees as an enemy

27 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Can the whole of South Asia work as one to develop...

We have not opened ourselves to each other and returned to the sort of geography and economy that we had before 1947

20 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

The court is likely to pronounce orders on Tuesday on issues related to the farm laws and the farmers protests at Delhis borders and may take a call on setting up a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to find ways to resolve the impasse. (Photo:AFP)

Aakar Patel | Protests can't be limited only to designated' areas in...

The State sees protest as a nuisance which must exist on paper but not exercised in defiance of the State

13 Sept 2022 1:35 AM IST

This is the second time we overtook the UK, the first being a few years ago. But as our growth slowed, we fell behind again. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Can India do what it takes to make a big leap forward?

The nations ahead of us are Germany, Japan, China and the United States

6 Sept 2022 12:13 AM IST

According to last months data from Chinas General Administration of Customs (GAC), the India-China bilateral trade totalled USD 114.263 billion, up 46.4 per cent year-on-year from January to November 2021. (PTI Photo)

Why do we want a permanent seat at UNSC? If we get it, what will we...

India has had no proper discussion internally on why we want to be in the Security Council

30 Aug 2022 9:47 AM IST

Citing the Covid-19 pandemic, the Narendra Modi government says that it cannot be done now. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India's Census...

Since 1881, even during wars in the past, it has never been postponed

23 Aug 2022 12:07 AM IST

One wonders what, given the recent past and the record since 1947, the next quarter century holds in store for India. (DC Image)

Aakar Patel | Amrit Mahotsav: Do we celebrate past, or what we'll...

Have we done enough economically to pass on something meaningful to the next generation?

16 Aug 2022 12:18 AM IST

India is among only a dozen nations that have put an object in orbit. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Will India get left behind as world speeds up space...

It is hoped India's first uncrewed mission will be launch by 2023's end, as part of a Rs. 9,023- crore project

9 Aug 2022 12:05 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Despite harsh laws, India can't become a police state

Real question is whether the impulse of State is to move towards greater liberty for individuals or greater restrictions...

2 Aug 2022 7:20 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 | Why is nation's highest court failing to act on pressing...

It has been over two years since the Citizenship Amendment Act was passed and challenged in the SC as being in violation...

25 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, at G-7 Summit, in Germany. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | A benign mask for whole world; fangs bared to citizens...

India's government does not want to be recognised abroad for what it is a majoritarian, authoritarian State

19 July 2022 12:07 AM IST