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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

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

An aircraft flies above the slums near the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India. (Representational Photo:AP)

Aakar Patel | India must work hard to catch up; world is changing...

The International Monetary Fund says that for the foreseeable future Bangladesh is expected to be ahead of India

11 July 2022 11:59 PM IST

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair (in white cap) is escorted by policemen at the Patiala House Court in a case related to an allegedly objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018, in New Delhi on July 2, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | State's targeting of Zubair, others will make India's...

It is the Union govt's agencies under home minister Amit Shah that have been misusing their vast powers to destroy the...

4 July 2022 11:51 PM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

Aakar Patel | Courts, even SC, shouldn't be the only place to go to...

The courts are important, but they are not the only place where citizens' rights can be defended or claimed

27 Jun 2022 11:50 PM IST

Youngsters stage a protest against the newly announced Agnipath scheme, at Jalandhar-Delhi national highway, in Jalandhar, on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | Anger on streets over Agnipath reflects how New India...

There are no jobs in New India and the anger over the changes in the Army recruitment system is emblematic of a much...

20 Jun 2022 11:29 PM IST

Muslims protest after offering prayers at Mecca Masjid against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal for insulting statements against prophet. (DC)

Aakar Patel | What govt, BJP must do so that India doesn't get...

BJP must not do things that give the outside world a chance to lecture us

14 Jun 2022 6:53 AM IST

While Pakistan attempted to secularise, India has gone the other away. (Reresentational Image/ AP)

Aakar Patel | From secular to communal: The changing story of India &...

Today, there is no Muslim chief minister in India for the first time since 1947

7 Jun 2022 12:44 AM IST