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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist

Aga Khan Museum has produced a three-part documentary series called Searching for the Blues on the musicians with material shot and recorded by the two mens record firm, Amarrass. (Twitter)

Aakar Patel | Some good news from Raj Why can't we do more to boost...

Lakha Khan is only one of the many men and women from Rajasthan that the documentary series exposes us to

7 Sept 2021 2:05 AM IST

In February 2020, during US President Donald Trumps visit to India and just some weeks before the Ladakh crisis began, Mr Modi committed India to this agreement, essentially ranged against China. (Representational image: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Are India, US in military pact? It's not quite clear

With no discussion in Parliament, PM Modi began drifting India into a strategic partnership and military alliance with...

31 Aug 2021 7:03 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Don't we care that India's in a mess, and its growth...

The other interesting aspect of recent years is the introduction of new laws that have taken India in a particular...

24 Aug 2021 4:23 AM IST

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some...

The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the...

17 Aug 2021 2:52 AM IST

Its not fully depleted, but its hard to escape the feeling that solving the problems of 2020 and 2021 will require something special which at the moment is not on view. (AFP)

Aakar Patel | Does Modi govt know what to do to tackle 2020 & 2021...

The most significant aspects of this period were the nationwide lockdown

10 Aug 2021 2:07 AM IST

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the womens artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

Aakar Patel | The reasons why world's interest in Olympics is falling...

Yet another aspect of the decline of the Olympic Games is the ending of hostility between nations on a global scale

3 Aug 2021 12:02 PM IST

Chinas Premier Li Keqiang has developed an index which measures real GDP growth through three indicators railway cargo volume, electricity consumption and loans disbursed. Representational Image. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | The middle class is not growing What does future hold...

The government is run like a kingdom and the elected leader does not need to respond to questions or hold press...

27 July 2021 2:28 AM IST

No entity could receive foreign aid even as medicines or equipment to save lives, without being registered under the NGO law, called the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

Aakar Patel | To widen ease of biz in India, lift draconian curbs on...

NGOs, or non-governmental organisations, are the third largest workforce in the United States

20 July 2021 10:15 PM IST

Stan Swamy. (Image: Twitter/@WilfredQuadros)

Aakar Patel | The weak case that kept Stan Swamy in jail, where he...

He was imprisoned denied bail in the Bhima Koregaon case

13 July 2021 9:07 AM IST

Aakar Patel | As world changes rapidly, Indians stuck in the past, not...

Newspaper column writers are not experts in any particular subject or field

6 July 2021 7:04 AM IST

Indias services activity collapses as coronavirus palayses global economy. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | As world keeps growing, India's sinking, going back to...

According to the government data, our economic growth began braking sharply before January 2018

29 Jun 2021 7:28 AM IST

A beneficiary receives her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a parking lot in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | No good news: It's difficult to be an optimist in India...

India's economic growth has been falling for 42 months now, but the government has not spoken about why that is so and...

22 Jun 2021 7:17 AM IST