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Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    A man who used his influence to get away with the worst crimes surrenders and is shot dead in custody before he can reveal his secrets. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel | The realities of life in a lawless state

    In lawless states like India, even the government does not know the law

    14 July 2020 6:35 PM IST

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    Aakar Patel | Indians must unite to face a huge threat to our nation

    When the disease spreads rapidly in places without urban healthcare, what will come is not difficult to imagine

    7 July 2020 5:50 PM IST

    An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of SrinagarOpinion
    Aakar Patel | Mr PM, ignoring China's intrusion is the opposite of...

    Satellite imagery confirms that the tent our men died trying to remove has now become a series of Chinese structures on...

    30 Jun 2020 4:32 PM IST

    adhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP State President VD Sharma, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and other leaders pay tribute to Jansangh founder leader Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, on his death anniversary, at BJP State headquarters in Bhopal. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel | As BJP's story evolves, will Bengal set tone for its...

    The story of BJP, which began in Bengal with Mookerjee, is poised to return to that state very soon

    23 Jun 2020 4:44 PM IST

    Unemployment at the beginning of the year was at eight per cent, the highest in Indias history. This was before the lockdown. Today it is around 20 per cent. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel | Modi and his bhakts, and the reality of today's India

    Meanwhile, as if oblivious to the reality of the decline of India, Modi continues with his political games

    16 Jun 2020 4:37 PM IST

    In this file photo taken on August 29, 2019 a Changpa nomad shepherd puts pashmina goats out to pasture near Korzok village in the Leh district of Ladakh. AP PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel | China's long-term game: What does it really want?

    From May, China has physically stopped Indian patrols from proceeding beyond Finger 4, effectively giving China full...

    9 Jun 2020 4:57 PM IST

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    Aakar Patel | Kerala a role model in war against Covid, let's all...

    Remember, there is no cure for Covid-19, If you catch the infection, you can only wait for it to pass through you safely

    28 May 2020 5:52 PM IST

    Employees of German car manufacturer Porsche wear face masks as they work on power trains for the Taycan full-electric sportscar at the production site in Stuttgart, southern Germany. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel: Job security is a distant dream in lockdown times

    The meaning of job security becomes especially clear in a time like this. For crores of us around the globe, that...

    12 May 2020 4:36 PM IST

    Indias GDP, or the total value of goods and services produced by our country, is derived primarily from formal sector data. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel: First time in a generation, India is staring at a...

    The Economic Survey 2018-19 said over nine out of every 10 Indian workers are in this informal sector

    6 May 2020 7:31 PM IST

    A health worker walks inside a containment zone to collect details during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad. AP PhotoOpinion
    Aakar Patel: Covid-19 has blown away all our fig leaves

    Aakar Patel: Covid-19 has blown away all our fig leaves

    28 April 2020 5:46 PM IST

    India is a mob, Salman Rushdie said. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)Opinion
    Aakar Patel: It won't be back to normal on May 4; it will be a...

    How many parents will take a chance with the lives of their children by sending them to school on May 4?

    21 April 2020 11:11 AM IST

    The countrys transportation system has been idle for over three weeks now. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)Opinion
    Aakar Patel: India could not build medical capacity while on lockdown

    This points to a lack of planning, strategy and execution. This is bad governance by definition.

    15 April 2020 2:22 AM IST

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