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Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    No private airline flies to the city. Shortly after this government took over, a buffalo walked into the Surat airport and an airplane crashed into it, damaging its jet engine. (Representational image)Opinion
    We need boring leadership to get to the basics

    Today Surat is the world's largest diamond polishing centre.

    4 Dec 2016 1:55 AM IST

    Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing at the Annual Conference of DGs/IGs of Police, in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Is Modi missing the details for a grand idea?

    Make in India, Smart Cities, Swachh Bharat, demonetisation, etc. All of these and other initiatives of Mr Modi share a...

    27 Nov 2016 12:53 AM IST

    The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at Rail Vikas Shivir in Surajkund, Haryana, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Time to test Modi's grip

    The government has bumbled along since Mr Modi's triumphant announcement.

    20 Nov 2016 1:43 AM IST

    (Representational image)Opinion
    A vanity project far from real India

    India is a country where 38 per cent of all children are malnourished and stunted at the age of two.

    13 Nov 2016 1:30 AM IST

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