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Aakar Patel is a senior journalist and columnist
    Aakar Patel | Global and local problems many: Trump has added trade war threatsColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Global and local problems many: Trump has added trade...

    The average per person GDP of the world is $13,000, according to the World Bank. Most countries are considerably lower...

    10 March 2025 11:03 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Trump’s real goal: To end conflicts in Ukraine, Mideast to focus on China?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Trump’s real goal: To end conflicts in Ukraine, Mideast...

    To begin, what does Donald Trump want? On the surface, it is hard to tell because he talks so much and so casually about...

    3 March 2025 10:57 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | Differences among India’s states acute: For real answers, hold early CensusColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Differences among India’s states acute: For real...

    The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement: a long and healthy life, knowledgeable...

    25 Feb 2025 7:26 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | China became a global leader in 10 years, as India shifted its focusColumnists
    Aakar Patel | China became a global leader in 10 years, as India...

    This plan was named “Made in China” 2025. It identified sectors like semiconductors, artificial intelligence, robotics,...

    17 Feb 2025 10:45 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | America vs China; West vs East: The Global Battle Over AI on Many FrontsColumnists
    Aakar Patel | America vs China; West vs East: The Global Battle Over...

    As the US restricts China, DeepSeek’s rise signals a new tech race with global stakes.

    11 Feb 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to as India’s leaderColumnists
    Aakar Patel | The big ideas that Narendra Modi is fully committed to...

    Modi focused on making India a developed nation and installing a majoritarian state

    3 Feb 2025 11:56 PM IST

    Aakar Patel | If Constitution had weak Centre, could Partition of India have been averted?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | If Constitution had weak Centre, could Partition of...

    A counterfactual is thinking about something that might have happened but did not happen. As we celebrate yet...

    28 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn from EU & Asean?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn...

    What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three...

    21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Rights granted in the Constitution are often denied in actual practiceColumnists
    Aakar Patel | Rights granted in the Constitution are often denied in...

    As January 26 approaches, it is time to examine what the day means, apart from military parades and VIPs and...

    14 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | Places of Worship Act, 1991: What stand will Centre take at SC hearing?Columnists
    Aakar Patel | Places of Worship Act, 1991: What stand will Centre take...

    The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is a law to “prohibit conversion of any place of worship...

    7 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | History is likely to remember Manmohan Singh quite warmly…Columnists
    Aakar Patel | History is likely to remember Manmohan Singh quite...

    Much has been written and will be written about what Manmohan Singh was. Here are a few lines on...

    31 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

    Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be welcome to allColumnists
    Aakar Patel | 2025 is likely to be a defining year, but may not be...

    What should we look forward to in 2025? I mean “look forward to” in the sense of anticipate rather than...

    24 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

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