Aakar Patel: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words. We are happy to be fighting ourselves and digging up disputes from centuries ago as a substitute for real development, argues Aakar......

Journalist-activist Aakar Patel stopped at airport from flying to US

The Amnesty International India chair Aakar Patel alleged on Wednesday that he was stopped from leaving India at the airport here as Immigration officials told him that the Central Bureau of......

Why Is Media Silent On Kashmir Times?

It is shameful that Kashmir Times has been attacked in the way it has and that Anuradha Bhasin has not found more voices to speak in support of her and her paper, points out Aakar Patel. Kindly......

How Zohran Mamdani Went From 1% To Frontrunner

What an achievement it will be if a young Gujarati-Punjabi man is able to give the most powerful nation in the world a new direction, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic......

Why Is Govt Silent On Adani Controversy?

So far the government has been silent on the charges being levelled, even after the stock price rout.Perhaps it is hoping for the share price to settle so that the matter goes away, predicts Aakar......

Has Modi Done A Good Job On Exports?

Seven years after Modi took office, merchandise exports were lower in 2020-2021 than when he had taken over from Manmohan Singh, points out Aakar Patel. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Voters Least Bothered About Economy

Issues such as the economy's health and the government's ability to produce an environment where jobs are available are not of particular concern to us as voters, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE:......