India's Foreign Policy Panchnama

There has never been a moment in India's history when it has been so adrift in the world, so confused about what it stands for and against and so humiliated, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime......

Why We Must Worry About India's Human Rights Record

In May, 40 Rohingyas were blindfolded and flown to the Andaman and Nicobar islands and then thrown into the sea and made to swim to an island in Myanmar.And after the Pahalgam attack, at least 300......

Are We Making A Chinese Mistake Again?

'Xi is an individual led by a harder calculus and would scoff at melting over gestures.''That we did not know this was our failure,' asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with......

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......

India Has Lost The Way Economically

India has the lowest labour force participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Workers stitch garments at a factory in Jaipur. Photograph:......

India's JOBS CRISIS

India's work participation rate is lower than Pakistan and Bangladesh.Are Indians lazy?No, there are no jobs, asserts Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   A few months after......

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......

Modi Failed India on the Economy

The government did not tell us why our economy had imploded.The prime minister simply stopped speaking on the subject, Aakar Patel points out. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Till......