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Aakar Patel
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Does the Narendra Modi government have a real foreign policy? Or is it mainly pageant and ceremony?
An excerpt from ‘Price of the Modi Years’, by Aakar Patel.
Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel: How India is similar to its theocratic neighbours – but different too
An excerpt from ‘Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here’.
Aakar Patel
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Republic Day chief guest Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to uphold civil rights – just like his host Modi
It falls to ordinary Indians and South Africans to ensure their governments do the right thing.
Aakar Patel & Shenilla Mohamed
Trending
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Explained: How LIC’s exposure to the embattled Adani Group has implications for middle class savings
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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Ten students suspended in Ajmer university for watching BBC documentary on Gujarat riots
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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India’s Transgender Persons Bill undermines the rights of the individuals it seeks to protect
This Bill does not go far enough to protect transgender persons who are subjected to abuse relentlessly, and with relative impunity.
Aakar Patel
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The Nehru whom today’s India does not know
Unlike most of India’s political leaders, Jawaharlal was not a one-dimensional man.
Aakar Patel
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If Muslim groups are opposing Surya Namaskar, the government is partly to blame
Many groups feel under siege due to the words and actions of the BJP. If they feel provoked by the International Yoga Day, we should not be surprised.
Aakar Patel
Video
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Watch: Comedian imagines finance minister’s budget speech with ‘Pathaan’ collection, BBC documentary
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Watch: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi have snowball fight on final day of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
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Watch: Snow avalanche caught on camera in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan makes an appearance for fans outside his home to celebrate ‘Pathaan’
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Podcast: Aakar Patel on whether Bollywood actors are overpaid and Modi's challenges
Also featuring Wendy Doniger, Yogendra Yadav and movie critic Kamal R Khan.
Aakar Patel
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Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman: BCCI keeps its players close but its possible critics closer
Why did the Indian cricket board ask the three recently retired batting greats to act as ‘advisors’? One guess: it’s not to take suggestions on reforms.
Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel on why Baroda is boring, the failure of Abhishek Bachchan and more
Smart cities, the virtues of mutton vs beef, thoughts on Kyoto and Banaras.
Aakar Patel
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Instead of resorting to bluster, Manohar Parrikar should get Indian military a big stick
The defence minister broke his oath as minister when he bragged, as it were, about officially using terrorists to neutralise terrorists.
Aakar Patel
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Modi doesn’t understand what Gandhi did: cultural change can’t come only through legislation
To empower Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the government has introduced spot fines for littering. Will this work? Experience says not.
Aakar Patel
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Podcast: Aakar Patel on whether Anurag Kashyap is a tormented genius or an insufferable bore
Also featuring Julius Ceasar, Kumar Gandharva and, as always, Narendra Modi.
Aakar Patel
The Field
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Tri-series: Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues star as India defeat West Indies to stay unbeaten
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Shweta Sehrawat among three Indians in Team of the Tournament
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Premier League: Everton appoint Sean Dyche as new manager after Frank Lampard sacking
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic returns to world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka back at No 2 after Aus Open titles
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 2023 edition in South Africa set to mark another paradigm shift