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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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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Sri Lanka’s economic tragedy has become India’s opportunity
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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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‘Chhoti bacchi ho kya?’: IPL team Lucknow Super Giants tries its hand at viral dialogue
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Watch: US student goes into labour on graduation day, university head brings ceremony to hospital
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Watch: The moment when a humpback whale landed on a tourist boat, injuring passengers on board
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Watch: Paediatric dental clinic support dog comforts children in Ecuador
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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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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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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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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Archery World Cup: Ridhi Phor, Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat win recurve women’s team bronze medal
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French Open: Content on and off court, Naomi Osaka set to make Roland Garros return
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Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties for first European title since 1980
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IPL 2022: Quinton de Kock’s century helps LSG edge out KKR, reach playoffs
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Breathtaking hitting: Reactions to Quinton de Kock’s epic knock against KKR in IPL 2022