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......

The Indo-Pak Hyphen Became Blurred

'We are too important to want to be paired with Pakistan but too intensely connected to it to successfully detach ourselves,' asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Indians in Srinagar, May 10, 2025, react......

How Will Trump Change The World On April 2?

We have entered a new era in human history, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at the White House iftar dinner, March 27, 2025. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters   The......

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:......

Stop Treating Bowlers Badly!

If we have not been world beaters in cricket for the longest time, here is the reason: We look down on our bowlers and deify batsmen, argues Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out......