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Aakar Patel is a translator of Urdu and Gujarati works and a former newspaper editor.

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Is Forfeiture Of Deposits Doing More Harm Than Good To Indian Democracy?

The law on forfeiting deposits exists in all or most Commonwealth nations and comes to us as a gift from England. There is no reason for us to continue with this tradition.

Mar 24, 2019
New Zealand Massacre: Colonisation, Immigration, And White Man's Victimhood

In January 1788, 11 ships known as the First Fleet were the original vessels from Portsmouth in England, that brought over a thousand Europeans to Australia, beginning its colonisation. The British first came to Surat in 1608 and so Australia and New Zealand are very new in the colonisation process.

Mar 17, 2019
The Old Gods And New: Vedas, Harappan And Indus Valley Civilisations

The caste system as we today know and practice is an invention and tradition of the Vedic pastoralists, not the Indus Valley.

Mar 10, 2019
Seven Reasons Why I Am Not Moved By Last Week's Indo-Pak Tension

I think that Pakistan governments have done some terrible things but I do not blame the country's population for that.

Mar 03, 2019
What Benefit Will India Get By Boycotting Pakistan At World Cup?

If we decide that a sporting boycott of Pakistan is necessary, it should be part of a larger strategy that ultimately results in what we want: an end to cross-border terrorism.

Feb 24, 2019
Jaish Attack In Pulwama: Indian Intelligence Suffers Due To Communal Rifts

Jaish-e-Mohammed led by Maulana Masood Azhar operates with the motive of separating Kashmir from India and merging the province with Pakistan.

Feb 18, 2019
Faulted By Design: Cow Slaughter In India And Bank Interest In Pakistan

The wording of Article 48 of the Constitution may be scientific and economic but of course, this is a religious act. It has trapped India just like Article 28 has trapped Pakistan.

Feb 10, 2019
For Universal Basic Income, There Are Lessons For India From Abroad

The reality is that jobs around the world are shrinking and will continue to shrink, particularly the sort of jobs that people want. Many experts are predicting mass unemployment in most advanced economies within the next decade and a half.

Feb 03, 2019
'CBI Adventurism & Megalomania': Why This Rule Of Law Only For Millionaires, Mr Jaitley?

I agree with Arun Jaitley but I don’t think he’s serious about what he is saying. I will explain what I mean

Jan 27, 2019
Liberal Beats Of Mumbai Dance Bars: Social Progress, Morality And Women

The constituency that was affected by the ban was not big, and the public at large does not sympathise with them, and so the political parties kept figuring out ways to keep the ban going.

Jan 20, 2019
What Will Be The Effect Of Alliances Against BJP Across India

The history of electoral alliances in India is that when the dominant party faces a joint opposition, it gives up seats.

Jan 14, 2019
Sabarimala Issue May Help BJP Grow In Kerala But Social Reform Is Inevitable

In a few months or a few years, it will become normal to see females of menstruating age in the temple. Those who are currently angry over the defeat of tradition will lose their anger over time.

Jan 06, 2019
Lessons In Nationalism And Modernity: What India Can Learn From Japan And Korea

Like India and Pakistan, Korea and Japan hated each other. Japan occupied Korea for many years until 1945. Today, the differences exist but they have been set aside to ensure the economic progress of their populations.

Dec 30, 2018
Lesson For Govts: To Prosper India, Stay Out Of Individual's Way

Our country expects that we follow the law and rules and regulations, but Indians are one of the worst violators of laws and rules in the world. Those of us who have extensive travel experience can testify to this fact

Dec 23, 2018
What Chief Minister Selection In Rajasthan And MP Tells Us About Congress' Politics Under Rahul Gandhi

The way the Congress party handled the selection of new Chief Ministers for the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, it suggests that the 'high command' culture in the party may have given way to more inner-party democracy. The same cannot be said for the BJP.

Dec 16, 2018
Why There Is A Problem With Opinion Polls In India

One of the biggest problems pollsters have is that people often lie in India.

Dec 09, 2018
Here's Why PM Modi's G20 Move On Economic Offenders Is Unlikely To Change Anything

Unfortunately for us, many of the G20 nations are rule of law nations, meaning that their judiciary is actually independent. They will observe and accept the absconding person's argument that in India the investigating agencies, judiciary and jail system are problematic. This cannot be denied, even by us.

Dec 02, 2018
How Babri Demolition Is Shaping The India We Live In Today

The one change that has come by our way as a nation is that we have become more easily communal in our expression as a nation. Today the political parties and the mass media we can say things, reckless things, that they perhaps hesitated from saying before 1992.

Nov 25, 2018
Should Rahul Gandhi Say He Is Not A PM Candidate?

We must accept that the Gandhi family has sacrificed more for this nation than the leadership of any political party. Would their prestige be restored by another act of sacrifice and renunciation?

Nov 18, 2018
What Makes India Powerful, What Sort Of A Country We Want

The assumption is that it is a strong leader like the current prime minister who will make India powerful. But, true greatness will elude this nation, no matter how brilliant the individual at the helm may be.

Nov 11, 2018

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