Aakar Patel

Leaders in trouble have often blamed the outside world

When it becomes clear that criticism is difficult without trouble, the circle of one's freedom of expression shrinks

The BJP's narrative has strengthened over the past three decades, and it's easy to see why its dominance will continue

There seems to be a desire for opacity when it comes to confronting China, which has been coded into the Indian establishment. But India would benefit from transparency

As time goes on, most elected leaders run out of ideas. It seems to hold as true for the world as for India

It is different from the uniformed and jackbooted fascism of a century ago, but only in appearance

The party is comfortable with the current Constitution and laws of India, which are sufficiently flexible

What the five resolutions to make India a developed nation in 25 years really mean

Governments have no incentive to secure the civil liberties of citizens

Some of the material is tedious and one is not sure why reproducing the email exchanges leading up to his exit would interest anyone

India's engagement with the world is now coloured by what it is doing internally

This is a reminder of the lesson that the most effective tool for mass mobilisation in India is to march against the minorities

As India drifts away from secularism, undermining the principles of equality enshrined in the Constitution seems to be the goal in and of itself

A nation thinking as a mob, in unison and marching in lockstep, is a dangerous thing for itself and for others

The prospects for the middle class in India are dwindling

India slips on indices of freedom and the government has not even acknowledged there is a problem

A vast technological gap is opening up as humans race to colonise the solar system

Its endorsement of the G7's Open Societies Statement will give the world a larger say in human rights violations in the country

The government has been inept in all that was required of it

The ideology that forms the basis of BJP's sociopolitical initiatives is not an ideology at all