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By Aakar Patel A few thoughts on the Cockroach Janata Party’s protest come to mind. The hunger strike by activists, including Sonam Wangchuk, had one demand: the Minister of Education should resign. Why? Because the minister failed at one of the most important tasks he...

Governments are quick to invoke the rule of law but are less good at living by it. The Department of Personnel and Training’s decision to void the Food Ministry’s suspension of an FCI Executive Director is a case in point. By declaring the order non...

With the retail inflation in India climbing to 4.38 per cent, tell tale signs of the global economic crisis have started showing up. Driven by higher fuel and food costs, the headline inflation rate has already breached Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4...

US President Donald Trump has pressed the war button again. Tehran too has responded with the same tactic it used till the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for a peaceful settlement of the conflict between US-Israel and Iran. The world appears to be fast...

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement during an interview with news agency Reuters that she intends to return to her country around December, even at the cost of her arrest or death, has transformed what was largely a domestic political issue into a significant...

By Aakar Patel One common trait in lawless nations is a high level of anxiety regarding arbitrariness. Medieval texts tell us this has always been the case in our parts. Cruelty is couched as process, and millions are subjected to torture. Special Intensive Revision forms...

For a country that prides itself on producing world-class financial talent, India displays surprisingly little faith in its own bankers. We’ve produced institution builders like Deepak Parekh; Indian professionals have gone on to lead some of the world’s biggest global banks, and an Indian now...

Art, books and cinema have been at the forefront when it comes to representing the voice of the people and setting the tone of socio-political mood throughout history. Therefore, artists, filmmakers, writers and thinkers have many a times faced the brunt of political force or...

The worst fears of people about inherent dangers of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls seem to be coming true. Allegations are that the Election Commission (EC) is supplanting existing laws and turning a blind eye to valid points raised by the Opposition...

The significant fall in global crude oil prices following the interim peace deal signed between the US and Iran should have been welcome news for millions of Indian consumers. Brent crude, which traded at around $72 a barrel before the Iran war, had surged to...