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Trump Can't Concede Defeat; He Doesn't Know How To Win (opens the original)
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There are only bad and worse options before him, points out Aakar Patel. Work on Donald Trump's arch begins in Washington DC this month. Fashioned on Paris's Arc de Triomphe, this 250-foot llstructure is ostensibly meant to mark the 250th year of American independence from England, but it is really a monument to Trump. He fancies himself as the greatest American president in history and there are two reasons why. The first is political. Trump was an outsider who captured the Republican Party 10
Why 9/11 Still Matters (opens the original)
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On the 25th anniversary of that world-changing morning in New York, it is also for the rest of to reflect.Not only on those who were killed but also on why the event happened and what led to it and what came after it, asserts Aakar Patel. The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks is upon us. Americans will mourn, taking time off to complain about high petrol prices inflicted on them from another war. Examining US media it becomes clear that the primary driver of restraint on its military
How Free Is India Today? (opens the original)
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As India's decline continued on global indices, the government first blamed methodology and then motives. This is where we remain today as we wish each other and ourselves a happy Independence Day, points out Aakar Patel. Independence is linked to freedom and is a meaningless word without it. A few years ago I had surveyed the state of freedom in India as the world saw it. I had done this for one of my books but periodically I revisit this list of indices to see what changes have come. On Indepe
Why India's Youth Anger Exploded (opens the original)
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The failure of the State when it directly affects our lives, through a corrupt exam system, has produced this current anger, points out Aakar Patel. Many are puzzled by the size of the current protests and the speed with which they sprang up. To understand the environment that produced this anger, we need to set aside the immediate issue on which the youth have mobilised and step back to assess the larger picture. Let us begin with a question: What is our relationship with the State? A word that
Youth Protest: The Lasting Lessons (opens the original)
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At the end of this journey, no matter now it ends, these youngsters will know something essential about the Indian government, the Indian judiciary, the Indian media, the Indian police, the Indian laws and indeed about Indian society, asserts Aakar Patel. A few thoughts on the Cockroach Janta 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 t
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