Stories from Aakar Patel
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Modi and the Gujarat model of governance
The highest ranked ministers in India are, strangely, junior and do not have cabinet rank
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The inexplicable nature of Indian real estate
One of the strangest things about Indian cities today is how expensive real estate is
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The European Union: an ancient concept
The project of a united Europe, from Charlemagne to the EU, has constantly been made and remade
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India’s education problem
India is producing barely literate and unemployable citizens
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Seeking high-income status
So long as our focus remains on changes produced by govt, India will continue to be slow in its march up the ladder
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The succession question in Congress party
Like Queen Elizabeth of the UK, who is refusing to step aside for her son Prince Charles, Sonia should continue
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The transactional nature of religion
In India religion is transactional. We offer money to temples in exchange for blessings
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Reviving a dying Congress
No voting bloc, no caste and no group sees the Congress as attractive
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Analysing the tax situation in India
We will continue to have a large ‘black’ economy, so long as other Indians refuse to pay tax
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Modi’s electoral popularity
Political record: Modi is and remains our most popular politician by far