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Aakash Joshi
Aakash Joshi is Deputy Associate Editor, Editorial and Opinion, for The Indian Express. He writes on politics, ethics, the intersection of technology and society, and popular culture. He can be reached at aakash.joshi@expressindia.com. Twitter: @Joshi_Uncle
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Anjali Singh, Air India incident, ‘love jihad’ cases, police encounters: Our outrage and our blind eye
January 10,2023 13:05:06 PM
It is reassuring that we can get over our differences and come together in indignation and grief for a fellow citizen. But our empathy is selective
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
How Gautam Adani punctured political slogans of both Rahul Gandhi and Narendra ModiPremium Story
January 06,2023 11:57:33 AM
In one seemingly innocuous stroke, the richest Indian managed to highlight the myopia of 'suit-boot ki sarkar' and raise questions about 'sattar saal mein kucch nahi hua' and claims of the 'Modi Model'
Sun, Jan 08, 2023
Covid spike and Bharat Jodo Yatra: Politics and the virus
December 23,2022 13:10:56 PM
Bias and arbitrariness in when and how restrictions are imposed to control the spread of infections can lead to an erosion of trust in the state system as a whole. This, in turn, can have an adverse effect on how people view public health measures
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
Why Rahul Gandhi bit the Savarkar bullet
November 21,2022 19:05:27 PM
To build a credible image, he need not make a simplistic attack on a Hindutva idol. It is better to demonstrate, as he is trying to do with the Bharat Jodo Yatra, how Congress's proposed idea of India differs from New India
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
Meta lay-offs, labour theory of value and why Mark needs Marx
November 10,2022 19:47:27 PM
How those who create profit get sacked and those who lead to loss send an email
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Remarkable anthology of short stories, ‘A Case Of Indian Marvels’ marks diversity, range and depth of fiction in IndiaSign In to read
November 05,2022 14:00:46 PM
The 40 stories spark hopes that not only is prose fiction alive and well in the age of “content”, it can only get better.
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Dear Elon Musk, five reasons why you can’t run Twitter like Tesla or SpaceXSign In to read
October 28,2022 11:40:20 AM
As you put yourself in position to manage the trajectory of public conversation, debate and disagreement, don't just be a CEO
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Why liberals love to hate the Congress – and why it’s easy to do soSign In to read
October 09,2022 18:14:59 PM
There is no cost to — or danger in — criticising the Congress.
Mon, Oct 10, 2022
What John Oliver, Raveena Tandon and other assorted nationalists don’t get about the KohinoorSign In to read
September 15,2022 20:26:29 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: Asking for return of the Kohinoor is a bit like promising lakhs in bank accounts from black money stashed abroad. A good slogan, but no one takes it seriously
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
‘The Rings of Power’: Polarised politics can’t ruin the joys of fandomSign In to read
September 04,2022 17:31:39 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: The Rings of Power is the ultimate form of fan fiction. So how can some fans abuse others simply doing what they have been doing themselves since first encountering J R R Tolkien’s mythical world?
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
Twitter’s edit button: What social media really needs is a ‘pause’ optionSign In to read
September 01,2022 21:08:26 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: By allowing people – even encouraging them -- to rethink what they say, Twitter might help undo some of the damage it has caused. But if this self-interest, and social value, isn't enough for Twitter to provide the service for free, there is another solution.
Thu, Sep 01, 2022
Exploiters like us: Noida video tells an uncomfortable truthSign In to read
August 22,2022 12:11:48 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: What is apparent is the use of humiliation as a tool against people considered “lesser” and its seeming acceptability. But there may be a silver lining
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
AAP’s opposition to Rohingya settlement shows a parochial party, unfit to be a national alternativeSign In to read
August 18,2022 18:34:51 PM
The demonisation of destitute and desperate refugees — all of them Muslim — is only the latest instance of the AAP trying to 'out-Hindutva' the BJP. It is tarnished by an outlook that looks at refugees as rioters, and demolitions as sacred
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Arrest of a minister, a lesson for Mamata BanerjeePremium Story
July 27,2022 18:43:14 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: TMC chief does not hold all the cards in fight against BJP, needs to build bridges with the rest of the Opposition.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligencePremium Story
July 25,2022 04:30:16 AM
Bees possess not only a remarkable level of cognitive intelligence, but also a high degree sentience or “consciousness”, which make them thinking and feeling beings.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
The Agniveer’s journeyPremium Story
July 17,2022 20:58:53 PM
Aakash Joshi writes: There is need for a deeper conversation about potential social fallout of Agnipath
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
The underappreciated honesty of Karan JoharPremium Story
May 26,2022 17:05:26 PM
KJo is 50. It's easy to think his cinema is just cliche wrapped in consumerism that hasn't evolved. But there's skill and honesty in his work
Thu, May 26, 2022
The pandemic’s unusual epiphany: it’s only the daily hustle that makes us enjoy our inadequate holidaysPremium Story
May 22,2022 06:15:56 AM
For those wedded to the rat race, the pandemic hasn't changed the way we take a vacation
Sat, May 21, 2022
Why BJP needs Rahul GandhiPremium Story
May 09,2022 04:11:31 AM
Aakash Joshi writes: A wedding function to a party adrift, shrinking him suits its politics
Mon, May 09, 2022
When Inder Bhan Madan’s cartoons took on the Indian government and societyPremium Story
May 06,2022 17:09:06 PM
From unbiased political satires to a dig at scientific temper, a late self-taught cartoonist’s biting and unselfconscious works are on display at a Delhi exhibition
Sun, May 08, 2022
French Ambassador looks at India, Raghu Rai at France, in black, white and greyPremium Story
May 01,2022 04:00:53 AM
Despite the lack of colour, or perhaps because of it, Lenain’s shots of India during the pandemic’s devastating second wave, his celebration of the country as a living thing, even its chaos, manage to capture the sheer scale of its diversity.
Sun, May 01, 2022
GN Devy’s latest book, The Mahabharata, yields the kind of confident scholarship about Indian thought that is becoming increasingly rarePremium Story
April 23,2022 18:30:43 PM
It gives the reader perspective and insight, novelty in the familiar and unpacks the complexity of the epic.
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
‘It’s really important the BBC doesn’t just have a perspective from one country…we are not just a company broadcasting from London’: Tim DaviePremium Story
April 02,2022 10:57:54 AM
The director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on competing in a crowded space, finding a hold in the Indian market and its coverage of the war in Ukraine
Sun, Apr 03, 2022
Uttarakhand polls: ‘Outsider’ takes many shades in Kumaon hillsPremium Story
February 10,2022 20:14:40 PM
But with all three major contenders in Uttarakhand – the BJP, Congress and AAP – focusing on “outsiders” and promising to reserve “jobs for locals”, the issues of the small but diverse Muslim population don't figure anywhere.
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
BJP faces many questions in Uttarakhand, but Congress falters with the answersPremium Story
February 03,2022 03:08:50 AM
The failure of the Congress to provide a genuine alternative, to voice the distress and disenchantment, is a recurring complaint across Kumaon.
Thu, Feb 03, 2022