Aakash Joshi is a commissioning editor and writer at The Indian Express. He writes on politics, foreign policy and culture, beyond the headlines and the obvious. Occasionally, he reports on these subjects as well. He can be reached at...Read More
Aakash Joshi is a commissioning editor and writer at The Indian Express. He writes on politics, foreign policy and culture, beyond the headlines and the obvious. Occasionally, he reports on these subjects as well. He can be reached at aakash.joshi@expressindia.com. Twitter: @Joshi_Uncle
Jun 30, 2023 10:00 IST
Choudhary’s work is as much a history of 20th-century India from the RSS-Jana Sangh vantage point...
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Jun 11, 2023 18:31 IST
Going forward, AAP needs to realise that it cannot go it alone if it wants to take on the BJP, and...
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Jun 05, 2023 15:38 IST
Its mostly Caucasian philosophy department would raise no eyebrows if India's most elite private...
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
May 23, 2023 13:00 IST
What does the bride-that-was-to-be think? What does she think of her right to choose her own...
Tue, May 23, 2023
May 03, 2023 13:17 IST
Anyone who has played a game competitively knows that things can get heated and that the...
Wed, May 03, 2023
Apr 22, 2023 18:28 IST
For an obscene amount of money, you can buy a sense of individuality, mass...
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023 05:00 IST
Linda Jaivin’s The Shortest History of China is an ambitious attempt to cover thousands of years...
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Apr 01, 2023 14:00 IST
In ‘demystifying’ the myths around Nehru, Sherman also throws light on the complexity of the...
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
Mar 26, 2023 18:02 IST
There are, of course, sections of the media – like every other profession – that have chosen to...
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
Mar 06, 2023 18:24 IST
He shows that an artist at the top of his game can take being a victim of assault, and beat his...
Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Feb 23, 2023 16:28 IST
Almost every city in India has problems of traffic indiscipline and jams. But it's Delhi that gets...
Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Feb 22, 2023 11:38 IST
By separating two people who did nothing but find each other, the law has shown that it is a...
Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Feb 20, 2023 12:15 IST
Statements from the government and ruling party indicate a prickliness about criticism that is...
Mon, Feb 20, 2023
Feb 08, 2023 18:39 IST
Centre's Animal Welfare Board's unique way to honour Vedic traditions. At a time when AI threatens...
Wed, Feb 08, 2023
Jan 10, 2023 13:05 IST
It is reassuring that we can get over our differences and come together in indignation and grief...
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Jan 06, 2023 11:57 IST
In one seemingly innocuous stroke, the richest Indian managed to highlight the myopia of 'suit-boot...
Sun, Jan 08, 2023
Dec 23, 2022 13:10 IST
Bias and arbitrariness in when and how restrictions are imposed to control the spread of infections...
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
Nov 21, 2022 19:05 IST
To build a credible image, he need not make a simplistic attack on a Hindutva idol. It is better to...
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
Nov 10, 2022 19:47 IST
How those who create profit get sacked and those who lead to loss send an...
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Nov 05, 2022 14:00 IST
The 40 stories spark hopes that not only is prose fiction alive and well in the age of...
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Oct 28, 2022 11:40 IST
As you put yourself in position to manage the trajectory of public conversation, debate and...
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Oct 09, 2022 18:14 IST
There is no cost to — or danger in — criticising the...
Mon, Oct 10, 2022
Sep 15, 2022 20:26 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: Asking for return of the Kohinoor is a bit like promising lakhs in bank...
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Sep 04, 2022 17:31 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: The Rings of Power is the ultimate form of fan fiction. So how can some fans...
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
Sep 01, 2022 21:08 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: By allowing people – even encouraging them -- to rethink what they say,...
Thu, Sep 01, 2022