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
Aug 22, 2022 12:11 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: What is apparent is the use of humiliation as a tool against people considered...
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
Aug 18, 2022 18:34 IST
The demonisation of destitute and desperate refugees — all of them Muslim — is only the latest...
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Jul 27, 2022 18:43 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: TMC chief does not hold all the cards in fight against BJP, needs to build...
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Jul 25, 2022 04:30 IST
Bees possess not only a remarkable level of cognitive intelligence, but also a high degree...
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Jul 17, 2022 20:58 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: There is need for a deeper conversation about potential social fallout of...
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
May 26, 2022 17:05 IST
KJo is 50. It's easy to think his cinema is just cliche wrapped in consumerism that hasn't evolved....
Thu, May 26, 2022
May 22, 2022 06:15 IST
For those wedded to the rat race, the pandemic hasn't changed the way we take a...
Sat, May 21, 2022
May 09, 2022 04:11 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: A wedding function to a party adrift, shrinking him suits its...
Mon, May 09, 2022
May 06, 2022 17:09 IST
From unbiased political satires to a dig at scientific temper, a late self-taught cartoonist’s...
Sun, May 08, 2022
May 01, 2022 04:00 IST
Despite the lack of colour, or perhaps because of it, Lenain’s shots of India during the...
Sun, May 01, 2022
Apr 23, 2022 18:30 IST
It gives the reader perspective and insight, novelty in the familiar and unpacks the complexity of...
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Apr 02, 2022 10:57 IST
The director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on competing in a crowded space,...
Sun, Apr 03, 2022
Feb 10, 2022 20:14 IST
But with all three major contenders in Uttarakhand – the BJP, Congress and AAP – focusing on...
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
Feb 03, 2022 03:08 IST
The failure of the Congress to provide a genuine alternative, to voice the distress and...
Thu, Feb 03, 2022
Jan 02, 2022 03:30 IST
As the controversy over Friday namaz takes the sheen off, the Sunday Express finds a sense of fear,...
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Oct 13, 2021 03:00 IST
Aakash Joshi writes: Fears about algorithms designed for addiction, advances in AI are grounded in...
Thu, Oct 14, 2021
May 01, 2021 03:06 IST
Elections are increasingly seen as referendums on policies and ideologies. It is not as simple as...
Sat, May 01, 2021
Mar 28, 2021 06:10 IST
A bracing reimagining of a dystopian world in Arnav Das Sharma's debut novel loses its punch...
Sun, Mar 28, 2021
Mar 08, 2021 03:32 IST
With every case of “hurt sentiments”, works of popular art that can resonate across decades...
Mon, Mar 08, 2021
Feb 10, 2021 03:11 IST
For Pakistan, India’s past must serve as a guide. For India, Pakistan’s present could be an...
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Dec 25, 2020 03:05 IST
With a new law to monitor Islamic separatism, France betrays an idea of citizenship and republican...
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Jun 08, 2020 04:00 IST
Initially, the elephant’s death seemed like an act of wanton cruelty, another injustice in a...
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
May 02, 2020 00:25 IST
Why Covid warriors -- all citizens, really -- should not have been denied their...
Sat, May 02, 2020
Mar 27, 2020 19:55 IST
The only good thing that has happened is concern for vulnerable, old people, he says....
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Mar 20, 2020 18:15 IST
My grandmothers, Dida and Thakuma, were pushed to be great women, in different ways. Today, the...
Fri, Mar 20, 2020