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The Nehruvian imprint on Indus Waters Treaty

Updated on Sept 19, 2020 05:56 am IST

As a military dictator, Khan’s diktat overrode public opinion, while the democratic Nehru had to contend with domestic opposition.(Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Here is how the Indian economy can rebound

While the Modi government inherited a toxic banking sector, it hasn’t covered itself in glory either(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 18, 2020 02:33 pm IST

What the Israel-UAE-Bahrain accord means for India and the world

The leaders of Israel, the United States (US) and the UAE hailed the agreement as a “historic diplomatic breakthrough that will advance peace in the Middle East”, “chart a new path”, and “unlock the great potential in the region”.(AFP)

Updated on Sept 17, 2020 09:56 pm IST

How to leverage trained water professionals

Water projects can be imagined at any scale, but contextual, local responses remain critical(Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 18, 2020 05:41 am IST

An alternative jobs and skill strategy for India

Migrant workers walking back to their villages, Delhi, March 27, 2020(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 17, 2020 05:53 am IST

New Delhi’s salience in the Afghan matrix

Today’s Afghanistan is not the one the Taliban controlled from 1996 to 2001. Democracy has thrown up new voices, actors, aspirations(REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 17, 2020 05:52 am IST

Boosting women’s entrepreneurship and economic leadership

The pandemic has hit the most vulnerable the hardest, making these disparities worse. Oxfam India has estimated the economic loss from women losing their jobs during this pandemic at nearly $216 billion.(SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Sept 17, 2020 05:51 am IST

How to make Saarc useful in the times of Covid-19 pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with members of SAARC countries via video conferencing, New Delhi , April 16, 2020(ANI)

Published on Sept 16, 2020 05:56 pm IST

The invisible health crisis in organisations

Leaders must remember that organisations are built and run by humans, not automatons(SHUTTERTSTOCK)

Updated on Sept 15, 2020 09:10 pm IST

Zhenhua Data case: How to think about Chinese surveillance

To put it simply, Zhenhua’s database is akin to putting together a dossier on a person with publicly available data(SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Sept 15, 2020 09:09 pm IST

Transforming public administration

Reforms include a national recruitment agency, compulsory retirement, rationalisation of autonomous bodies, and a taxpayers charter(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 07:25 pm IST

How to reduce food, job insecurity in rural areas

Civil defence personnel offer food to migrant workers heading home, Anand Vihar Bus Terminus, Delhi, March 28, 2020(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 06:39 pm IST

India doesn’t have clear social distancing rules. Citizens must chip in

While the physical distancing guidelines related to public spaces are well understood by people in India, adherence to the guidelines is another question. The guidelines on large public gatherings and congregations are clear — they are prohibited, as was observed during the Ganesh Charturthi and Moharram festivals.(Sunil Ghosh/HTphoto)

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 08:39 pm IST

For a meaningful monsoon session

While legislative business will be a priority, other items on the agenda will be to discuss the government’s handling of Covid-19, the border dispute with China, the plight of migrant labour and the economic situation(HT Photos)

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 12:57 pm IST

India needs to invest in regional disaster relief mechanisms | Opinion

Building capacities through training and joint exercises and coordinating comparative advantages for collective action will help India leverage goodwill among its neighbours through its disaster relief programmes(PTI)

Updated on Sept 13, 2020 07:13 pm IST

The quest for strong legislative oversight | Opinion

There is no specific rule in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business (Rules) of the two Houses for suspension of Question Hour(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 12, 2020 07:08 pm IST

Oil: The interplay of pricing, supply, demand

According to Indian oil records, the Asian premium against the prices for US ports, for instance, in December 2019, and January, February and March 2020 was $5.1, $6.29 , $3.71 and $7.3 respectively per barrel(REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 11, 2020 08:55 pm IST

The ordinance raj of the Bharatiya Janata Party

The deliberation and fine-tuning, the pre-legislative stakeholder consultations and the committee scrutiny, are important stages in the passage of a law. Ordinances that hurriedly become Bills and then Acts bypass this process(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 11, 2020 08:19 pm IST

To achieve the objectives of NEP, focus on teachers

The big pieces in NEP are attempts to reduce workload, remove the tyranny of the examination, and reduce teaching duties(Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 10, 2020 07:11 pm IST

India will have to make hard choices

While the word ‘non-alignment’ has essentially faded from the Indian government’s vocabulary, the word ‘alliance’ has not replaced it(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 11, 2020 08:22 am IST

End gender-based discrimination in the Hindu Succession Act

The assumptions in the Hindu Succession Act that govern the devolution of women’s property are no longer valid. We must acknowledge the reality of society and treat women on par with men in all spheres of life, including in matters of property devolution(Praful Gangurde)

Published on Sept 10, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Autonomous bodies are crucial to the government’s functioning. Streamline them

The exact count of autonomous bodies in the country is not known(Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 10, 2020 04:43 pm IST

Don’t curtail free speech in Parliament

In the context of the direction issued by the presiding officers of Parliament, it must be said that no rule relating to committees mentions sub-judice or imposes restrictions on this ground on the subjects selected by the committees(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 08:07 pm IST

Bridging the power gap with China

The hardening of defences all along the LAC to prevent Chinese adventurism has to be undertaken on a priority basis(AP)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 07:37 pm IST

An Academic Bank of Credit will transform Indian education

Students who may or may not have been enrolled in HEI but wish to pursue an education and consolidate their academic records for employment or other purposes can register with ABC(Shutterstock)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 08:06 pm IST

Air pollution can intensify Covid-19

Emerging research also suggests that air pollution may alter lung cells to increase the number of Sars-CoV-2 virus receptors(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 06:57 am IST

Shinzo Abe redefined India-Japan ties | Opinion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture, October 28, 2018(AP)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 06:58 am IST

What will drive India’s next economic transformation, writes Amitabh Kant

With global supply chains being reforged in the light of the pandemic, India must position itself as a vital link in this new order(REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 06:58 am IST

Reversing the economic reversal

Investment has dropped by a third. Most of this is a dip in private investment, which won’t revive given the contraction in output(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 07, 2020 07:44 pm IST

Xi’s new approach to Tibet will affect India

Xi suggested that the CCP must adhere to strategic thinking to govern the borders and stabilise Tibet before governing(AP)

Updated on Sept 07, 2020 07:43 pm IST

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