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A new chapter in India-Malaysia ties

Anwar, who has deep ties with India and its people, appears to have embraced New Delhi as an important strategic and trade partner. (DPR PMO/ANI)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 15:37 IST

Demography fears and national well-being

Even the poor, across communities, now recognise that larger families are an economic burden and that more child births harm the mother’s health. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 15:37 IST

Civic governance must prioritise public safety

The DJB (and its subcontractor) is answerable for failing to adequately barricade the pit and cover it. This is not mere negligence, but dangerous unconcern that seems endemic among State agencies (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 14:20 IST

Deal done, now focus on trade

The net impact of the deal on the key headline number — India’s trade surplus with the US — remains to be seen. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 24:03 IST

ReSTART for arms control

New START focussed on the legatees of the two Cold War bloc leaders, the US and Russia, who were involved in an arms race for decades. (Reuters)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 15:20 IST

Lakshadweep islands are not just real estate

The administration should stop infantilising the local communities, but recognise climate vulnerabilities and their cultural sensitivities, and acknowledge their agency while framing policies. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 16:03 IST

Critical alliance for the future

The only factor behind this move is countering China’s dominance of the sector — it mines almost 60% of the world’s rare earths and processes about 90%. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 16:03 IST

Art in the age of public fairs and exhibitions

These events mark the revival of a carnivalesque atmosphere, a recreation of our public festivals, noisy as well as reflective, breaking down social barriers and offering fare for both the schooled and the unschooled. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 4, 2026 15:36 IST

When Manipur has a new CM

In building a new, more representative government, the Centre appears to want to address communal antagonisms and give warring groups a stake in the stability of the new administration. (Vishma Ahanthem)

Updated on Feb 4, 2026 15:35 IST

Why Grammy for Dalai Lama is red flag for China

The Dalai Lama speaks only of autonomy and agency for the Tibetan community within the People’s Republic of China, not independence. Yet, Beijing is uncomfortable that the Dalai Lama continues to be a global icon. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 3, 2026 16:05 IST

Welcome thaw in trade impasse

One will have to wait for more information to be released for a detailed cost-benefit assessment of the deal for India. This assessment will include concerns around critical sectors such as agriculture and dairy. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 3, 2026 16:05 IST

Balancing for fiscal federalism

States which have done well on economic growth in the medium term have also done well on population stabilisation. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 14:54 IST

Pakistan’s theatre of the absurd

There is the matter of what Pakistan will do if it boycotts the league match but runs into India in the knockout rounds. Will it pull out of that game? (AP)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 14:54 IST

Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

Despite significant geo-economic and geopolitical disruptions — the most significant being the tariffs levied on India by the US — India’s economic performance in 2025-26 didn’t really speak of an economy in crisis. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 18:55 IST

Budget 2026: Unleashing animal spirits

That the Economic Survey and the Union Budget are being presented in the same week when India signed an FTA with the EU, which embraces trade openness at a level hitherto not seen in India, is not just a coincidence. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 15:36 IST

Tighten oversight in the aviation sector

Air crashes result from multiple factors, often interacting in unforeseen ways. Premature ministerial assessments narrow the scope of inquiry before evidence is examined (PTI)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 16:05 IST

Court draws the redline for UGC

Educational campuses hold exceptional importance in the national life of a developing country such as India because they’re de facto vehicles of modernity and prosperity. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 16:05 IST

Leader with strong grassroots connect

A deputy CM in six governments, Pawar was a politician from the old school, and for close to five decades, bestrode local politics in Maharashtra like a colossus. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Jan 28, 2026 15:41 IST

Making music, the Arijit Singh way

Singh’s decision — he hopes to explore a career as an independent composer — may also be provoked by the changes in Bollywood, where songs are now on the periphery. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 28, 2026 15:41 IST

Win-win deal for India, EU

India has offered significant — in fact, the largest ever — tariff concessions to the EU on many of its key export interests such as automobiles, among others. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 15:35 IST

In China, the party takes on the army

Xi’s current purge amounts to one of the biggest changes in the Chinese military’s leadership since the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989. This points to his assertion of his will over the military to consolidate his own power. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 26, 2026 15:36 IST

Of the people, for the people

Beyond the political messaging, the awards are also important for they honour ordinary Indians who have made extraordinary, if somewhat little-known, contributions to public life. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 26, 2026 15:36 IST

Relief from the US tariff pain

Bessent used the example of India reducing its Russian oil purchases after the US tariff action to gaslight Europe for not doing enough against India in the context of the trade deal. (Reuters)

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 17:05 IST

Social Media ban alone won't work

The need to protect children from harm in cyberspace — particularly from social media — can’t be overstated. Several studies have underlined the harm that social media does to young users. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 15:21 IST

All the air we can’t breathe

For a country that positions itself as a rising global power, the inability to give hundreds of millions of people breathable air is simply unacceptable. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 15:04 IST

All AIADMK hands on NDA deck in Tamil Nadu

An alliance of all AIADMK splinter groups and the BJP has the potential to consolidate the old social base that once backed Jayalalithaa, and before her, MGR. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 15:04 IST

Targeting media in the Kashmir Valley

The police function under immense stress in J&K, a region that has been a hotbed of cross-border terrorism. That, however, is no excuse to intimidate journalists, who are mere messengers of news. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 24:45 IST

Unravelling of the old order

In a brutally honest assessment of the emerging position in Europe and the broader West, Carney described the current chaos as a “rupture” of the world order, not a transition, and the start of great power geopolitics sans limits. (AP)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 15:55 IST

BRICS digital currency is an interesting idea

Any such common effort would also require significant cooperation between the central banks and governments of member countries, which is not something BRICS countries have a lot of experience doing. (PMO via PTI)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 15:28 IST

Federal battles in new forms

The confrontation between Ravi and the Tamil Nadu government is not just about a difference of perception regarding the powers of the office but also indicative of the differences in how the federal pact between the Centre and the states is understood. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 15:28 IST

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