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    Balancing political rights with justice

    editorials
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 24:56 IST
    The Allahabad High Court relied on the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Afjal Ansari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh , observing that politicians have a special duty towards their constituents and could lose the opportunity to contest elections if their convictions were not stayed. (Shutterstock)

    Make Manipur a national priority

    For a liberal democracy, a state in perpetual turmoil is a jarring enough eventuality. But Manipur assumes greater significance due to its strategic and geographical location, and the painstaking work done over the decades to assimilate the region into the Union. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 24:51 IST

    America’s tactical strategic alliances

    India should utilise the window to build up its oil reserves as much as possible. If Trump decides to escalate in West Asia after the mid-term elections, the energy market will become even more turbulent. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 20, 2026 24:50 IST

    A crowd management disaster, yet again

    With the puja acquiring a sharpened focus due to the change in government in West Bengal, why were adequate policing arrangements for oversight and crowd management, as well as emergency support, synonymous with such events, not prioritised? (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 19, 2026 24:55 IST

    Hold the line on pilot rest

    Tired pilots make mistakes, and in a cockpit, mistakes kill. Fatigue was among the causes identified in the 2010 crash of an Air India Express flight at Mangaluru, which killed 158 people. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 19, 2026 24:50 IST

    A possible balm for SIR pain

    Usually, ECI conducted SSR every year to allow citizens turning 18 an opportunity to enter the rolls. In the past two decades, SSR was held 19 times. Yet, it was not conducted over the last two years as ECI shifted its attention to the controversial special intensive revision. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 16, 2026 14:24 IST

    Caste, faith, and affirmative action

    Earlier this year, the top court held that conversion to Christianity and other religions results in the loss of SC status. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 16, 2026 24:50 IST

    The taxation test for LGBTQIA rights

    What is clear is that same-sex couples need a structure through which they can transfer wealth and assets to each other without being penalised or taxed. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 15, 2026 24:55 IST

    Sailing steady in stormy seas

    On the trade front, while India will benefit from the free trade agreements it has signed, it will be wary of more tariff action by the US and non-tariff measures that could hurt the country’s services exports. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 15, 2026 24:50 IST

    Of protest sites and power corridors

    The intentions behind the October 11 order — which also designates three new spots, all requiring tens of thousands of rupees to pre-book and two of which are on the fringes of the city — are clear. The new sites are sprawling, some host various commercial activities, and they are far from the nerve centre of the power corridor. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 24:55 IST

    Practical issues in allowing crackers

    In October 2025, the court allowed green crackers in Delhi-NCR for three days, within fixed hours. Conventional firecrackers were sold openly beside boxes stamped “green” with no certification behind them, licensed makers sold the QR codes meant to vouch for genuine products, and Delhi had no laboratory to test any of it. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 24:50 IST

    The reminder from realpolitik

    The sheer scale of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in Nandigram and Rejinagar ACs also underlines the fact that West Bengal has, once again, embraced the party-society model where the ruling party enjoys more than a fair advantage. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 13, 2026 24:50 IST

    Russia’s Trump card in the Ukraine war

    Zelensky has termed the latest Russian strikes on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia as Putin’s thank-you note for the deal. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 02:28 IST

    Delhi Police crackdown raises 3 sets of questions, proves dissent bolsters democracy

    The cancellation of long-distance trains, curtailment of movement and internet services in several parts of Delhi, and deployment of 40,000 personnel who detained 7,000 people indicate that the use of power was disproportionate to the cause. Such actions dim the moral legitimacy of a liberal democracy such as India. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 12, 2026 06:20 IST

    Trump versus American ethos

    Trump has used the issue of immigrant labour to underscore his inward-looking nationalism with the tagline Make America Great Again. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 10, 2026 24:50 IST

    Owning up to bad infrastructure

    Dense cities force agencies to build into one another’s structures, and scarce land leaves designers little room. The more hands a design passes through, the more it needs a single owner answerable for whether a project works, end to end. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 9, 2026 24:50 IST

    An assertion of territorial integrity before trade

    T.he optics of the dialogue between Doval and Morrison are important. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated in multiple international fora that economic interests of India cannot be met at the cost of its security and territorial integrity. (MEA via PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 8, 2026 21:30 IST

    A captain’s innings by Harmanpreet Kaur

    When Kaur took over from Mithali Raj in 2016, India were still finding their rhythm in women’s cricket. Kaur’s convictions and belief formed the core around which the team regrouped. (AP)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 8, 2026 24:55 IST

    MPC takes note of economic reality

    RBI’s mandate, given the situation, was to ensure that inflation does not become — and more importantly, is not seen as becoming — widespread. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 8, 2026 24:50 IST

    An out-of-sync waltz with US

    To be sure, the relationship, and more importantly, dialogue is nowhere close to breaking down. Conversations and engagements continue at the level of technocrats, defence personnel and most importantly, the highest political leadership of both countries. (@PiyushGoyal X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 7, 2026 24:50 IST

    A fighter-jet shortage won’t fly in these times

    Tejas Mk 1A, a homegrown jet was hailed as the panacea for the shortage problem but its deliveries are delayed by almost three years. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 5, 2026 24:55 IST

    After Asiad, aim for Olympics glory

    India must start by identifying the athletes who truly have a chance of winning medals. The number isn’t huge, but all chances have to be maximised. For example, the Asiad archery gold, beating Korea, indicates space to build momentum and a legacy. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 5, 2026 24:51 IST

    More teeth for the aviation regulator

    Flyers are owed a regulator that answers to their safety, and to nothing else. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 3, 2026 24:50 IST

    Prudent price support for the farm sector

    The policy seems prudent for two reasons. One, the government already has excess wheat stocks from the previous season’s procurement and does not really need to procure much more. Two, the real agricultural income story is that the cost of cultivation has remained largely constant despite large inflation in key inputs such as fertilisers because of the ongoing war in West Asia. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 2, 2026 24:56 IST

    Setting fire to the cracker ban

    At the heart of the problem is a simple fact: firecrackers, green or not, pollute. Green formulations are said to cut emissions by 30-40% per cracker. But the rest still goes into the air. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 2, 2026 24:50 IST

    Stringent laws need safeguards

    The apex court rightly underlined that when preventive detention is invoked for a person already in custody, the scrutiny of the order must be more exacting. But, the court must also note that the lower judiciary often shies away from imposing accountability on errant officers, indirectly ensuring that preventive detention or stringent provisions can be used as a blunt tool for punishment. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 1, 2026 24:50 IST

    Delhi’s air needs 24/7 efforts, all year round

    Endless construction activities and poor public transit create a traffic mess, which toll plazas at the city’s perimeters worsen by forcing vehicles to idle for long. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 30, 2026 24:55 IST

    Curbing crimes against women

    In 2019, while taking cognisance of the rise in sexual violence against children, the SC issued notices to all states, Union Territories, and High Courts to review investigation timelines and forensic infrastructure. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 30, 2026 24:50 IST

    Friends again, through trade: India-Canada ties see turnaround

    In a world where the multilateral trading regime aka WTO is defunct for all practical purposes and the biggest superpower is determined to keep it that way, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements are the most sensible way to go about. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 01:21 IST

    AI security needs to get much more robust

    Beyond runaway agents, AI going rogue is now also about agents covering their tracks. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 28, 2026 24:55 IST
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