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    Public health work must go beyond advisories

    editorials
    Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:50 IST
    The challenge is also one of India’s urban governance. Overheated spaces, flooded and potholed streets, overflowing drains turning into vector-breeding sites, and toxic winter smog are treated as seasonal woes. (HT Archive)

    Open up space, with caution

    The successful launch of India’s first private orbital carrier, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, shows maintaining momentum, let alone increasing it, requires greater private sector participation. (@narendramodi X/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:32 IST

    Master plans need masterful execution

    Under MPD-2021, land pooling and transit-oriented development were meant to reshape housing and mobility, but implementation continues to struggle. MPD-2047, now notified, offers another opportunity. (Raj K Raj /HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:03 IST

    The new rules of engaging with US

    the details of the talks suggest they didn’t break down because the US insisted that Canada become its 51st state, as President Donald Trump often claims. The meltdown seems to have happened because of debates over sectoral tariffs and the US insisting on some sort of influence over how Canada conducted its trade negotiations with other countries. (The Canadian Press via AP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:02 IST

    End southern discomfort

    The south must also remember that migrants from the north power its economy by doing menial jobs. They often bear the brunt of cynical nativist politics for no fault of their own. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 21, 2026 16:46 IST

    A bolder India on China border

    New Delhi has unequivocally asserted that the state of border affairs has ramifications for the overall India-China relationship, and the two sides should avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation. (@DrSJaishankar X/PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

    What Gor did not say in Kashmir

    Rather than calling J&K an integral part of India, the US ambassador chose to designate the region as “an important part”. This taxonomical distinction ought to be sobering for both sides. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

    Death penalty by any method is still death

    The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:32 IST

    Broken trust in temple fraud

    Any scandal connected to the Ram Temple insults millions of people whose faith is tied to the shrine. The SIT report should pave the way for deeper investigation and introspection, not be used as a fig leaf to elide responsibility. (AFP/Press Information Bureau (PIB))
    editorials
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:31 IST

    The time for an NTA self-review has passed

    The future of millions of students is at stake. The government must revamp NTA and put in place external auditors and independent monitoring. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 18, 2026 15:44 IST

    Brace for the El Niño disruption

    What makes monsoon rainfall, and its El Niño connection more critical is the fact that this can generate headwinds for agricultural production beyond the kharif (summer) cropping season too. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 18, 2026 15:43 IST

    White Paper, whitewashed

    The TVK government’s conditional farm loan waiver, announced on the 100th day of the government, is disappointing, signalling more than its actual impact. (Tamilnadu Assembly/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST

    New levers in the BJP machinery

    The new team sees the return of Union minister Piyush Goyal as national treasurer, and by turning to an experienced and senior hand, the party may be strengthening what it sees as a relative weakness. (@tarunchughbjp X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST

    Terms of engagement

    Despite hosting Hasina since she fled Dhaka in August 2024, New Delhi has been keen on a visit by Rahman as it believes only consultations at the highest levels can help address differences between the two countries. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 10:35 IST

    Census as a registry of citizenship

    This exercise will turn the census into a registry of citizens rather than an anonymous enumeration whose data are never shared outside the Registrar General of India below a certain level of granularity. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

    A road map for progress

    The PM unveiled the seven streams or saptadhara that he believed will power India’s journey to the centenary of its Independence in 1947. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

    A longer-term vision for India

    Independence Day is an occasion to remember and celebrate our achievement of the past eight decades. However, the past should not be allowed to make us oblivious to the future. (Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 14, 2026 16:17 IST

    Ameliorate, don’t stoke, migration fears

    The way language flows is through people, workplaces, schools and colleges, conversations in public places and through popular culture (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 15:30 IST

    A letter vs spirit dilemma

    More often than not, those at the receiving end, such as India’s tribal communities, lack the political and institutional wherewithal to protect their interests or seek just compensation (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 13, 2026 15:24 IST

    Telling apart graft and grit in decision-making

    Not every decision might result in the desired outcome, even without any foul play or malfeasance (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 15:13 IST

    Flying into turbulence

    The current case of the high pilot may have become a meme-fest only because of a fortunate lack of fatalities (ANI Video Grab)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 15:06 IST

    FCRA Bill needs a detailed debate

    The bill was held back in the previous session ahead of assembly polls in Kerala, where the amendments had become a lightning rod; now, three chief ministers of Christian-majority states have underlined deep concerns among their communities (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 11, 2026 15:23 IST

    In Gaza, a Sisyphean situation for the world

    Despite Netanyahau’s rejection, Hamas has declared its commitment to the plan. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 15:06 IST

    Monumental neglect in Delhi

    Sketchy definitions, lax regulation, and limited implementation have enabled such encroachment (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 15:02 IST

    OTT regulation: Much easier said than done

    There are enough examples of OTT platforms removing controversial content, Satluj being a recent one (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 13:57 IST

    The utility test of the Mecca pact

    Since the Mecca pact is still ambiguous in terms of how it will translate on the ground, this can be met with strategic clarity of our own (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 13:49 IST

    A problem of walking the talk

    Bhagwat attempted to strike a pose that was modern yet nationalist, pragmatic yet balanced. But putting in the hard yards will require the ruling coalition to have many such conversations internally (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 7, 2026 15:37 IST

    Trust in E20 fuel needs transparency

    Some of the political framing around E20 is opportunistic (AP Photo/Vipin)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 6, 2026 15:13 IST

    Partitioning a party’s legacy

    There should be defined criteria to determine the concept of “majority”, needing a more nuanced and thorough examination than merely counting legislators (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 6, 2026 15:04 IST

    Monetary policy shows the economy’s resilience

    India is expected to clock a 7% growth rate in the first quarter of FY27, RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said in its resolution released Wednesday (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 5, 2026 16:27 IST
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