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    When cinema begins to anticipate reality

    editorials
    Published on Mar 16, 2026 14:52 IST
    The moral universe of One Battle is anti-authoritarian, but it stops short of endorsing the radical alternative available in the film. (AFP)

    Everybody’s political icon

    The political resurrection of Kanshi Ram, who died in 2006, and his eulogisation as a trans party icon have to do with the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), due next year. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 16, 2026 14:52 IST

    Desire in Vladimir, and a darkness within

    Why should women’s desire exist as a means to an end, whatever the latter be? (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 15, 2026 17:02 IST

    The urgency to reform the defence forces

    The wars in Ukraine and West Asia, as well as the limited India-Pakistan conflict last year, have demonstrated how much warfare has changed (@prodefencejammu)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 15, 2026 16:40 IST

    Polls that will test INDIA bloc

    Five years ago, victories in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Bengal boosted the Opposition and carried it through two subsequent years of electoral drubbing (@mkstalin)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 15, 2026 16:40 IST

    Beyond the court rooms

    Forty years after Mehta first raised his voice for environmental justice, the Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of his PIL that led to continuous judicial oversight on pollution control in Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 13, 2026 14:59 IST

    Killing children in war zones is a crime

    The suffering inflicted on children should be reason enough to end wars. International humanitarian law is clear about what is to be done. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 12, 2026 15:23 IST

    Battle against cyber scammers

    Meta took down 10.9 million accounts linked to scam centres in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the UAE, and the Philippines in 2025 alone. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 12, 2026 15:23 IST

    The case for a law on passive euthanasia

    In many ways, this is the logical progression of the court’s groundbreaking recognition in 2018 of the right of individuals to die with dignity — a verdict that permitted the removal of life-support systems for the terminally ill, and allowed individuals to decide against artificial life support by creating a living will. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 11, 2026 14:57 IST

    A needed détente with Beijing

    China controls critical supplies, not just inputs like rare earths, and also holds a near monopoly on skilled workforces necessary to train workers on cutting-edge shop floors, such as in electronics (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 11, 2026 14:57 IST

    A road journey to retain a party legacy

    As he begins his political journey, Nishant Kumar faces the enviable task of protecting his father’s political capital even as he seeks to build his own. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 10, 2026 15:34 IST

    Oil crisis looms as war drags on

    Given the damage to oil and gas-producing infrastructure in the region, the status quo ante , as far as normal production and supplies are concerned, will come with a significant time lag even after a ceasefire. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 10, 2026 15:33 IST

    Clean water is a civic right

    Whether it’s the national Capital or Indore or any other urban habitation, Indian cities suffer from deep infrastructural inadequacies in their subterranean piped networks. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 9, 2026 16:31 IST

    Choices before Iran’s new Supreme Leader

    The message is clear: The top brass in Tehran will build on the Islamist legacy of the 1979 revolution rather than walk the path of moderation. (AP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 9, 2026 16:31 IST

    Gen Z wins office in Nepal

    BalendraShah, whose experience in office is limited to serving as the mayor of Kathmandu, now faces the onerous task of rebuilding the shattered economy, creating jobs and improving health care and education in one of the poorest and slowest-growing economies in South Asia. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 8, 2026 15:48 IST

    Crafting an inclusive vision on development

    Clean air, clear water, and non-degraded soil are non-negotiables, and precarious ecosystems must be protected at all costs. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 8, 2026 15:48 IST

    Preparing for oil, food shocks

    With the Strait of Hormuz witnessing an almost complete cessation of oil shipments due to attacks on ships and a huge spike in insurance premiums, the world’s biggest oil-gas producing region is on course to decouple from the global economy. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 6, 2026 14:49 IST

    US’s reckless act that widens Iran war zone

    It would appear the US submarine that carried out the premeditated attack had been operating for some time in waters that India perceives as its strategic backyard, and tracking the Iranian warship before launching its strike. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 5, 2026 14:57 IST

    A tectonic shift in Bihar politics

    Unlike most of his regional party peers, Nitish Kumar never made the Janata Dal (United) a dynastic enterprise, although there is now speculation that his son might enter the party. (CMO Bihar/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 5, 2026 14:57 IST

    Ecological lessons for urban planners

    In Mumbai, efforts are on to meet the city’s need for decent urban infrastructure. Its wetlands and mangrove forests, and its developmental aspirations, are not to be posed as binaries. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 4, 2026 15:36 IST

    More than a tech industry spat

    The question is not whether to engage with AI — the technology is too consequential to ignore. It is whether countries arrive at that engagement with a clear understanding about what they are trading away (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 4, 2026 15:36 IST

    Electing a post-uprising government in Nepal

    Nepal’s political crisis and the street anger could be traced to divided electoral outcomes. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 3, 2026 16:09 IST

    Rebuilding frayed ties

    Modi’s and Carney’s remarks made it clear that both countries are determined to put the diplomatic rows of the past behind them as they focus on concluding a free trade agreement by the end of this year. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 3, 2026 16:05 IST

    OPS in DMK adds spice to TN contest

    In the presence of DMK chief and CM of the state, MK Stalin, OPS said that he was returning to the thai kazhagam (mother outfit), the DMK. (DMK)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 2, 2026 15:31 IST

    What the SIR exercise meant

    State capacity and institutional trust are key in shaping narratives about the state of democracy in India. When they are found lacking, alarmists always sound more credible than they are. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 2, 2026 15:31 IST

    Spectre of a regional war

    Khamenei was the face of the hardline clergy that has wielded power with impunity, but the reality is that there are multiple power centres within the clerical setup, the IRGC, the military and the political establishments. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 1, 2026 18:34 IST

    The spotlight’s on federal agencies

    Institutions such as ED and CBI derive their authority not merely from statute, but also from public trust. Inept or motivated prosecutions damage institutional credibility. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Feb 27, 2026 15:10 IST

    Pawar politics in Maharashtra

    Sharad Pawar has completed two terms in the Upper House and previously expressed his intent to retire from the RS, but it is clear that he is having a rethink. (@PawarSpeaks x/PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Feb 26, 2026 15:28 IST

    The burden of adding an extra M to Kerala

    One origin story called the region the land of keram trees, keram being one of the Malayalam words for coconut. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Published on Feb 26, 2026 15:28 IST

    Fix safety issues in the small-aircraft space

    DGCA must fix the issues while holding operators accountable. For a start, it needs to mandate adequate data-gathering equipment for small carriers, with retrospective effect. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Feb 25, 2026 14:41 IST
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