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The case for the new labour codes

Updated on Nov 23, 2025 14:52 IST
Some Indian states, which have had success with manufacturing, have already rolled out some of the key provisions in the labour codes (PTI)

A lesson for Indian football via Curacao

Noida, India-October 07, 2025:Football players enjoying football on a rainy day in Barua Football Training Centre at Noida Stadium sector 21A, in Noida, India, on Tuesday ,October 07, 2025. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 20, 2025 15:32 IST

Searching for federal balance in India

By ruling that the governor’s discretion cannot be reduced to a purely “perfunctory” role, the apex court has signalled a very limited role for judicial review in such cases and that too possibly not a decisive role. (HT Archive)
Published on Nov 20, 2025 15:32 IST

What Bihar needs, what Nitish must do

With the electorate starting to look beyond just caste, Kumar has his task cut out: Bihar’s economy has been growing at a healthy rate (8.64% for FY 24-25) though it remains one of the poorest states in India. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 19, 2025 15:31 IST

Trump’s policy somersaults

Because the US is also the global economic leader, the rest of the world, India included, has no other choice but to live with these flip-flops and show patience and perseverance. (AP)
Published on Nov 16, 2025 16:22 IST

Bihar’s trust vote for NDA

Such landslide wins — and Bihar is definitely one — are the result of the winning side picking an issue that resonates with the electorate, or simply doing something for it. (ANI)
Published on Nov 14, 2025 17:20 IST

Trump rethinks H-1B visa stance

Trump’s change of stance is perfectly rational. The US and its blue-collar workforce are right about America’s decline as a manufacturing power, a position which they first ceded to the Japanese, and eventually to the Chinese. (REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 13, 2025 15:43 IST

Responding to the Delhi blast

Even as investigative agencies focus on the arms seized from members of the module, the sources of their finances, and the people they were communicating with, they would do well to understand their motivations. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 12, 2025 15:27 IST

Climate future needs new NDCs

India and others in the developing world must keep up pressure on rich nations to commit significantly larger funding for climate action, faster. (REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 10, 2025 15:57 IST

Living with the sanctions regime

As the Russian envoy pointed out, when sanctions are used only to pressure Moscow’s partners, they only spread resentment (REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 9, 2025 14:59 IST

COP30: A Brics moment at Belém

Early signs are that China, the world’s largest polluter, may step in, with Brazil, the COP30 host, and the EU, to provide leadership. (AFP)
Published on Nov 7, 2025 15:22 IST

Why India needs to empower its mayors

The mayor remains mostly a ceremonial figure, an ineffectual office with real authority resting with the bureaucracy. (HT Archive)
Published on Nov 6, 2025 15:15 IST

Regional vs national in the Northeast

Any party that wants to articulate a common vision for the region will have to reconcile the differences and project a federal and inclusive politics. (@SangmaConrad X/ANI)
Updated on Nov 5, 2025 15:18 IST