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Games that nations play

Updated on Sept 26, 2025 09:06 pm IST

Sports greatness is tied to national prestige and character. Nation-States see in sport a glue to hold their societies together, to inspire their people. (ANI)

All’s not well in Ladakh

Ladakh’s concerns, unique in some ways, also mirror similar contexts in the northeastern (NE) states, where tribal groups have in the past protested seeking autonomy in governance. (PTI)

Updated on Sept 25, 2025 09:21 pm IST

Flying pests that need to be kept under check

The overwhelming concern is the public health impacts from pigeon down and droppings, which are reservoirs of dangerous pathogens that cause diseases such as salmonellosis, typhoid, and histoplasmosis. (HT Archive)

Published on Sept 25, 2025 09:21 pm IST

In Stan Swamy case, justice system on trial

Published on Sept 24, 2025 08:08 pm IST

Trump’s MAGA moment at UN

The US backed the ideas of open democracy, free trade, and collective responsibility for the world’s security and future, which formed an influential pole in the post-World War II world, against totalitarian agendas. Trump 2.0 seems to be abandoning these values. (Getty Images via AFP)

Updated on Sept 24, 2025 08:08 pm IST

Defamation must not remain a crime

In 2016, India’s Supreme Court dismissed petitions from politicians and activists who said that the provision undermined free speech, and held that a person’s right to personal reputation was part of the fundamental right to life. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 23, 2025 09:13 pm IST

Building SEZs with labs and universities

India has an opportunity in this churn. It can look beyond the H-1B mess and work to build a research and academic ecosystem that attracts the finest minds, especially the young. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 23, 2025 09:13 pm IST

In the name of faith, worshipping noise

The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 mandate strict ambient daytime and night-time noise caps. But few care. Festivals have made this much worse. (HT Photo)

Published on Sept 22, 2025 08:57 pm IST

Losing its way by waging war

On the ground, the recognition of a Palestinian state adds up to very little as of now. The toll in the war has crossed 65,000, and millions have fled Gaza, a wasteland of the dead and debris (AFP)

Updated on Sept 22, 2025 08:57 pm IST

The many lives of Mohanlal, the artiste

Like clay in the hands of the potter or wood/stone for a sculptor, he was malleable, willing, and committed to becoming the character. (PTI)

Published on Sept 21, 2025 08:33 pm IST

Moment of reckoning

With Trump’s fatal blow to the H-1B visa, India is perhaps the worst-off among countries in terms of commercial engagement with the US. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Sept 21, 2025 08:33 pm IST

Old allies, and a new agreement

A key takeaway from the signing of the pact is that Saudi Arabia is looking beyond the US for security guarantees amid shifts in global power relations, triggered by the Trump administration’s whimsical trade and security policies. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 19, 2025 09:27 pm IST

Dovish in the dark, Fed promises more cuts

The Fed’s action should be seen as a leap of faith in the dovish direction even though there are considerable economic unknowns as far as the macroeconomy is concerned. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Sept 18, 2025 08:49 pm IST

Spare maths, and students, please

The purpose of university education is to familiarise students with evidence-based learning, its methodologies and frameworks, and prepare students to compete with the best in the world and engage in cutting-edge research in the best institutions around the world. (HT Archive)

Published on Sept 18, 2025 08:38 pm IST

Gaza is burning, Israel must put out the fire

Last week, the UNGA overwhelmingly backed a resolution (142 countries against 10) for a two-State solution in West Asia. (AFP)

Published on Sept 17, 2025 08:24 pm IST

Beating tariffs with exports

Any economic strategy that wants to promote exports has to first ensure that exporters suffer minimal damage. (AFP)

Published on Sept 17, 2025 08:23 pm IST

For political parties, it has to be POSH plus

Politics as practised by parties is a competitive arena. This makes it very necessary for political parties to institute checks and balances that prevent any form of discrimination or harassment within their fold. (HT Archive)

Published on Sept 16, 2025 08:23 pm IST

Rebuilding ties, brick by brick

While India works towards a trade deal with the US and rebuilding the overall relationship, it would be with the awareness that the fundamental basis for these ties has changed and it will not be business as usual under Trump. (AFP)

Published on Sept 16, 2025 08:22 pm IST

Build consensus for waqf reforms

All laws need to evolve over time. Only well-intentioned moves towards establishing transparency can ensure a genuine overhaul. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 15, 2025 09:48 pm IST

A rail link between Aizawl and Delhi

The fears of the North East regarding migration will have to be assuaged so that local communities and markets plug into the national economy. (@CMOMizoram/PTI)

Published on Sept 15, 2025 09:48 pm IST

New PM in office, all quiet in Kathmandu

The next few months will be crucial for Kathmandu as the promised fair probe into graft gets underway and the political class regroups to address the new situation and engage with Gen Z. (AFP)

Published on Sept 14, 2025 09:24 pm IST

Quest for peace, progress in sight

The PM’s comments in Manipur linking development to peace, his promises to help the internally displaced people, and his assurance that the government will back any attempt at restoring normalcy, hold out hope. (PMO)

Updated on Sept 14, 2025 09:24 pm IST

Signs of thaw, ties on mend

India also displayed restraint in not responding to every statement from members of Trump’s cabinet, ensuring that the exchange did not descend into a slanging match. (PTI)

Updated on Sept 12, 2025 09:05 pm IST

Polarising agendas and political violence

Kirk’s murder confirms a disturbing trend in US politics, where physical attacks on political opponents are becoming frequent. (AFP)

Updated on Sept 11, 2025 10:39 pm IST

Demographic concerns ahead

India must exorcise the ghosts of population control and focus on urgent management of the rapidly shrinking window to tap its demographic dividend. (HT Archive)

Published on Sept 11, 2025 08:58 pm IST

When Gen Z challenges the establishment

Past youth “revolutions” have floundered because they failed to build on the spirit and energy in the street for political transformation and allowed the old order to return or regressive forces to fill the vacuum. (REUTERS)

Published on Sept 10, 2025 09:42 pm IST

Israel’s reckless military actions

With Israel apparently unwilling to engage with peace plans proposed by the Arab League or other countries in the region and outside, Qatar has emerged as a crucial mediator for some time and needs to be secured as a protected site. (AP)

Updated on Sept 10, 2025 09:42 pm IST

Challenges ahead for new vice-president

C P Radhakrishnan can help the Rajya Sabha return to its true purpose — to be a voice for the states, a reasoned check on the more immediate impulses of the directly elected Lok Sabha, and to help create an atmosphere of constructive discussions. (PTI)

Published on Sept 09, 2025 11:12 pm IST

Gen Z moment in Kathmandu

The Gen Z of Nepal accesses the world through social media. Not surprisingly, Nepal’s Gen Z seems to have perceived the crackdown on social media as censorship by an ineffective government. (REUTERS)

Published on Sept 09, 2025 11:08 pm IST

Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry has lit up tennis circuit

It is heartening that Alcaraz and Sinner have found in the other a rival who will push them to seek even greater heights. (Getty Images via AFP)

Published on Sept 08, 2025 08:58 pm IST

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