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    Cost of failing the passengers

    editorials
    Published on Dec 4, 2025 16:59 IST
    Even as the DGCA reviews the airline’s schedule ahead of the holiday season, and audits its staffing, it should also ensure adequate recompense for passengers and penalise the airline for its behaviour. (REUTERS)

    Reforming urban land registration

    The reform is important for multiple reasons, although it needs to be recognised that in isolation, it will not completely solve all the ills that plague property transactions. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Dec 4, 2025 16:59 IST

    China’s demographic despair & desperate measures

    Over the past few years, the Chinese State has been scrambling to undo the disastrous effects of its one-child policy. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Dec 3, 2025 15:40 IST

    Putin’s India visit and a new deal for India-Russia ties

    The India-Russia Summit and other meetings around it must go beyond mere optics and the established script to open up new areas of cooperation and business. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Dec 3, 2025 15:40 IST

    Biological weapons pact needs an overhaul

    Much has changed since due to advances in biology and technology, which renders the existing BWC pact more of a moral instrument than an effective treaty against the use of biological weapons. (@DrSJaishankar X via PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Dec 2, 2025 16:42 IST

    Securing cellphones

    The government’s intention may have been to tackle cybercrime, but given the centrality of the mobile phone in today’s world, concerns over privacy are only to be expected. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Dec 2, 2025 16:42 IST

    Left-wing Extremism fight needs a development focus

    The State’s recent military assertion against the Maoists — many have been killed and larger numbers have surrendered — has prepared the ground for the Naxal heartland to emerge from the shadow of the gun and join India’s democratic mainstream. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Dec 1, 2025 16:12 IST

    In pursuit of a SMART police

    From the lived experience of citizens to court orders on encounter and custodial killings, it is well-documented that the police and policing need to change in radical ways. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Dec 1, 2025 16:12 IST

    The message in high growth

    The latest GDP numbers do point to a healthy state of economic activity, which could, with careful policy intervention
    editorials
    Published on Nov 30, 2025 14:15 IST

    Recalibrating Russia ties with an eye on the EU

    It will be an opportunity for India to reassert its strategic autonomy by revitalising defence and economic ties with Russia, especially as there are indications that the two sides are close to big-ticket outcomes in areas ranging from military hardware to civil nuclear cooperation (via REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 30, 2025 14:08 IST

    Taming abuse and hate online

    The platforms’ inability in moderating audio-visual content in non-English languages at scale is not merely a technical limitation — it reflects prioritisation choices about where to invest resources
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 28, 2025 17:00 IST

    Why India must host global sports events

    The choice of Ahmedabad also suggests a push to expand sporting infrastructure beyond the national capital, which has been the preferred city for large international sporting events. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 27, 2025 15:17 IST

    REPM scheme: Move to secure a rare resource

    The scheme, from details that are public, pretty much follows the larger framework of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 27, 2025 15:17 IST

    Why India failed the South Africa Test

    A team in transition such as this one needs a coach who is inspirational, strategically sound, and who possesses excellent communication and inter-personnel skills. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 26, 2025 15:54 IST

    Big Tech and public discourse in the guise of anonymity

    The chaos from X’s paid verification feature forced Musk to suspend the programme after just three days, but the damage was done. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 26, 2025 15:54 IST

    Slipping in Shanghai

    New Delhi and Beijing have also found common ground in international forums, partly due to President Donald Trump’s unilateral America First policies and partly because China has seemingly abandoned its expansionist approach to its neighbours. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 25, 2025 15:42 IST

    Waking up to air pollution in NCR

    Pollution in the national Capital and abutting cities is a legacy issue and can be resolved only by adapting a scientific approach and working out a long-term plan. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 25, 2025 15:42 IST

    Regulating social media for children

    A 2023 survey found almost two out of three Indian children aged 9-17, from urban areas, spend three or more hours on social media. Against such a backdrop, there is perhaps a need for a regulatory architecture. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 24, 2025 15:59 IST

    Making India’s judicial language free of prejudices

    Job titles often suggest caste functions and carry prejudices rooted in notions of ritual pollution. Renaming them is, thus, a step towards making the judiciary prejudice-free. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 24, 2025 15:59 IST

    Johannesburg G20 marks a Global South moment

    India, South Africa, and other nations in the Global South have made it clear that the age of global hegemons is over (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 23, 2025 14:53 IST

    The case for the new labour codes

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

    Student suicides in India: Sound mind in a sound body

    Schools and colleges must intensify mapping behaviour, risk monitoring, and sensitivity training among teachers and other staff. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 21, 2025 15:24 IST

    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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 19, 2025 15:31 IST

    Supreme court on ex post facto green clearances: diluting green protection

    The majority decision to recall the judgment not only buttresses the acceptability of regularising environmental non-compliance but also undermines the deterrence value of the regulatory regime. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 19, 2025 15:31 IST

    Why Rajinikanth is THE pan-Indian pop culture icon and one of his kind

    Rajinikanth
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 19, 2025 09:47 IST

    Death of Madvi Hidma: Maoist movement in disarray

    The death of Hidma is also significant because he, an Adivasi, was part of a younger generation of leaders groomed to lead the outfit. (CPRF via PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 18, 2025 15:20 IST

    Eden Gardens Test: Losing home advantage on doctored pitches

    Eden Gardens saw great crowds for its first Test in six years, but the match itself ended within three days. The demand for such pitches, thus, does a disservice to spectators and the game itself. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 18, 2025 15:20 IST

    RJD family drama has lessons for all parties

    The business of politics is like in any family-run enterprise: Transition in the leadership of a political family can be torturous unless talent, drawn from the ranks, is privileged over blood ties. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 17, 2025 15:35 IST
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