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Refreshing India, EU relationship

Updated on Sept 08, 2025 08:58 pm IST

The work being done by India and the EU on the trade deal dovetails with their efforts to impart greater strategic substance to their bilateral partnership. (DPR PMO/ANI)

A long march ahead for theaterisation in India

The government must ensure clear timelines are put in place and necessary changes are implemented. (@SpokespersonMoD X/ANI Photo)

Published on Sept 07, 2025 09:22 pm IST

No sheltering terror finance

At their meeting in June, Modi and Carney agreed to forge a constructive bilateral relationship “grounded in mutual respect for concerns and sensitivities”, and the recent decision to appoint high commissioners in each other’s capitals has helped take reconciliation forward. (DPR PMO/ANI Photo)

Published on Sept 07, 2025 09:22 pm IST

In Manipur, a ray of hope

Despite thousands of security personnel, sporadic violence has continued. Previous attempts to restore normalcy, including initiatives to start bus services that resulted in civilian casualties, underscore how quickly progress can unravel. (PTI)

Published on Sept 05, 2025 08:34 pm IST

Rising anxiety about falling fertility rate

Gurugram, India - June 28, 2021: A health worker administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child during a national Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) program at the slums of Nathupur Village, in DLF Phase I, in Gurugram, India, on Monday, June 28, 2021. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sept 04, 2025 10:02 pm IST

Making GST lean and low

The GST Council’s decision needs to be praised as it has given a boost, both material as well as sentimental, to consumer sentiment, especially among the non-rich, ahead of the critical festive season. (@FinMinIndia X via PTI)

Published on Sept 04, 2025 10:01 pm IST

The Maratha quota conundrum, again

The demand for reservation for Marathas, numerically and politically the state’s dominant community, largely emanates from the agrarian belt of Marathwada that has remained educationally backward and desperately poor. (PTI)

Published on Sept 03, 2025 09:09 pm IST

No normalising jail without trial

In the case of Khalid, Imam and others, five (or more) years have elapsed since their incarceration, giving enough time to the police to collect and present evidence. (HT Archive)

Published on Sept 03, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Dealing with extreme, hyperlocal rainfall

As weather watch does its bit, the Centre, states, and local bodies must make climate resilience a proactive function. (PTI)

Published on Sept 02, 2025 08:47 pm IST

SCO triggers US unease

The SCO joint declaration expressed the bloc’s opposition to “unilateral coercive measures” of an economic nature that go against the rules of the World Trade Organisation and negatively affect the global economy. (DPR PMO/ANI)

Published on Sept 02, 2025 08:47 pm IST

No complacency on growth headwinds

The disruption of 50% US tariff and its disproportionate impact on India’s labour-intensive manufacturing pockets will have to be tracked carefully to unleash effective mitigation. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2025 09:48 pm IST

Rebuilding ties with pragmatism

A pragmatic approach towards rebuilding of ties with China will serve India well, but more will need to be done to address the trust deficit that has plagued bilateral relations in recent years. (AP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2025 09:48 pm IST

Wrecking a relationship

Central to Navarro’s claim about India aiding Russia’s war effort is the purchase of Russian oil. The context of that decision — and the hypocrisy in the US stance — has been eloquently explained by Jaishankar. (Bloomberg)

Published on Aug 29, 2025 08:59 pm IST

The 2030 CWG push for the 2036 Olympics

The 2010 CWG held in Delhi is mostly remembered for the delays and corruption, but beyond that, the construction of new sports complexes alongside major renovations to venues helped Indian athletes greatly. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 28, 2025 08:37 pm IST

Making a case for transparency

The row has hit the court at a time when the collegium system is battling both political attacks from the executive and genuine criticism over its lack of representation and diversity, especially on counts of gender and caste. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 27, 2025 08:26 pm IST

New export markets as cure to US trade barriers

Under Donald Trump, the US has shed away even a pretense of adhering to the rules-based order or being mindful of the interests of even its closest partners (REUTERS)

Published on Aug 27, 2025 08:26 pm IST

Dangerous curb on free speech

The court is right in pointing out that marginalised communities should not bear the brunt of tasteless humour, but to legislate against poor taste or vulgarity is risky in a country where the police are often zealous in booking ordinary citizens. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 08:09 pm IST

Bidding goodbye to the last of the MiG-21s

In the 1990s, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, the MiG-21 faced a crisis. The drying up of the supply chain, including spare parts, meant that the plane became a risky entity. (PTI)

Published on Aug 26, 2025 08:09 pm IST

Pursuing probity in public life

The government, for its part, has already declared that the bill is driven by a desire to ensure probity in public life, and that the Opposition needs to explain to people why it doesn’t want this. (Sansad TV via PTI)

Updated on Aug 25, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Building weapons for the wars of future

India has either acquired or developed several components needed for an effective air defence shield, and the focus should now be on identifying the vital installations and economic facilities that need to be guarded against enemy attack. (Defense Ministry via PTI)

Published on Aug 25, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Washington’s MAGA voice in New Delhi

The current tensions in the relationship could be exacerbated if Gor, who subscribes to the Make America Great Again agenda, pushes the maximalist position embraced by the Trump administration on trade (REUTERS)

Published on Aug 24, 2025 08:54 pm IST

Free speech in the crosswires

Police overreach and vaguely worded provisions cannot be allowed to pose a risk to constitutional guarantees

Updated on Aug 24, 2025 08:50 pm IST

In Russia, reboot of legacy connect

New Delhi and Moscow should work closely to address impediments in bilateral trade in sectors other than defence and oil, and as suggested, discuss services. (AP)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 09:04 pm IST

Self-interest as foreign policy

Any extension of CPEC to Afghanistan will be a red flag to the Indian side, which has been working on connectivity initiatives centred around Iran’s Chabahar port to bolster trade with Afghanistan and the Central Asian States. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 21, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Why high GST rate on insurance is a bad idea

The government should make sure that insurance companies do not increase their premiums to neutralise the cost-saving effect of the possible abolition of GST on insurance premiums. (@FinMinIndiaX via PTI)

Published on Aug 21, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Looking for the forest, losing the way in lexicon

A scientific understanding of what constitutes a forest in a particular geography, with its unique climatological canvas is what Haryana needs. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 20, 2025 08:13 pm IST

Desirable, but unfeasible

It is not difficult to imagine that the three bills can turn the police or probe bodies into political weapons used to destabilise unfriendly governments in the same way that Article 356 once did. (Sansad TV/ANI Grab)

Updated on Aug 20, 2025 08:13 pm IST

Relationship on the mend

Compared to the position the two countries were in at this time last year, there has been considerable progress, which bodes well for the normalisation of the overall relationship. (DPR PMO/ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 19, 2025 11:34 pm IST

Why welfare schemes get public, party backing

Women, under the Ladki Bahin Scheme, can now provide for their children’s education, use this money to start entrepreneurial activity and have seen their creditworthiness, both institutional and non-institutional, increase. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 19, 2025 08:54 pm IST

Firewalling the poll process from politics

Instead of resorting to examples involving mothers and daughters to grandstand on privacy, the poll body should consider issuing objective rebuttals of the allegations made, like it did when charges were made against electronic voting machines earlier. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 18, 2025 08:49 pm IST

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