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    Sentencing of Sheikh Hasina and vendetta politics in Bangladesh

    editorials
    Updated on Nov 17, 2025 15:35 IST
    In the past, Hasina’s Awami League and its main opponent, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, resorted to similar measures against each other whenever they were in power. (AFP)

    INDIA bloc should reflect on Stalin’s remarks on Bihar results

    The Grand Alliance leadership procrastinated on its chief ministerial face, fought among each other in close to a dozen constituencies, its constituents spoke in different languages, and ran a relatively lacklustre campaign. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 16, 2025 16:22 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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 14, 2025 17:20 IST

    India and the global economy: expect support amid trade headwinds

    India must ensure favourable terms in the bilateral trade agreements it is negotiating. (chrisluxonmp X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 13, 2025 15:44 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 13, 2025 15:43 IST

    Air pollution in Delhi: the haze over AQI data blunts clean-up action

    Whether GRAP 3 will lift some of the grey haze blanketing the region remains to be seen. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 12, 2025 15:27 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)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 12, 2025 15:27 IST

    Pakistan’s constitutional amendment: A Country for the army, Rawalpindi asserts

    Unlike some of his predecessors who favoured reconciliation or détente with India, Munir has left little doubt about his anti-India stance. (AFP/ISPR)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 11, 2025 15:04 IST

    Women in India’s parliament: an underrepresented minority in politics

    The Constitution promises political equality, which must expand beyond the right to vote to include opportunity and representation. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 11, 2025 15:04 IST

    Assam’s new gun laws: State must not outsource citizens’ protection

    The Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, wherein the State raised village militias to counter the Maoists, led to the militarisation of the region and had to be folded up on the Supreme Court’s orders. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 10, 2025 15:58 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 10, 2025 15:57 IST

    A wake-up call for the chess world champion

    Since October 2024, Gukesh gained rating points in just two months. He has lost points in all the other months (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 9, 2025 15:03 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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    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)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 5, 2025 15:18 IST

    Zohran Mamdani: Building a politics of hope

    The Gen Z character in this result is unmistakable. The basket of Mamdani’s political views — pro-immigrant, pro-Palestine, pro-poor, anti-dynasty, anti-rich — endeared him to younger voters and won over many niche segments of the electorate. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 5, 2025 15:18 IST

    India’s women’s World Cup win: A cricket success, also a story of empowerment

    The transformation of cricket as a pan-Indian, class-agnostic sport is an empowering story that calls for celebration. (Surjeet Yadav)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 4, 2025 15:18 IST

    Trump’s nuclear talk: rethinking nuclear tests

    The main purpose of testing is validating design of weapons and calibrating them, especially given the transition to a new generation of tactical devices and miniaturised warheads. (Getty Images)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 4, 2025 15:18 IST

    J&K statehood: bridging the Centre-state divide

    Considering that J&K is a border state and a constant target of Pakistan’s terror proxies, the Centre may want to centralise all the executive powers in the LG’s office. This is a flawed approach. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 3, 2025 15:46 IST

    Trump-Xi meeting: G2 is a duopoly the world doesn’t need

    How much of this is the usual Trumpian hyperbole remains to be seen, though Beijing, in its first formal response, has spoken about continuing to practice true multilateralism and working with other countries. (@WhiteHouse X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Nov 3, 2025 15:45 IST

    The Mokama test for Bihar administration

    The arrest will resonate beyond Mokama and serve as a warning for politicians to respect the sanctity of the law. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Nov 2, 2025 15:11 IST

    Making sense of GST bonanza

    Not only does one have to wait for the data to be released in December, but one also has to see the trend for the rest of the fiscal year to ascertain whether some of the demand has just been advanced in the immediate aftermath of the rate cuts
    editorials
    Published on Nov 2, 2025 15:09 IST

    Bihar elections: NDA, Mahagathbandhan manifestos for an aspirational electorate

    If manifestos were horses, Bihar would ride to prosperity in the next five years. But who is to walk the distance between promises and implementation? (ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 31, 2025 15:55 IST

    Sheikh Hasina's poll boycott warning: A case for inclusive polls in Bangladesh

    The Yunus administration’s resolve to investigate the Hasina government’s omissions is understandable, but it must differentiate between the leader and her party. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 30, 2025 15:32 IST

    Trump-Xi meeting: Sino-US trade détente, for now

    Trump, in his characteristic style, has claimed a massive victory, while the Chinese side has dubbed the deal as proof that a complete Sino-US decoupling is in neither country’s interest. (@WhiteHouse X/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 30, 2025 15:32 IST

    Attendance policy for research scholars: Learning can’t be assessed by clock

    Student suicides in higher education institutes such as the IITs have been blamed on the absence of a balanced campus life. In fact, many campuses have introduced strict guidelines on work hours to eliminate stress caused by overwork. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 29, 2025 15:40 IST

    HAL-UAC deal: Message to the US and Russia

    At a time when the US has intensified sanctions and punitive measures over the purchases of Russian energy, New Delhi has made it clear that it will not be bullied into making decisions that affect the country’s strategic autonomy. (ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 29, 2025 15:40 IST

    Bihar’s caste plus politics

    The shift in narrative in Bihar has also been accentuated by Prashant Kishor, a political newbie but effective communicator, who has been amplifying governance issues in his campaign. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Oct 28, 2025 15:05 IST
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