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    In Manipur, a ray of hope

    editorials
    Published on Sep 5, 2025 15:04 IST
    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)

    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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 4, 2025 16:32 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 4, 2025 16:31 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 3, 2025 15:39 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 3, 2025 15:39 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 2, 2025 15:17 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 2, 2025 15:17 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 31, 2025 16:18 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 31, 2025 16:18 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 29, 2025 15:29 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 28, 2025 15:07 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 27, 2025 14:56 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 27, 2025 14:56 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 26, 2025 14:39 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 26, 2025 14:39 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 25, 2025 14:58 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 14:58 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 24, 2025 15:24 IST

    Free speech in the crosswires

    Police overreach and vaguely worded provisions cannot be allowed to pose a risk to constitutional guarantees
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 24, 2025 15:20 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 22, 2025 15:34 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 21, 2025 14:58 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 21, 2025 14:58 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 20, 2025 14:43 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 20, 2025 14:43 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 19, 2025 18:04 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)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 19, 2025 15:24 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 18, 2025 15:19 IST

    NDA’s choice for Vice President

    Politics apart, CP Radhakrishnan’s likely ascent to the VP’s office enhances regional diversity in high public office (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 18, 2025 15:18 IST

    Stalemate in Alaska is a gain for Moscow

    It will be foolhardy for the Europeans to expect the US to play its traditional role even though they have no choice but to continue with Trump as the only broker who has a direct line to Putin. (@mfa_russia via PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2025 15:15 IST

    Reforming the GST regime

    While Modi announced that the reforms to the GST, especially on the slab front, would likely be rolled out before Diwali (second half of October), a GST Council meeting is yet to be notified. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 17, 2025 15:15 IST
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