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    Moscow Format: The new great game in Af-Pak

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    Updated on Oct 8, 2025 14:40 IST
    The Moscow Format’s joint statement speaks against any US military infrastructure, not just in Afghanistan, but even in neighbouring countries. (AP)

    Lecornu resignation: France’s elusive search for political stability

    That Lecornu is the third prime minister to resign in less than a year reveals a lot about the unsettled nature of the French polity. (AP)
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    Published on Oct 7, 2025 15:58 IST

    Why green firecrackers for Diwali are still bad news for Delhi

    There is nothing green or safe about “green” firecrackers. They pollute a little less (30% less particulate matter and fewer heavy metals), but they still pollute. (HT Archive)
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    Updated on Oct 7, 2025 15:58 IST

    Bihar assembly polls may see the beginning of post-Mandal politics

    The duo of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad kept politics in Bihar, unlike in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, tethered firmly to caste, and mostly avoided faith. Nitish broadened the framework of identity politics to include gender by tailoring public policy and affirmative action. (HT Archive)
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    Published on Oct 6, 2025 15:57 IST

    Diet and politics of the climate crisis

    The share of the world’s population that is in the “safe and just space” — where people’s rights and food needs are met within planetary boundaries — is below 1%. (Getty Images via AFP)
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    Updated on Oct 5, 2025 16:28 IST

    Cough syrup-linked deaths highlight need for better regulation

    In 2023, the WHO issued alerts on Indian cough syrups after the deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan. At the time, many attempted to spin it as the failure of controls abroad on storage and transport, leading to contamination. (PTI)
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    Updated on Oct 5, 2025 16:28 IST

    Sending out the wrong message

    The clinching argument on why domestic politics is wasted on foreign audiences is that they do not have a vote. (HT Photo)
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    Updated on Oct 3, 2025 15:22 IST

    Artist in exile: In Doha, a tribute to MF Husain

    Lawh Wa Qalam is coming up at a time when there is increasing interest worldover in Indian art and non-western modernist art. For sure, it will, over the years, become a must-visit spot for art lovers. (Qatar Foundation via PTI)
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    Published on Oct 2, 2025 15:34 IST

    Restating a legacy link

    Greater efforts must be made to make the India-Russia relationship more forward-looking, especially in areas such as investment, technology and security. (@PMOIndia X/ANI)
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    Updated on Oct 2, 2025 15:34 IST

    Dose of caution in the optimism

    Is the Indian economy in the so-called Goldilocks state, where it is neither too hot nor too cold? There is good reason to exercise some caution in jumping to this conclusion. (HT Archive)
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    Published on Oct 1, 2025 15:30 IST

    Towards a durable peace in West Asia

    The prospects of reconstructing Gaza as an international city may be alluring, but its distinct character as a Palestinian homeland will need to be preserved. (AFP)
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    Published on Oct 1, 2025 15:30 IST

    Rebuild the ground for dialogue in Ladakh

    The demand for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to Ladakh must be seen in the context of the provision of governance and development to the region, instead of being over-read as a conspiracy against the nation. (ANI)
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    Published on Sep 30, 2025 15:31 IST

    Dealing with a suicide crisis

    Keeping a suicide crisis under check will need the nation to think beyond suicide helplines. These helplines are certainly important, but accessed as they are at a much later stage in the progression of suicidal behaviour, a comprehensive prevention outlook is needed. (HT Archive)
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    Updated on Sep 30, 2025 15:31 IST

    Reinforcing New Delhi, Moscow relations

    At a time when the US continues to criticise India’s purchases of Russian energy and military hardware, Lavrov was categorical in asserting that there is “no threat” to the relationship (@DrSJaishankar/X via PTI)
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    Published on Sep 29, 2025 15:23 IST

    Reinventing India in US mainstream

    The MAGA movement is ideological, but its world view is transactional. This gives New Delhi room to negotiate without compromising its national interests and abandoning its pursuit of multipolarity in global affairs. (@State_SCA/X via PTI)
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    Updated on Sep 29, 2025 15:22 IST

    Lessons from Karur stampede for political rallies

    Mega rallies should be allowed only in large open spaces, with clear entry and exit routes, crowd control personnel, and medical emergency facilities (AFP)
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    Updated on Sep 28, 2025 17:07 IST

    Snakes in the backyard

    Jaishankar’s remark that those who condone nations sponsoring terror “will find that it comes back to bite them” is a timely reminder of the fallout of the activities of Pakistan-based terror organisations, against the backdrop of the newfound bohomie between Pakistan and the US (S Jaishankar-X)
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    Updated on Sep 28, 2025 17:02 IST

    Games that nations play

    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)
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    Updated on Sep 26, 2025 15:36 IST

    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)
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    Updated on Sep 25, 2025 15:51 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)
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    Published on Sep 25, 2025 15:51 IST

    In Stan Swamy case, justice system on trial

    The Jesuit priest was one of 16 people arrested under the UAPA for his alleged role in the violence that broke out at Maharashtra’s Bhima Koregaon in 2018. Despite the provisions invoked and high-profile charges, trial has not begun in a single case. (HT Archive)
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    Published on Sep 24, 2025 14:38 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 24, 2025 14:38 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)
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    Updated on Sep 23, 2025 15:43 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)
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    Updated on Sep 23, 2025 15:43 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 22, 2025 15:27 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)
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    Updated on Sep 22, 2025 15:27 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)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 21, 2025 15:03 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 21, 2025 15:03 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 19, 2025 15:57 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)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 18, 2025 15:19 IST
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