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New realities of Delhi-Dhaka ties

Published on May 18, 2025 10:26 pm IST

The interim government in Dhaka led by Muhammad Yunus has taken a range of steps that appear to be aimed at whittling India’s access to Bangladesh’s markets (AFP)

A realistic pivot in India, Turkey ties

Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish State has turned Islamist and pivoted close to Pakistan (AFP)

Updated on May 16, 2025 08:31 pm IST

Questions from the President

Neither the court nor the President should allow discretionary powers to be wielded as a political tool

Published on May 15, 2025 07:30 pm IST

The K-question facing the India-US relationship

Empty boats are pictured in the Dal Lake in Srinagar on May 13, 2025. Three suspected rebels were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on May 13 in a gun battle with soldiers, the army said, the first since an attack on tourists last month brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (AFP)

Published on May 14, 2025 08:35 pm IST

An expansive idea of justice

Justice Gavai is only the second CJI from the Scheduled Castes (SC) community (Narendra Modi - X)

Published on May 14, 2025 07:49 pm IST

Temporary pause in US-China trade war

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Updated on May 13, 2025 09:06 pm IST

UK’s anti-immigrant turn will extract a price

Keir Starmer chose some ugly phrasing while announcing an overhaul of the country’s immigration policy (Bloomberg)

Updated on May 13, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Curbing sexual violence targeting non-adults

A badly needed intervention among adolescents and youth today is correcting skewed notions of gender and gender performance, especially masculinity and the so-called incel culture (AFP)

Updated on May 12, 2025 11:49 pm IST

Joy of batting, art of winning

Virat Kohli the batsman is only half the story; Kohli the captain was a transformative figure who reflected his times (PTI)

Published on May 12, 2025 11:41 pm IST

Ban on Awami League is bad news for democracy

The caretaker administration banning the Awami League seems a repeat of the Hasina-era blunders (AFP)

Published on May 11, 2025 10:35 pm IST

New boundaries for the new normal

One aspect of the new normal is India’s decision to respond to sub-conventional attacks (terror strikes, for instance) with conventional ones (military strikes) (ADG PI Indian Army - X)

Updated on May 11, 2025 10:19 pm IST

Judge in the dock, process must follow

The Indian public views the Supreme Court not merely as the guardian of constitutional rights and freedoms but also as an institution maintaining high standards of probity, and an example for other public institutions (AFP)

Updated on May 09, 2025 11:23 pm IST

For Team India, a Rohit Sharma-shaped hole

India’s tour of England begins in June, which means his successor will have little time to get into the swing of things (AP)

Updated on May 08, 2025 10:03 pm IST

An agenda-setting trade deal with UK

India should make the most of the UK’s urgency by intelligently leveraging its luxury market with our competitive advantage in mass produced goods (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 08, 2025 09:59 pm IST

Military action that is strong, non-escalatory and responsible

Over the years, Pakistan has funded and trained terrorists who targeted both military and civilian populations in J&K and beyond (Indian Army via PTI Photo)

Published on May 07, 2025 09:44 pm IST

Why Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza is flawed

International diplomacy has been a big failure in Gaza. Israel has focused on military action — talks have been in limbo since a short ceasefire ended in March — rather than negotiate the handover of the remaining hostages in the custody of Hamas (REUTERS)

Published on May 06, 2025 08:52 pm IST

Supreme Court raises the bar

The move ushers in much-needed judicial transparency at a time when the institution is battling questions of propriety over post-retirement positions, money, and political power (Hindustan Times)

Published on May 06, 2025 08:46 pm IST

The case to preserve Mangar Bani as protected heritage

Archaeologists and researchers working at the Mangar section of the range have found a trove of prehistoric tools and rock paintings from the Lower Palaeolithic age (HT Photo)

Updated on May 05, 2025 09:42 pm IST

The politics of apology

A politics of confession that encourages politicians and parties to confess and offer regret for their errors — from corruption to communal riots to unprincipled alliances and party-hopping — could surely be a cathartic experience (PTI)

Published on May 05, 2025 09:32 pm IST

Amaravati’s second life and the future of urbanisation

The return of Naidu to office in 2024 led to a revival of the project, with the Centre and World Bank agreeing to fund it (@APDeputyCMO)

Updated on May 04, 2025 10:00 pm IST

Reversal for the reforms process

The court’s order, unless it is reversed by a larger bench, threatens to jeopardise not just JSPL’s investments but also the recoveries made by BSPL’s creditors, most of which are public sector banks (REUTERS)

Updated on May 04, 2025 09:47 pm IST

Share, not fight over, the rivers

In the long-run, though, water-sharing will remain a major point of contention between Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi unless there is a serious assessment of the long-term needs, resource availability, storage and transfer infrastructure, and mitigation measures (for both dry and wet seasons)

Updated on May 02, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Hundred days that shook the US and the world

Trump’s biggest challenge is in the realm of the economy. His “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariff announcements have managed to shock the Americans more than the rest of the world (AFP)

Published on May 01, 2025 11:05 pm IST

The case for a popular government in Manipur

Chief minister Biren Singh was responsible for the mess in Manipur. His actions and pronouncements when ethnic tensions started to roil the state undermined the administration’s authority and gave the impression that it was partisan in dealing with the violence (AFP)

Published on May 01, 2025 08:32 pm IST

The return of caste census

Both the BJP and Congress now recognise that they must address caste as a political category rather than engage with it tactically through instruments of patronage (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 30, 2025 08:03 pm IST

After Pahalgam, reset in India-Afghanistan ties

It is significant that the Taliban regime condemned the terror attack that killed 26 people and said such incidents undermine regional security (ANI)

Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:00 pm IST

Keeping private schools in check

New Delhi, India. 16th April 2025: Several parents of students studying in private schools in the Delhi area staged a protest against an alleged fee hike in front of the Directorate of Education office at Delhi Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Apr 30, 2025 06:53 pm IST

The right to criticise, in good faith

Claims related to health effects must be factual and disclosure about potential adverse effects, including of specific ingredients, must be made transparently (AP)

Published on Apr 29, 2025 07:46 pm IST

Time for reset in Canada ties

The victory of Carney offers an opportunity for New Delhi and Ottawa to return to the table to reshape the overall relationship (AP)

Updated on Apr 29, 2025 07:41 pm IST

On service charges, restaurants are wrong

Salary agreements have to be made on the basis of the revenue the restaurants generate or expect to generate, not on the basis of passing on a part of the burden to the consumer through an extra charge

Published on Apr 28, 2025 08:14 pm IST

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