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    Beyond Munir’s nuclear bluster

    editorials
    Published on Aug 11, 2025 16:39 IST
    There are obvious domestic considerations behind Munir’s jingoistic rhetoric, including the consolidation of his position following his elevation to field marshal after four days of hostilities with India in May. (REUTERS)

    Academic who foregrounded Dalit issues in Indian sociology

    Even after independence, the majority of Dalits lived under dire social and economic conditions. However, some were undoubtedly inspired by the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and thus aspired to be embraced by the new India as scholars, educators, and intellectuals. (ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 11, 2025 13:11 IST

    Choice should guide language policy for schools

    A more liberal language policy will make Tamil Nadu’s progressive education policy even better (Wikipedia)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2025 15:00 IST

    Headed to Alaska, hoping for a thaw

    A Trump-Putin deal will have an impact on India since the stated reason behind Washington’s threat to impose a punitive tariff is centred on New Delhi’s trade with Moscow (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 10, 2025 14:49 IST

    India’s past resilience shows the way forward

    We’ll face challenges in our journey ahead. All we need to do is take a vow to deal with at least one social vice on Independence Day (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2025 14:37 IST

    Securing the poll process

    When complaints were raised about electronic voting machines in the past, ECI sought to rebut them by organising public demonstrations of the working of machines and explaining how EVMs are secured during the elections. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 8, 2025 15:07 IST

    New red lines in trade talks

    Thanks to the Green Revolution and its iterative versions in dairy and fisheries, India is now self-sufficient in food production and even a major exporter of many products. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 7, 2025 15:42 IST

    When fries turn out to be a hot potato

    Childhood obesity — with strong links to T2D in later years — is on the rise in the country, as consumption of fried potato-based snacks has boomed over the past few decades. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 7, 2025 15:42 IST

    Steady course in uncertain times

    As RBI itself pointed out, the existing benign inflation environment — an annual forecast of 3.1% — is largely on account of food prices. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 6, 2025 14:51 IST

    State must heed apex court’s lament on probes

    The relationship between the State and citizens was to have changed after Independence, but policing has refused to abandon its colonial legacy, which endows it with absolute power and allows it to ignore the rights given to all citizens. (ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 6, 2025 14:51 IST

    Oval win heralds new era for Indian cricket

    In sports, teams are often judged from a historical perspective — can they repeat Wadekar & Co’s heroics from 1971 or do what Kapil’s devils did in 1986? Are they as good as Dravid’s series-winning team from 2007? It is a measure of this team’s success that they are now part of that lore. (@BCCI X/ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 5, 2025 15:38 IST

    India-US ties in the crosswires

    India-US ties have evolved from the Cold War days, to achieve a relatively balanced relationship based on mutual respect, democratic values, and strategic interests. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 5, 2025 15:37 IST

    Limits of Dhaka’s showtrial politics

    Barring the stabilisation of the internal situation, there are few signs that Bangladesh’s interim government has implemented other reforms or really begun preparing for free and fair elections. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 4, 2025 15:14 IST

    Speaking for Jharkhand

    Shibu Soren’s political biography is synonymous with the history of the rise of the Jharkhandi identity and the Jharkhand state. (ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 4, 2025 15:14 IST

    Making school fee regulation work

    Private schools have to be an option available to students, not the only alternative to underperforming government schools. (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 3, 2025 16:03 IST

    The measure of justice

    Delayed and prolonged trials increase the cost of justice, and the process becomes a punishment for the complainants, especially when the latter come from the underprivileged sections of society, as in the Prajwal Revanna case. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 3, 2025 16:03 IST

    Shadow over India-US ties

    What Trump has sought to do, in effect, is insist that the US should have a say in determining India’s strategic choices, even after New Delhi has made it clear that it would prefer to maintain strategic autonomy based on national interests. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 1, 2025 15:43 IST

    The law of driving on Indian roads

    The Supreme Court’s observation that sudden and unannounced braking is negligence, particularly if it endangers others, could be read as a response to the high human toll. (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 31, 2025 15:12 IST

    No one is guilty in Malegaon case

    Time-bound probes and faster trials are necessary not just to ensure timely justice but also to reduce the pain of waiting for closure. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 31, 2025 15:12 IST

    Dealbreaker from Trump?

    Given the fact that India faced very little tariffs on its exports to the US, the 25%-plus tariff will hurt. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 30, 2025 15:27 IST

    SIR and the sanctity of electoral democracy

    Election is mostly the only occasion when the small man in India gains a voice. The vote is the only weapon he has at hand to enforce accountability in governance. (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 30, 2025 15:27 IST

    Battling caste in Tamil Nadu

    The exhaustive Justice Chandru report found shocking evidence of not just deep-rooted caste prejudice in institutions but also a reluctance by heads of institutions to even recognise the malaise, let alone act against it. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 29, 2025 16:24 IST

    Gender revolution on the chessboard

    Deshmukh’s rise and success are a part of the modern chapter that has already seen women become gold medal winners at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. (ANI Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 29, 2025 16:24 IST

    SIR challenge for the poll panel

    The ECI, which has a stellar record in conducting elections, has come under scrutiny for potential overreach, and the Opposition has raised questions about its conduct. (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 28, 2025 15:26 IST

    Turn Gaza pause for aid into a ceasefire

    Israel blocked aid even as the World Food Programme claimed 90,000 women and children needed urgent treatment for malnutrition. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 28, 2025 15:26 IST

    Lessons from the Rajasthan school tragedy

    If students and their parents can’t feel confident about the safety of a school building — a basic ask — and are unable to undertake out-of-pocket expenses for private schooling, it is a short path to rising dropout rates (ANI Twitter)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 27, 2025 14:42 IST

    The rumble in Bihar NDA

    The perception that law and order in Bihar has deteriorated is gaining ground — which is why Chirag Paswan’s remarks will hurt the NDA, and particularly, the JD(U) (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 27, 2025 14:39 IST

    Ecostani | Vijai Sharma: Climate negotiator who once confronted Jairam Ramesh

    Vijai Sharma.
    editorials
    Published on Jul 27, 2025 09:38 IST

    India & UK pull down tariff raj

    At a time when the consensus on global trade governance is crumbling, the CETSA can be a template for India’s ongoing negotiations with other advanced economies such as the US and the EU. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 25, 2025 15:25 IST

    Some interesting details about India's governors: Part 3 | Number Theory

    Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu.
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 25, 2025 04:37 IST
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