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In Bengaluru flood, a pre-monsoon lesson

Published on May 20, 2025 14:27 IST

This problem is not exclusive to Bengaluru. Most Indian cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad among others — experience floods and waterlogging after seasonal and unseasonal downpours (PTI)

President vs SC revives the federalism fault line

The Constitution is silent on timelines for gubernatorial and Presidential action on state bills, though it was not written with the view that Governors and the President would keep state bills pending (Hindustan Times)

Published on May 19, 2025 14:04 IST

Urging Pakistan to course correct

It is significant that the IMF report announcing these new conditions has pointedly stated that the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, especially if they deteriorate further or are sustained, could heighten enterprise risks to the fiscal, external and reform goals of the bailout (AFP)

Updated on May 19, 2025 13:53 IST

The US economy is generating more anxiety than stability

Trump 2.0’s economic flip-flops have forced everybody to ask existential questions about the longevity of the current US-led economic order (AFP)

Published on May 18, 2025 17:02 IST

New realities of Delhi-Dhaka ties

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)

Published on May 18, 2025 16:56 IST

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 15:01 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 14:00 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 15:05 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 14:19 IST

Temporary pause in US-China trade war

HT Image

Updated on May 13, 2025 15:36 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 15:29 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 18:19 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 18:11 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 17:05 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 16:49 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 9, 2025 17:53 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 8, 2025 16:33 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 8, 2025 16:29 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 7, 2025 16:14 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 6, 2025 15:22 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 6, 2025 15:16 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 5, 2025 16:12 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 5, 2025 16:02 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 4, 2025 16:30 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 4, 2025 16:17 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 2, 2025 15:50 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 1, 2025 17:35 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 1, 2025 15:02 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 14:33 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 14:30 IST

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