Editorials

PAGE 26

Punjab and the spectre of political radicalism

Published on Mar 17, 2025 08:12 pm IST

The rise of leaders who have taken a pro-Khalistan posture indicates an expanding constituency that is soft towards radical agendas (PTI)

Preparing for the summer heat

Given that several heat-related illnesses are linked to dehydration, adequate water supply should be ensured in summer (AFP)

Published on Mar 17, 2025 08:05 pm IST

Message to RBI in inflation numbers

Barring any large supply-side shocks in the food economy, analysts believe inflation should be close to RBI’s target in the next fiscal year which will begin from April (HIndustan Times)

Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:53 pm IST

His place, in a free world

China’s efforts to have a say in the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama are not just about asserting its control over Tibet

Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:53 pm IST

Rebuilding Mumbai, reviving Maharashtra

The Ladki Bahin scheme may have propelled the Mahayuti to a decisive win last year, but it may not be sustainable in the long run. The ruling alliance realises it (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 14, 2025 09:41 pm IST

Rejuvenating the Yamuna

“Double-engine governments” in all three states and the Centre must work together to rejuvenate the Yamuna basin and ensure at least minimum e-flow in the river (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 13, 2025 08:22 pm IST

A pact to secure the Indian Ocean

India’s need to more closely monitor regional waters has grown because of China’s increased surveillance and hydrographic activities across the Indian Ocean (@DrSJaishankar)

Updated on Mar 13, 2025 08:21 pm IST

Islamabad’s Balochistan headache

Reports emerging from the province suggest the latest attack was primarily aimed against the security personnel travelling on the train (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 12, 2025 07:16 pm IST

Hits and misses in India’s big cat story

Habitat addition has not kept pace with rising tiger numbers (and other big cat populations), evident in the frequency of reports of human-tiger conflict in recent years (AP)

Published on Mar 11, 2025 07:05 pm IST

Negotiating trade deals with Europe

It is helpful that von der Leyen has been a champion of closer strategic and trade relations with India (@narendramodi)

Updated on Mar 10, 2025 07:37 pm IST

Champions Trophy win resets expectations from senior players

Whether or not Kohli and Sharma can emerge on top two years from now, when the World Cup is due, is a matter of conjecture. But the voices calling for their retirement have been shushed for now (AP)

Updated on Mar 10, 2025 07:37 pm IST

Balancing welfare and Delhi’s infrastructure

The political imperative of cash transfers and other populist handouts is widely accepted in the country today. (ANI Picture Service WhatsApp)

Updated on Mar 09, 2025 08:30 pm IST

A precarious peace in Manipur

Platforms such as the Kuki-Zo council should recognise that maximalist positions and the politics of confrontation are unsustainable in the long run (Pitamber Newar)

Updated on Mar 09, 2025 08:30 pm IST

Managing the language wars

Language has always been a major fault line in our polity, which has also shaped the contours of Indian federalism (PTI)

Published on Mar 07, 2025 07:52 pm IST

The curious case of the Hathras stampede

In cults/sects such as Pal’s, practices often originate from the so-called godmen and are often inseparable from their personalities; satsang organisers, too, respond to cues from the cult/sect leader (AP)

Published on Mar 06, 2025 07:51 pm IST

The US upheaval storms the world

Trump’s revolution is based on the premise that the ruling American establishment before him presided over an expansive and fiscally unsustainable regime at home and abroad that made life more difficult for ordinary Americans and allowed the world to exploit the US. With this simple — opponents describe it as simplistic — diagnosis, Trump’s revolution goes on to offer its prescription that has been visible over the last six weeks. (President Donald J. Trump - X)

Updated on Mar 05, 2025 07:50 pm IST

In Munde exit, signs of caste, graft faultlines

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, cognisant of the inflammatory potential of the images, acted decisively and forced Munde to step down. In the long term, Fadnavis will have to resolve the question of Maratha reservation if there’s to be peace in the state (PTI)

Updated on Mar 05, 2025 07:50 pm IST

A reality check for Bangladesh-India ties

The Muhammad Yunu-led interim government in Dhaka would do well to show greater sensitivity to New Delhi’s concerns and red lines

Published on Mar 04, 2025 07:50 pm IST

How India must tackle the obesity challenge that it faces

Given early obesity is a precursor for obesity and related complications in later life, focussed intervention among children, adolescents, and young adults, sustained over successive generations will be key

Published on Mar 04, 2025 07:49 pm IST

Navigating the great churn in global relations

The emergency gathering of the “willing coalition” of leaders from 20 European countries pledged support to Kyiv and promised to secure its sovereignty independent of Washington’s reset in its relations with Moscow (AP)

Published on Mar 03, 2025 07:59 pm IST

Spotlight on Sebi’s conduct

By leaving room for doubt, regulators carve the path for judicial intervention. This undermines their authority, creating a parallel, quasi-appellate system via the courts (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 03, 2025 07:55 pm IST

Securing the growth path

Now, economic policy must preserve the relative comfort of the country being the world’s fastest growing major economy and boost future growth. It will take reforms, focused bilateral trade deals (AFP)

Published on Mar 02, 2025 08:50 pm IST

NOAA downsizing is opportunity in crisis

The agency’s severely depleted strength will dent climate monitoring, research, and modelling given it plays a strategic role in all of this across the globe (Bloomberg)

Updated on Mar 02, 2025 08:47 pm IST

Call for polls gets louder in Dhaka

While Muhammad Yunus is highly regarded, the interim government has little to show so far when it comes to the handling of Bangladesh’s economic problems or the restoration of complete normalcy following the chaos and instability that accompanied last year’s uprising (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:00 am IST

Mercantilist view of US citizenship

Demonstrators from the Binational Migrant Organization hold up a 'pinata' depicting incoming US President Donald Trump during a protest against his inauguration outside the US embassy in Mexico City on January 20, 2025.

Updated on Feb 27, 2025 08:23 pm IST

Saving Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden

Chandigarh, India March 14: View of Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Saturday, March 13,2020.Photo by Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times

Updated on Feb 27, 2025 08:23 pm IST

Red lines that legislatures, lawmakers must respect

While overturning Sunil Kumar Singh’s expulsion from the Bihar legislative council, the apex court said that though legislatures have the authority to discipline members, the penalties they impose must pass the judicial test (Facebook/Sunil Kumar Singh)

Published on Feb 26, 2025 07:57 pm IST

The representation challenge for the Centre

Any redistribution which works on the basis of current population numbers will lead to a drastic fall in the north-south balance in India’s national legislative (PTI)

Updated on Feb 26, 2025 07:49 pm IST

US policy flips and a new climate order

US President Donald Trump listens as French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room to the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Feb 25, 2025 08:04 pm IST

Tackling farm distress in a focussed manner

FILE PHOTO: A farmer walks in a corn field in Krishna district in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Almaas Masood/File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 24, 2025 08:33 pm IST

SHARE

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

25
26
27
...

Home / Editorials

Copyright © 2026 HT Digital Streams Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Your Subscription Plan

Saved Articles

Subscribe Now!

Follow Us On