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Cost of Trump’s many trade wars

This disruption should be seen as a global shock rather than some new zero-sum game to India’s advantage (Bloomberg)
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 14:57 IST

New front in the federalism debate

The Justice Joseph committee could also enrich the ongoing conversation on federalism and even help reset the contours of the Centre-state relations, especially regarding the fraught matters of delimitation and revenues (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 16, 2025 14:19 IST

Polls in sight, churn in Bihar politics

Paras has spoken fondly about Lalu Prasad suggesting that he may consider joining the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan
Published on Apr 15, 2025 15:19 IST

Keep the cash for bad times

If there is a point to quibble over, it is that the Union government is reaping windfall gains by using a special duty. This is not part of the divisible pool, which means it is not shared with states (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 15, 2025 15:15 IST

The Waqf disquiet in West Bengal

While the state’s political leadership can disagree with the Act, the CM and her team must ensure social peace (PTI)
Published on Apr 14, 2025 14:56 IST

The message from Bengaluru

The Congress’s Karnataka unit is more of a rainbow of castes, interest groups and communities, which can unravel if it pushes hard with the survey (Siddaramaih - X)
Published on Apr 14, 2025 14:33 IST

A reshaping of federalism

The court was aware of the historic nature of the judgment and carefully considered the question of judicial overreach (ANI)
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 15:44 IST

Towards closure on 26/11 attacks

Justice must be served in Rana’s case, but equally the focus must be on exposing the role of those within Pakistan’s military and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) who facilitated the LeT in going ahead with the attacks (AFP)
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 15:18 IST

The road ahead for HEI accreditation

The assessment body must consider institutionalising sustained stakeholder feedback to make its system more responsive to the actual demand-base it needs to cater for — the country’s students
Published on Apr 10, 2025 14:45 IST

Decoding Trump’s tariff pause

Trump 2.0 has managed to unleash a kind of uncertainty on the global economic order, which will have a crippling effect on long-term economic decisions not just in financial markets but also the real economy (Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Apr 10, 2025 14:40 IST

A diminished Iran talks to America

There is good reason for drawing Iran back into nuclear talks — experts believe Tehran could soon have enough weapons-grade uranium to make a nuclear warhead. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY (via REUTERS)
Published on Apr 9, 2025 13:38 IST

Rate action with eye on trade war

The only significant tailwind for India at the moment is the global bear market in commodity prices which will not just help control inflation but could also neutralise GDP headwinds to an extent in things such as energy imports as the import component goes down (ANI Grab)
Updated on Apr 9, 2025 13:36 IST

Defining Raj Bhavans’ remit

The practice of indefinitely sitting on bills passed by the legislative assembly undermine electoral democracy and violate the spirit of the Constitution (ANI Pic Service)
Published on Apr 8, 2025 13:40 IST

A barometer of Trump turmoil

Monday’s market mayhem reinforces the importance of two essential behaviour among retail investors : long-term thinking and balanced asset allocation (AFP)
Updated on Apr 7, 2025 14:43 IST

CSK must tackle its Dhoni problem

Dhoni looks like a player who has reached his limit but refuses to acknowledge it (PTI)
Published on Apr 6, 2025 13:35 IST

Goodwill pays off in Colombo

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake repeated his assurance that he would not allow Sri Lankan soil to be used against Indian interests and made it clear that this would also apply to the waters around the island nation (AFP)
Updated on Apr 6, 2025 13:30 IST

Dealing with the Waqf storm

Kolkata, India - April 4, 2025: Joint Forum For Waqf Protection stage a protest rally against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata, India, on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 4, 2025 16:13 IST

America’s war with the world

Trump’s latest decision is a classic case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 3, 2025 14:45 IST

Dhaka’s self goal in Beijing

Yunus’s exaggerated claim as “guardian of the ocean” exposes his ignorance of geography (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 2, 2025 14:15 IST

Standing with the law of the land

Maharashtra’s political agenda can’t revolve around the memory of a divisive ruler from the past, and the government must uphold the law (PTI)
Updated on Apr 2, 2025 05:50 IST

Recalibration of India-China ties

It isn’t lost on anyone that the outreach came a day ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of wide-ranging trade tariffs against countries including India and China (ANI)
Updated on Apr 1, 2025 15:08 IST

Larger lesson in welfare dispute

The funding-implementation asymmetry in centrally sponsored schemes (CSSs) — the Union government provide the funds and state governments implement them — is always a delicate equilibrium which can be destabilised easily (ANI)
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 13:59 IST