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    Total collapse of accountability

    editorials
    Updated on Sep 6, 2026 16:40 IST
    As the debris is cleared and rescue operations are mounted, foremost on the mind of Delhi’s residents would be the well-being of the young boys who were inside the building at the time of collapse. (AFP)

    An ambitious defence vision

    The four pillars of the Raksha document on defence diplomacy are forging global strategic partnerships better aligned with India’s national security objectives, capacity building through joint military exercises and training, ramping up defence exports by making India a reliable defence manufacturing hub, and enhancing New Delhi’s role in security across the Indian Ocean. (PIB/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 4, 2026 16:10 IST

    Forex boost delivered, over to markets now

    India’s macro-credibility, when backed with the sovereign’s commitment, remains strong with investors. The challenge is to make India’s markets as convincing about their long-term returns. (ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 3, 2026 15:30 IST

    Climate models’ clarity on calamity

    Last week, a flash flood in the Bhotekoshi river killed more than a thousand people in Nepal and left thousands more missing. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 3, 2026 15:30 IST

    Cruelty has no place in the classroom

    Annual ACER reports show that across India, students cannot read or solve mathematical problems at several levels below their own, and UDISE surveys underline serious problems of dropout at the secondary school level. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 2, 2026 16:44 IST

    The uncertain new world

    It is tragicomic that after a negotiated détente, the two countries have stumbled into a second round of a war. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 2, 2026 16:36 IST

    A fail-proof tactic called Lionel Messi

    The 39-year-old’s retirement from international football marks the end of an era in which where Argentina employed a simple tactic: give it to Messi. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 1, 2026 15:53 IST

    Making the SCO work for India

    The first issue the government, therefore, must worry about is that the institution still lacks a centralised consensus. Not only this, the asymmetrical dominance China enjoys in the grouping greatly influences any emergent consensus. (DPR PMO/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 15:53 IST

    Growing dangers in the Himalayas

    The August 26 flash flood in Nepal, though, has now brought to the fore a mechanically different threat altogether: hanging glaciers, a mountain-side mass of ice, perched on a slope, collapsing and triggering catastrophic floods. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 31, 2026 15:19 IST

    Decoding 7.8% GDP growth

    It is still important that the West Asia war and its economic disruption end soon. If it does not end soon, the economic consequences will be more severe than what the June quarter numbers indicate. (WANA via Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 31, 2026 15:18 IST

    Real state of play for US in Venezuelan oil

    Venezuela’s oil fields have suffered from decades of mismanagement and will require a massive capital infusion to scale up production as well as profits. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 30, 2026 15:52 IST

    Blind to toxicity in relationships

    Investigation into the deaths of Nikki Bhati, Twisha Sharma, and Deepika Nagar, to name just a few victims of dowry demands, revealed months of regular harassment and violence that began soon after their weddings. (ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 30, 2026 15:55 IST

    The lesson from student suicides

    A Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force termed student suicides an “epidemic” earlier this year. It found 65% HEIs have no access to mental health service providers, 73% lack full-time mental health professionals, and fewer than 4% conduct suicide-risk assessment. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 28, 2026 17:59 IST

    Meta payout must be seen as a lesson for all

    The social media giant is said to have faced its reckoning over alarming practices to prioritise revenue, causing severe harm to some of its most vulnerable user groups. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 27, 2026 15:10 IST

    Dark portents of Nepal flood

    The exact trigger will take months of analysis to pin down, but the early signs point in one direction: the climate crisis. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 27, 2026 15:10 IST

    Groundwork for an Asian dawn

    Tensions along the contested border have jeopardised any possibility for China and India to move forward as allies in good faith. However, with changes in the global economic and geopolitical scenario, the imperative for China and India to work together has been growing. (@MEAIndia X/PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 26, 2026 14:59 IST

    Transparency needed in Indian judiciary

    The controversy hints at a possible lack of transparency in collegium proceedings and administrative decision-making in the apex court. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 26, 2026 14:59 IST

    Vijay’s rocky policy runway in Tamil Nadu

    TVK’s promise of acquiring minimal agricultural land also sounds good on paper but as other states have found out, implementing such pledges is far trickier. (@CMOTamilnadu X/PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 25, 2026 15:58 IST

    Freed by tighter H-1B squeeze

    Trump’s visa policy not only narrows entry for workers from abroad but has also impacted admissions at US universities. For a country built by immigrants, it’s not an insignificant turn of events. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 25, 2026 15:57 IST

    Public health work must go beyond advisories

    The challenge is also one of India’s urban governance. Overheated spaces, flooded and potholed streets, overflowing drains turning into vector-breeding sites, and toxic winter smog are treated as seasonal woes. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:50 IST

    Open up space, with caution

    The successful launch of India’s first private orbital carrier, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, shows maintaining momentum, let alone increasing it, requires greater private sector participation. (@narendramodi X/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:32 IST

    Master plans need masterful execution

    Under MPD-2021, land pooling and transit-oriented development were meant to reshape housing and mobility, but implementation continues to struggle. MPD-2047, now notified, offers another opportunity. (Raj K Raj /HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:03 IST

    The new rules of engaging with US

    the details of the talks suggest they didn’t break down because the US insisted that Canada become its 51st state, as President Donald Trump often claims. The meltdown seems to have happened because of debates over sectoral tariffs and the US insisting on some sort of influence over how Canada conducted its trade negotiations with other countries. (The Canadian Press via AP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:02 IST

    End southern discomfort

    The south must also remember that migrants from the north power its economy by doing menial jobs. They often bear the brunt of cynical nativist politics for no fault of their own. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 21, 2026 16:46 IST

    A bolder India on China border

    New Delhi has unequivocally asserted that the state of border affairs has ramifications for the overall India-China relationship, and the two sides should avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation. (@DrSJaishankar X/PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

    What Gor did not say in Kashmir

    Rather than calling J&K an integral part of India, the US ambassador chose to designate the region as “an important part”. This taxonomical distinction ought to be sobering for both sides. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

    Death penalty by any method is still death

    The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:32 IST

    Broken trust in temple fraud

    Any scandal connected to the Ram Temple insults millions of people whose faith is tied to the shrine. The SIT report should pave the way for deeper investigation and introspection, not be used as a fig leaf to elide responsibility. (AFP/Press Information Bureau (PIB))
    editorials
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:31 IST

    The time for an NTA self-review has passed

    The future of millions of students is at stake. The government must revamp NTA and put in place external auditors and independent monitoring. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 18, 2026 15:44 IST

    Brace for the El Niño disruption

    What makes monsoon rainfall, and its El Niño connection more critical is the fact that this can generate headwinds for agricultural production beyond the kharif (summer) cropping season too. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 18, 2026 15:43 IST
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