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    White Paper, whitewashed

    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST
    The TVK government’s conditional farm loan waiver, announced on the 100th day of the government, is disappointing, signalling more than its actual impact. (Tamilnadu Assembly/ANI)

    New levers in the BJP machinery

    The new team sees the return of Union minister Piyush Goyal as national treasurer, and by turning to an experienced and senior hand, the party may be strengthening what it sees as a relative weakness. (@tarunchughbjp X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST

    Terms of engagement

    Despite hosting Hasina since she fled Dhaka in August 2024, New Delhi has been keen on a visit by Rahman as it believes only consultations at the highest levels can help address differences between the two countries. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 10:35 IST

    Census as a registry of citizenship

    This exercise will turn the census into a registry of citizens rather than an anonymous enumeration whose data are never shared outside the Registrar General of India below a certain level of granularity. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

    A road map for progress

    The PM unveiled the seven streams or saptadhara that he believed will power India’s journey to the centenary of its Independence in 1947. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

    A longer-term vision for India

    Independence Day is an occasion to remember and celebrate our achievement of the past eight decades. However, the past should not be allowed to make us oblivious to the future. (Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 14, 2026 16:17 IST

    Ameliorate, don’t stoke, migration fears

    The way language flows is through people, workplaces, schools and colleges, conversations in public places and through popular culture (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 15:30 IST

    A letter vs spirit dilemma

    More often than not, those at the receiving end, such as India’s tribal communities, lack the political and institutional wherewithal to protect their interests or seek just compensation (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 13, 2026 15:24 IST

    Telling apart graft and grit in decision-making

    Not every decision might result in the desired outcome, even without any foul play or malfeasance (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 15:13 IST

    Flying into turbulence

    The current case of the high pilot may have become a meme-fest only because of a fortunate lack of fatalities (ANI Video Grab)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 15:06 IST

    FCRA Bill needs a detailed debate

    The bill was held back in the previous session ahead of assembly polls in Kerala, where the amendments had become a lightning rod; now, three chief ministers of Christian-majority states have underlined deep concerns among their communities (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 11, 2026 15:23 IST

    In Gaza, a Sisyphean situation for the world

    Despite Netanyahau’s rejection, Hamas has declared its commitment to the plan. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 15:06 IST

    Monumental neglect in Delhi

    Sketchy definitions, lax regulation, and limited implementation have enabled such encroachment (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 15:02 IST

    OTT regulation: Much easier said than done

    There are enough examples of OTT platforms removing controversial content, Satluj being a recent one (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 13:57 IST

    The utility test of the Mecca pact

    Since the Mecca pact is still ambiguous in terms of how it will translate on the ground, this can be met with strategic clarity of our own (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 13:49 IST

    A problem of walking the talk

    Bhagwat attempted to strike a pose that was modern yet nationalist, pragmatic yet balanced. But putting in the hard yards will require the ruling coalition to have many such conversations internally (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 7, 2026 15:37 IST

    Trust in E20 fuel needs transparency

    Some of the political framing around E20 is opportunistic (AP Photo/Vipin)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 6, 2026 15:13 IST

    Partitioning a party’s legacy

    There should be defined criteria to determine the concept of “majority”, needing a more nuanced and thorough examination than merely counting legislators (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 6, 2026 15:04 IST

    Monetary policy shows the economy’s resilience

    India is expected to clock a 7% growth rate in the first quarter of FY27, RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said in its resolution released Wednesday (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Aug 5, 2026 16:27 IST

    Bangladesh and its blood feuds

    Hasina’s family paid a hefty price for leadership in a newly liberated Bangladesh (AP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 5, 2026 16:22 IST

    An unequal sparring in Indian wrestling

    For months, WFI has made life difficult for those who complained. Like it, many other sports bodies are run as fiefdoms, with money, muscle, and political influence coming together (AP)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 14:11 IST

    Adjudicating without sexism

    The courtroom must remain a site where a woman’s constitutional right to personhood, choice, life, liberty, and dignity are upheld, irrespective of what society thinks
    editorials
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 14:10 IST

    The quarrel over Cauvery

    The immediate trigger for the bitterness appears to be developments on the Mekedatu reservoir project, first proposed by Karnataka decades ago to solve the drinking water woes of Bengaluru (ANI Video Grab)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 14:29 IST

    Looking for offshore oil to beef up supply

    The Cabinet decision to sanction aims to boost India’s domestic oil and gas offshore production by working on all levers (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 2, 2026 15:01 IST

    Collegium for consistency

    Equally important is the process through which such norms are framed. Questions affecting the institutional credibility of judicial appointments should not depend on the views of the five-member collegium alone. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Published on Aug 2, 2026 14:54 IST

    Protestors vs pellets, yet again

    Protests are prone to get unruly, spelling danger for the safety of people and property. In most constitutional democracies, the right to protest peacefully is a given. (Sabchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 14:36 IST

    Indian inertia around the cholesterol crisis

    Despite the explosion of the health and nutrition industry, the practice of healthy eating, adequate exercise and physical activity, avoiding addictions, is our biggest challenge. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 30, 2026 16:01 IST

    Constitutionally united India

    This union has thrived because of the perseverance and patriotism of the ordinary citizen who has not only often risen above narrow community concerns for national service, but has done so without coercion. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 30, 2026 15:53 IST

    Balance between food and fuel security

    Because the raw material required for producing the blend is the same as the country’s food and feed requirements, a growing diversion to fuel use without a corresponding increase in production will entail a pressure on supplying to the food and feed demand. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Jul 29, 2026 15:42 IST

    Don’t close the doors on open-weight AI

    The question of open-weight AI was never open versus closed. It is who gets to write the rules, and how these will be felt by everyone it is written against. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Jul 29, 2026 15:42 IST
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