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A tectonic shift in Bihar politics

Updated on Mar 05, 2026 08:27 pm IST

Unlike most of his regional party peers, Nitish Kumar never made the Janata Dal (United) a dynastic enterprise, although there is now speculation that his son might enter the party. (CMO Bihar/ANI)

Ecological lessons for urban planners

In Mumbai, efforts are on to meet the city’s need for decent urban infrastructure. Its wetlands and mangrove forests, and its developmental aspirations, are not to be posed as binaries. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Published on Mar 04, 2026 09:06 pm IST

More than a tech industry spat

The question is not whether to engage with AI — the technology is too consequential to ignore. It is whether countries arrive at that engagement with a clear understanding about what they are trading away (Reuters)

Published on Mar 04, 2026 09:06 pm IST

Electing a post-uprising government in Nepal

Nepal’s political crisis and the street anger could be traced to divided electoral outcomes. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 03, 2026 09:39 pm IST

Rebuilding frayed ties

Modi’s and Carney’s remarks made it clear that both countries are determined to put the diplomatic rows of the past behind them as they focus on concluding a free trade agreement by the end of this year. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 03, 2026 09:35 pm IST

OPS in DMK adds spice to TN contest

In the presence of DMK chief and CM of the state, MK Stalin, OPS said that he was returning to the thai kazhagam (mother outfit), the DMK. (DMK)

Published on Mar 02, 2026 09:01 pm IST

What the SIR exercise meant

State capacity and institutional trust are key in shaping narratives about the state of democracy in India. When they are found lacking, alarmists always sound more credible than they are. (PTI)

Published on Mar 02, 2026 09:01 pm IST

Spectre of a regional war

Khamenei was the face of the hardline clergy that has wielded power with impunity, but the reality is that there are multiple power centres within the clerical setup, the IRGC, the military and the political establishments. (AFP)

Published on Mar 02, 2026 12:04 am IST

The spotlight’s on federal agencies

Institutions such as ED and CBI derive their authority not merely from statute, but also from public trust. Inept or motivated prosecutions damage institutional credibility. (HT Archive)

Published on Feb 27, 2026 08:40 pm IST

The burden of adding an extra M to Kerala

One origin story called the region the land of keram trees, keram being one of the Malayalam words for coconut. (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 26, 2026 08:58 pm IST

Pawar politics in Maharashtra

Sharad Pawar has completed two terms in the Upper House and previously expressed his intent to retire from the RS, but it is clear that he is having a rethink. (@PawarSpeaks x/PTI)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 08:58 pm IST

Fix safety issues in the small-aircraft space

DGCA must fix the issues while holding operators accountable. For a start, it needs to mandate adequate data-gathering equipment for small carriers, with retrospective effect. (Reuters)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 08:11 pm IST

Parsing Trump’s SOTU speech

Trump predictably made the speech about his vision of American primacy, which — more likely than not — will have serious fallouts for the rest of the world. (AFP)

Published on Feb 25, 2026 08:11 pm IST

Need to do more in fight against racism

This “garden-variety” racism can slip into more brutal territory. The killing of Anjel Chakma in Dehradun last December is the latest example of the worst form such bigotry can take. (PTI)

Published on Feb 24, 2026 08:55 pm IST

Security, with safeguards

Prahaar correctly underlines the use of latest technologies, modern-day weapons of war, and foreign soil by organised criminal networks for logistics and recruitment (@adgpi X/ANI)

Published on Feb 24, 2026 08:55 pm IST

Restoring trust is key to better Dhaka-Delhi ties

The government in Bangladesh will have to balance competing interests in the neighbourhood and the larger South Asian region while not facilitating anything that jeopardises ties with India. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 08:04 pm IST

Red sunset on the horizon

With the security onslaught showing no signs of slowing down, it appears only a matter of time before the Maoist resistance collapses even in the final pockets in the Dandakaranya and hinterlands. (HT Archive)

Published on Feb 23, 2026 08:04 pm IST

India, Brazil and a new South-South compact

The agreements concluded by the two sides on rare earths and mining — vital to India’s energy transition and infrastructure goals — is a significant bet for India. (Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Feb 22, 2026 10:20 pm IST

Judging the US tariff regime

The chaos is best understood by what is happening within the large body politic in the US rather than economics or law. Tariffs are only a small part of the massive disruption playing out in the US right now. (AFP)

Published on Feb 22, 2026 10:20 pm IST

More than just a fiscal problem

India is at the cusp of becoming the third-largest economy in the world. But many Indians are very far from even basic economic security. (AFP)

Published on Feb 20, 2026 06:27 pm IST

Ranji reveals cricket’s changing landscape

The performance of J&K’s Auqib Nabi, who has taken 55 wickets at an average of 12.72, deserves recognition, at least in red-ball cricket. (PTI)

Published on Feb 19, 2026 08:52 pm IST

Assurances for a shared AI future

It is still difficult to map out the exact promise of the technology, but its best possibilities call for accelerated and inclusive realisation, and the potential harm needs immediate mitigatory action. (REUTERS)

Published on Feb 19, 2026 08:52 pm IST

Return of Imran Khan, the cricketing hero

Cricket made Imran Khan. And he turned a bickering bunch of players into world-beaters. But Imran Khan, the cricket legend, retreated into history when Imran Khan, the politician, emerged. (AP)

Published on Feb 18, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Guardrails in the social media age

There is enough scientific literature that links unrestricted social media access and usage to serious mental and physical health fallouts among adolescents. (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 18, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Missing the forest for the trees

The project comprises an international container transshipment terminal, an airport, a power plant and a township, and the jury is still out on whether the project is economically viable. However, the loss of biodiversity in this case extracts a cost that cannot be compensated. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 09:19 pm IST

Lessons from Hampi for the tourism sector

Athithi devo bhava can’t just be a PR tagline; it needs to become a behavioural trait on the ground for the tourism economy to take off. (HT Archive)

Published on Feb 17, 2026 09:19 pm IST

Pakistan cricket is stuck in the amateur era

The game has changed, but Pakistan has remained the same and unless they realise that, the India vs Pakistan rivalry will remain a relic of the past. (PTI)

Published on Feb 16, 2026 08:48 pm IST

Rooted in present, looking at future

India’s economic prowess can only be revived with a policy approach that prioritises reforms on both the domestic and the external front. (AFP)

Published on Feb 16, 2026 08:48 pm IST

Retrieving lost ground in Delhi and Dhaka

Rahman has said his government’s foreign policy will be shaped solely by the interests of Bangladesh and its people, pointing to his desire to balance relations with China, India and Pakistan (REUTERS)

Published on Feb 15, 2026 10:51 pm IST

Documents of statecraft

Instead of a protracted cooling-off period, the government should consider streamlining the approval process and making it transparent, avoiding situations where a ministry can sit on a book for over two years — as happened with the Naravane memoir — without a decision

Published on Feb 15, 2026 10:51 pm IST

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