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    Who moderates the moderators?

    editorials
    Published on Apr 10, 2026 15:50 IST
    The question of who holds social media — platforms and users — accountable cannot be answered by either the government or the platforms, because both are parties to the dispute. (AP)

    Monetary policy in a time of war

    What is needed is a nimble policy response where the monetary and fiscal arms are in sync. It isn’t business as usual for the economy. It shouldn’t be for RBI. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Apr 9, 2026 15:54 IST

    Respect the red lines

    Caught in a confrontation between the state government and ECI, these people voted in the previous polls and have simply run out of time for the authorities to process their appeals. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Apr 9, 2026 15:54 IST

    Drawing a distinction between religion and law

    The 2018 judgment was significant because it drew clear boundaries around a private act that had been criminalised owing to an overhang of colonial morality from the Victorian era. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 8, 2026 16:07 IST

    Learnings from war in West Asia

    For the US (and the world), the war is a lesson that a confrontation using conventional (but modern) weapons, with a reasonably strong opponent is unlikely to end quickly, if it is likely to end at all. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 8, 2026 16:07 IST

    Missing women in the candidates’ lists

    The candidates’ lists of major political parties in the four states and one Union territory going to the polls this month show that none of the main parties in the fray — the BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, AIADMK, CPM, CPI, and Muslim League, among others — meet the 33% quota, or even 20%. (@NainarBJP X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 7, 2026 15:42 IST

    A flawed SIR in West Bengal

    In terms of deletions (expressed as a proportion of the number of people on the rolls pre-SIR), West Bengal figured in the middle of the pack among states where the exercise was carried out. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 7, 2026 15:41 IST

    War worries over industry

    The war’s supply shock seems to have triggered a reverse migration of Indian workers, though not at the pandemic scale. Most anecdotal accounts suggest that this is happening because the working-class migrant cohort cannot source LPG for their kitchens. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 6, 2026 17:07 IST

    Who makes it to the candidate list in Tamil Nadu

    Though the Dravidian parties have turned transactional in their practice, they continue to see Periyar as their guiding light. (@mkstalin X/PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 6, 2026 16:55 IST

    War worries over industry

    The war’s supply shock seems to have triggered a reverse migration of Indian workers, though not at the pandemic scale. Most anecdotal accounts suggest that this is happening because the working-class migrant cohort cannot source LPG for their kitchens. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Apr 6, 2026 16:44 IST

    Better compensatory afforestation needed

    Compensatory afforestation in India remains blinkered in practice. In focusing primarily on the carbon-sink role of forests, it loses sight of several ecological realities that define the natural biological assemblage within a region. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 5, 2026 18:17 IST

    The debt burden on democracy

    Every economic disruption worsens matters. As India loses its demographic advantage of a higher share of the working population, things will become even more difficult. Solving the problem will not be easy. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 5, 2026 18:06 IST

    A sorry state of affairs in Bengal

    The Supreme Court has rightly deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” and taken top state officials to task, even as it ordered a probe. But some responsibility must also rest with the ECI. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Apr 3, 2026 15:39 IST

    Rediscovering Raja Ravi Varma’s art

    It is only normal that Raja Ravi Varma’s Hindu-themed art finds resonance in today’s India, which is deeply invested in investigating its cultural past. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 2, 2026 15:35 IST

    All blind fury, empty words

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of the US President’s televised address was the complete disdain for the economic consequences or the pain countries in the Global South are facing. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 2, 2026 15:35 IST

    A difficult season ahead for agriculture

    If El Niño effects intensify and rainfall proves deficient — a clearer picture will emerge closer to June — pulses and rice yields could get affected, depressing farm income and pushing up food inflation (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 1, 2026 15:14 IST

    New captains in a turbulent sector

    Walsh inherits an airline whose operational credibility was shattered barely three months ago. The turnaround mandate is clear — the airline has long stretched the limits of operational efficiency, and now requires systemic change. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 1, 2026 15:14 IST

    Take the Agristack route to check fertiliser abuse

    The consequences of fertiliser overuse in the country — severe soil degradation, environmental pollution and the rising subsidy burden — have been evident for some time now (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 31, 2026 15:11 IST

    A new sunrise in the Red corridor

    A credible and transparent civilian administration with fair elections that ensures the active participation of local communities, must remain high on the agenda of the authorities. This will require a change of gears — from a muscular securitised approach to a softer, more humane, more democratic one. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 31, 2026 15:11 IST

    The story of two Dravidian models

    Governments led by both the DMK and the AIADMK have been promising populist benefits to voters, especially women, in the state for a long time now. The DMK’s latest promise of a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8,000 “coupon” to buy home gadgets needs to be seen as a continuation of this tradition. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 30, 2026 16:01 IST

    Need to be careful about legislating care

    The Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill is moored in existing social norms but it could have unintended social consequences, deepening rifts beyond repair. (@tg_governor X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 30, 2026 15:22 IST

    Hatching of hope for the Indian bustard

    The GIB is a slow breeder, laying only one egg per breeding season. Its survival, therefore, depends critically on expansive, protected grasslands that afford enough genetic diversity through lower chances of inter-breeding. (@byadavbjp X via PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 29, 2026 16:18 IST

    Widening gulf over Iran war

    Iran’s firm grip on the Strait of Hormuz has also had a devastating impact on most GCC States, dealing a crushing blow to their hydrocarbon-dependent economies as energy shipments — their most important export — have virtually come to a halt. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 29, 2026 16:17 IST

    The rise and rise of IPL economy

    The IPL is, by far, the biggest cricket league. Nothing else even comes close, and with most of the sponsorship money in the game coming from cricket. That isn’t about to change anytime soon. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 27, 2026 14:43 IST

    Setting the bar high on climate targets

    The intent shown by India, the world’s third-largest emitter after China and the US, could help restart the conversation on recalibrating energy priorities and influencing the Global South to pursue a pathway to cleaner energy, with a focus on renewables and reduced emissions. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 26, 2026 15:10 IST

    Framing social media addiction

    The verdict is a beginning, and appeals will follow. But this week’s ruling cuts an important legal path that must be leveraged to drive more structural regulatory interventions. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 26, 2026 15:10 IST

    A flawed and regressive bill

    If there is anything to learn from our own ground reality, it is that plurality and not binariness lies at the heart of gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 25, 2026 15:20 IST

    Delhi’s anti-pollution steps miss the point

    The Gupta government deployed misting poles and anti-smog guns along prestige corridors: Visible, photogenic, but scientifically cosmetic. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 25, 2026 15:20 IST

    Caste and the Indian reality of exclusion

    Caste is an Indic social institution that transcends religion. Anecdotal evidence suggests that it has percolated into Christianity and Islam, as practised in India, and the conversion of faith hardly sets free an individual from a regressive social order defined by graded inequality. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 24, 2026 14:39 IST

    Fast-tracking the women’s quota

    The widely reported (but, as yet, unconfirmed) plan is to pass an amendment increasing the size of the Lok Sabha and legislatures by 50% and use a lottery to identify the seats to be reserved for women. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 24, 2026 14:39 IST
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