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    In Afghanistan, the security challenge

    editorials
    Updated on Oct 12, 2021 14:01 IST
    The security situation has taken a turn for the worse at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with a humanitarian crisis (AP)

    Vaccinating India’s young

    The Union and state governments need to look at two objectives: Accelerating the administration of second doses, and expanding the vaccine drive to include people below the age of 18 (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 12, 2021 13:56 IST

    COP 15 and the climate-biodiversity link

    India’s sixth national report (in 2018) claimed that the country is on track to achieve its biodiversity targets. But several experts have pointed out that large-scale diversion of forest land for development and national security purposes will have a deep impact. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 11, 2021 09:42 IST

    On LAC, China’s intent is clear

    The stance adopted by Beijing on the LAC standoff fits in with the belligerence on display in China’s other disputes, ranging from trade differences with the United States and Australia to the unusually large incursions into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 11, 2021 13:24 IST

    Air India: The right reform

    AI has a challenging flight ahead, but it will help that it is being piloted by a group that has repeatedly demonstrated that it has both the heart and the head for business (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 10, 2021 13:53 IST

    A shot in the arm for NGT and citizens

    The court was considering a batch of appeals on whether NGT has the power to take notice of press reports or even seek a response from the State on preventing environmental damage without any application being filed before it (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 10, 2021 13:46 IST

    The killings in Kashmir

    Relatives of ML Bindroo mourn his death at his residence in Srinagar, October 6, 2021. Bindroo was shot dead Tuesday evening near his shop by militants (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 8, 2021 15:20 IST

    Formulating a robust forest conservation law

    States, civil society, and local communities should have been allowed reasonable time to analyse this document since any change in forests laws will have a far-reaching impact on society and the environment (HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 7, 2021 10:27 IST

    Where Delhi and DC agree, disagree

    The frequency of high-level engagement between India and the United States (US) is remarkable. Both countries, of course, have a lot to talk about — from trade to tech, defence to democratic values, climate to Covid-19 (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 7, 2021 09:22 IST

    The diversity of the Indian economy

    Given the fact that MPC itself has been consistently flagging the weakness of aggregate demand, it is a little surprising that excess demand can also trigger inflation (Ramesh Pathania)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 6, 2021 13:23 IST

    Air pollution: Frame a joint response

    With upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, and the farmer agitation still continuing, penalising farmers for burning stubble can be politically costly (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 6, 2021 13:23 IST

    When Facebook crashed

    Reports said the outage was so sweeping that it locked Facebook’s employees out of their company mails, the office messaging applications and even from the office building as their key cards stopped working. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 5, 2021 10:55 IST

    In the US, Biden’s legacy is on the line

    President Joe Biden at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2021, New York (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 5, 2021 06:37 IST

    The two-finger test: A gross injustice

    This case is representative of the gross injustice meted out to victims of sexual assault for several reasons (Deepak Sansta/Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 4, 2021 14:24 IST

    Lakhimpur Kheri: The cauldron boils over

    The politics around the killings will only intensify as UP, India’s most populous, and electorally most significant, state heads for polls early next year (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 4, 2021 16:28 IST

    Farm laws: The onus is on the SC

    Farmers block both carriageways during the 12-hour “Bharat Bandh”, Ghazipur border, New Delhi, March 26, 2021 (Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 3, 2021 09:35 IST

    Waste management: Push the 4R principle

    According to 2020 data, 147,613 metric tonnes of solid waste is generated per day, from 84,475 wards. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 3, 2021 09:28 IST

    How to tackle erratic monsoon

    A quick summary of this year’s monsoon will read thus: Early onset; a wet June; a dry July; a drier August (usually the rainiest month); a very wet September; no depressions over the Bay of Bengal between June and August; three breaks in the monsoon; and more instances of heavy and extreme rainfall than in recent years (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 1, 2021 10:07 IST

    Why the BJP is smiling today

    The BJP’s voters — and even those voters who are disillusioned with the BJP — ask a simple question. If not Narendra Modi, then who? (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 30, 2021 16:05 IST

    The contours of the new midday meal scheme

    A well-resourced and properly implemented PM-POSHAN can be a crucial lifeline for their children (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 30, 2021 14:44 IST

    Rethink fuel prices — it is a negative stimulus

    Fuel prices are already at a record high in India. If crude prices were to rise further, oil companies are likely to raise fuel prices, and headline inflation will start rising once again. This is bound to hurt purchasing power and mass demand. It will also generate headwinds for the ongoing economic recovery. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 29, 2021 10:43 IST

    The ideological battles

    Ideological categories are hard to define in Indian politics. The traditional Left-Right binary doesn’t work. Given the inequities in Indian society, no party in India can afford to be against welfare. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 29, 2021 10:37 IST

    The incoherence in the Congress

    They first decided that Captain Amarinder Singh would not be able to lead the party to victory in 2022 and appointed his arch-rival Navjot Singh Sidhu as party president
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 28, 2021 14:07 IST

    Germany’s political churn is significant

    In Germany, a closely contested election has seen the Social Democrats (SPD) pull marginally ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 28, 2021 14:07 IST

    The future of global tech

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, US President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Washington DC, 2021 (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Sep 27, 2021 11:23 IST

    The battle within the Opposition space

    As other parties smell the Congress’s weaknesses, they are attempting to fill the vacuum. All of this may create momentum for the Opposition, but it also highlights the contradictions within. Managing these will perhaps be as critical as fighting the battle with the political hegemon. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 27, 2021 14:10 IST

    The right to sit must be the beginning

    While granting workers the right to sit is a positive move, India has a long way to go (Representative Image) (AFP via Getty Images)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 26, 2021 14:23 IST

    The message from Modi’s visit

    The extent of how far the grouping will move in the military domain is unclear (ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 26, 2021 14:22 IST

    2021: Focus on census, not caste

    This newspaper, while recognising the historic discrimination faced by marginalised communities on the axis of caste, believes that a caste census will only reinforce the politics of identity (Sambit Saha/HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 24, 2021 14:20 IST

    In poll-bound states, the challenge for the Congress

    To be taken seriously in 2024, the Congress needs to get 2022 right. (Hindustan Times)
    editorials
    Updated on Sep 23, 2021 14:57 IST
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