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How gen Z sees India’s place in the world

As one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, India’s expanding capabilities are increasingly translating into greater political and strategic influence. Yet, material power alone is insufficient. (AP)
Published on Jun 12, 2026 17:54 IST

The G7 needs India more than ever

The G7 and India need each other. The depth and scale of India’s economic and technological integration with the G7 and the resulting supply chains will define the global balance of power in the decade ahead. (AFP)
Published on Jun 12, 2026 17:46 IST

BITs need not be only a bitter pill for India

The India-EFTA TEPA pledges $100 billion in FDI over 15 years, and New Zealand has committed $20 billion in investment over a similar period. (PTI)
Published on Jun 10, 2026 15:37 IST

More than a BIT of a challenge for India

the fact is that the EU and India initiated separate negotiations on trade and investment in 2022, and the trade talks alone reached their logical conclusion. An investment deal is yet to materialise. (@PiyushGoyal X/ANI)
Published on Jun 10, 2026 15:37 IST

From discovery of India to trust in Bharat

To measure up to the rising expectations of, and sustain a robust bond of trust with the people, is an exceptional success of Modi. (PMO)
Published on Jun 9, 2026 15:05 IST

The girls cracking India’s toughest exam

Face of a topper.
Published on Jun 8, 2026 02:31 IST

SAARC empowers Delhi amidst global turmoil

A revived SAARC will not change the region’s geopolitical context overnight. What it can do is modest, but still useful. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 7, 2026 16:01 IST

How women experience summers in the city

Urban heat has emerged as an unequal climate challenge with women, particularly those on the margins, bearing the heaviest load. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 6, 2026 15:38 IST

From Delhi to Lahore, what’s in a name?

In Delhi we’ve even gone to the extent of changing names several times. For example, who’s heard of Rajiv Gandhi Chowk or Indira Gandhi Chowk? And does anyone know which is which? Yet, that’s the new name of Connaught Place. The young call it CP and we all know what that stands for. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 6, 2026 15:32 IST

The fatal sadness of Marjane Satrapi

The urban elite, displaying the arrogance of minor differences, often implodes over figures like Marjane Satrapi. (AFP)
Published on Jun 6, 2026 15:32 IST

Pope, AI, and the many meanings of godhead

The Pope suggests that a humanistic response to AI is by rediscovering ‘truth as a common good’, protecting the dignity of all work, and valuing freedom. The way to achieve this is by placing importance on education and schooling. (AFP/Vatican Media)
Published on Jun 6, 2026 15:31 IST

How Birsa Munda lives in new Bharat

Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s legacy has long lived in the songs, stories, and collective memory of tribal communities across India.
Updated on Jun 6, 2026 05:44 IST

Saving the saviour: the Himalayas need us

Protecting the Third Pole requires moving faster than traditional climate diplomacy often allows. Coalitions of the willing can connect science, finance, and policy in ways that accelerate action. (HT Archive)
Published on Jun 5, 2026 15:08 IST

What the NFHS data doesn't tell us anymore

As with many things about modern India, the reliance on surveys to measure routine health indicators originates in colonial India. As a result, independent India inherited a formidable machinery for counting the living once a decade, but with a near-absent record of how they were born, sickened, and died. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 5, 2026 08:52 IST