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    What will it take for this flight to take off?

    opinion
    Published on Jun 4, 2026 15:39 IST
    After the West Asia troubles intensified, airlines requested the government for concessions on ATF pricing and other duties and levies. Although the Centre capped ATF price increases at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 per litre for domestic operations, the price of fuel for international operations soared, making international operations unviable. (Reuters)

    Let’s make critical minerals deal work

    China’s monopoly lies in the processing stage of the value chain. Opening new mines elsewhere will not sufficiently dent this. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 4, 2026 15:39 IST

    Making Delhi dust-free is our environmental duty

    In urban areas, trees, shrubs, landscaped grass act as a natural air filter, mitigating the urban heat island effect, and absorb toxic greenhouse gases. Nature offers some of the most powerful and cost-effective solutions available to us. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 4, 2026 15:39 IST

    Is apex court’s confidence in SIR exercise misplaced?

    The Court did not halt the exercise during hearings, allowing it to proceed even as large-scale exclusions were reported close to polling. By the time the final verdict arrived, state elections had already concluded, rendering the challenge fait accompli . (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 3, 2026 15:23 IST

    West Bengal’s rise needs new energy, where is it?

    No industrial economy can grow without reliable, affordable, and future-ready power systems. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 3, 2026 15:23 IST

    Trump can’t force the Abraham Accords

    The more Trump presses coercive normalisation, the more he risks discrediting the instrument he regards as his foreign policy legacy. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 3, 2026 15:23 IST

    Euphoria’s problem with desire, agency & consent

    Euphoria ’s creators defend their work as a reflection of reality heightened by dramatic exaggeration. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 2, 2026 14:58 IST

    Creating an ecosystem to raise our adolescents

    Children inhabit an ecosystem in which smartphones, peer networks, social media and OTT, AI and family environments interact. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 2, 2026 14:58 IST

    Pakistan and Iran: An awkward tango at play

    The current bonhomie between Pakistan and Iran is devoid of history, reality, and is founded on the need of the hour of both countries. They both gain individually by participating in this short-term political soiree. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 2, 2026 14:58 IST

    Modernists understood that buildings represent life

    Today, intensified urban heat island effects, ambient noise, and atmospheric pollution have made natural ventilation largely untenable in most Indian cities. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 1, 2026 15:47 IST

    India needs a new economic strategy

    The bold economic reform India needs now is to break away from a failed economics ideology. New thinking is required in policy circles. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 1, 2026 15:45 IST

    Why Quad is still not seen as a serious enterprise

    Quad projects are the sum of each member’s strengths, implemented through dozens of countries. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 1, 2026 15:45 IST

    Cockroaches, zombies and the deathtraps of Delhi

    NDRF team conduct a rescue operation as the building collapsed in Saidulajab, Saket last night, in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, May 31 (HT Photo/Ishant Chauhan)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 09:41 IST

    In her words: Dr Soumya Swaminathan

    Pic courtesy: Dr Soumya Swaminathan
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 02:46 IST

    India’s cities need periodic resilience assessments

    New Delhi, India - May 28, 2026: Residents seen collecting water from a tanker amid the ongoing water crisis in Geeta Colony in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Several areas in the city continue to face water shortages as people rely on water tankers for their daily needs. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on May 31, 2026 15:07 IST

    In the age of AI, a kill that requires no killer

    Research shows kill rates in wars increased dramatically as weapons technology increased the distance with the target. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on May 31, 2026 15:06 IST

    What India must do as climate crisis worsens

    The way heat is increasing every year has led to heightened concerns of climate-induced seasonal mass migrations in Ganga-Yamuna plains and the coastal areas. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on May 31, 2026 15:06 IST

    It’s the summer break, but can we really afford to travel?

    The unregulated tourism in India is a Janus-faced monster. Not only do tourists lack civic sense, they are also met with an infrastructure that is either crumbling under its own structural flaws or simply absent (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 31, 2026 08:51 IST

    The discreet charm of Gymkhana Club

    Consider for a moment what might replace the Gymkhana Club. It’s unlikely to be a public park accessible by everyone. (Mint Archive)
    opinion
    Updated on May 30, 2026 16:34 IST

    GT Express: Journeys in character building

    Train journeys build character, forged in a furnace called the great Indian sleeper class. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 30, 2026 16:17 IST

    India’s fight against dowry must continue

    The very idea of dowry suggests that a woman’s parents have to compensate her in-laws for taking her into their home. So, the in-laws feel emboldened to raise demands. Once the parents give in, the demands become blackmail, with the daughter as the hostage. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 30, 2026 16:17 IST

    In Britain, the widening gap between the PM and people

    In normal times, Starmer would have lasted an entire term and delivered a premiership that helped fix Britain. But as it happens, he could be ousted by his own comrades who believe that his disconnect with the electorate is total. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 30, 2026 16:16 IST

    Ananya Panday and classical dance in the age of virality

    A century ago, hereditary dance practitioners were edged out, their way of life deemed disrespectful, and an entirely new class and caste of dancers replaced them. Entire repertoires were deemed unsuitable, movement patterns transformed, even the stage itself shifted from temples and saloons to the proscenium of theatres. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 29, 2026 17:16 IST

    Meet the overlooked architect of the body

    The idea of using estrogen to ease menopausal symptoms is not new. For women with troublesome hot flashes or vaginal symptoms, estrogen therapy can be highly effective. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on May 29, 2026 17:15 IST

    The God that Indian liberalism has forgotten

    At its core, liberalism seeks to protect the individual against compulsion. But why should we care about the individual? A leading response was that individuals were entitled to freedom because God had endowed them with reason. (Wikimedia Commons)
    opinion
    Published on May 29, 2026 17:15 IST

    Low bidi taxes protect industry, not the poor

    Male bidi smokers are about 60% more likely to die prematurely than non-smokers, while female bidi smokers face more than double the risk. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on May 29, 2026 08:35 IST

    Ghost of retrospective amendments in tax law

    Taking note of the retrospective amendments, the Supreme Court set aside high court judgments and granted liberty to taxpayers to challenge the constitutional validity of the amendments. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 28, 2026 14:27 IST

    Reimagining Asia from New Delhi and Tokyo

    An Asian agenda need not be anti-western. In fact, a more confident and internally resilient Asia would contribute to global stability. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 28, 2026 14:27 IST

    Shift in the economy’s tale: Goldilocks to Cinderella

    The oil price hikes will impact transport costs as well as input costs for all producing enterprises. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on May 28, 2026 14:27 IST

    A colonial ghost that haunts Jan Vishwas

    Every word inserted in a statute is a commitment, and equally, every ambiguity is an invitation to litigation. This savings clause in the Act, and in every other similar Act which will follow, may create the very clutter it was intended to prevent. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 27, 2026 14:40 IST
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