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    Building a governance framework for AI

    opinion
    Published on May 27, 2026 14:40 IST
    In India, where digitisation is imbued in various aspects of the economy, risk management is as important as it is to encourage innovation. (Reuters)

    What the Nordic media got wrong about India

    Modi convened the third India-Nordic Summit with the PMs of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, where, among other outcomes, India received collective Nordic backing for a permanent UN Security Council seat. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB Scanpix via AP)
    opinion
    Published on May 27, 2026 14:40 IST

    Sustainable ways to meet the peak power demand

    Renewables have rightfully been given “must despatch” status as there is no fuel cost and the generation is free. As thermal plants cannot bring their generation below a minimum level, solar generation has to be curtailed to maintain grid stability. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 26, 2026 14:53 IST

    Running the last kilometre on eradicating tuberculosis

    Current incentives reward detection and notification, but not treatment success. funding — for public systems and private providers — Must be linked to outcomes. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 26, 2026 14:53 IST

    A legal band-aid on a much deeper wound

    The Andrabi judgment is consistent with constitutional principles and seeks to introduce humanity within the UAPA framework. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 26, 2026 14:52 IST

    In UP, the invocation of Dalit icons before polls

    It is also important to recognise that alongside identity consciousness, a deep-rooted sense of beneficiary consciousness has also emerged among Dalit and marginal communities in recent times. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 25, 2026 15:17 IST

    Weaponising privacy to curtail the right to know

    It is too often forgotten that the right to know is part and parcel of freedom of expression — the anchor of democratic functioning, which includes accountability, transparency and participation. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 25, 2026 15:17 IST

    The engineer of human souls in the age of AI

    AI does not experience suffering or confront moral choices or search for purpose. It can only imitate depth without possessing it. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Updated on May 25, 2026 15:17 IST

    What (yet another) death says about marriage and violence

    Judgement day: Former judge Giribala Singh questions her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma’s choices.
    opinion
    Published on May 25, 2026 02:30 IST

    Behind the transformation of the power distribution sector

    This turnaround is also historic given how it has moved the power sector from an era of blackouts to record stability
    opinion
    Published on May 24, 2026 14:50 IST

    Reforms are the answer to India’s present crisis

    Crisis in petroleum products and related issues have plagued the economy earlier too. The only long-term solution is to decrease our dependence on oil
    opinion
    Published on May 24, 2026 14:49 IST

    Keep the doors open for talks with Pakistan

    Now is not the time for grand bargains. What we need is conflict management (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on May 24, 2026 14:49 IST

    More than correction of a medical misnomer

    Women are still expected to tolerate pain as a “natural” process, whether it’s periods or even child birth. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on May 23, 2026 18:01 IST

    The joy of sadness in children’s stories

    The adult experience of a child’s universe is a sobering thing. Children are essentially powerless in an adult world. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 23, 2026 17:43 IST

    Sorry, it is very British & means many things

    When spoken on the street, Sorry may sound like an apology but it is, in fact, an expression of ‘the UK’s deep discomfort with accidental intimacy’. It usually means ‘excuse me’, ‘after you’ or ‘please move’ or, even, ’let’s pretend this tiny collision never happened’. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on May 23, 2026 17:41 IST

    Sikkim and five treasures of the Khangchendzonga

    Development acquires permanence only when it grows from the confidence of communities, and Sikkim offers compelling evidence of that truth. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on May 23, 2026 17:36 IST

    Reel to real challenges for Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

    CM Vijay means business. The question is if he will give a free hand to the police so that they act without fear or favour. His intentions are transparent and seem honest. (TNDIPR/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 22, 2026 14:48 IST

    Searching for the truth in Twisha Sharma’s death

    Sharma’s father told me he regrets not bringing her home sooner. And therein lies a tale — how we as people remain focused on saving marriages, instead of saving our daughters. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 22, 2026 14:48 IST

    Delhi Ridge restoration: What the plan gets wrong

    Through the mid-20th century, the Central Ridge saw numerous encroachments in the form of roads, sports facilities, and buildings, due to the escalating demand for land. Some sections of the forest were converted to parks such as Buddha Jayanti and Mahavir Vanasthali. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 22, 2026 14:48 IST

    Opinion : A divorced child is better than a dead child

    Twisha Sharma
    htcity delhi junction
    Published on May 22, 2026 11:02 IST

    Apex court needs sharper focus, not more judges

    An increase in the court’s strength by four justices, translating presumably into two additional benches sitting daily, might have a short-term impact on existing arrears, but will likely have an even more significant (adverse) effect on the inflow of litigation. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 21, 2026 15:18 IST

    Lessons from the new Ebola outbreak

    What complicates the response is that there is no approved vaccine or therapeutic intervention for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 21, 2026 15:17 IST

    Bitter harvest: Yields and the illusion of farm productivity

    The challenge is not whether enough food is produced, but whether it can be produced sustainably, given shrinking water tables, deteriorating soils, and the impact of the climate crisis. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on May 21, 2026 15:17 IST

    What AI can do for the judiciary, what it can’t

    The Supreme Court recently launched Su Sahay, an AI chatbot linked to the “One Case One Data” initiative aimed at streamlining judicial information. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 20, 2026 14:56 IST

    Searching for Bengal’s civilisational signature

    Tagore's warning was timeless: When nationalism becomes aggressive, intolerant, or majoritarian, it ceases to elevate a civilisation and instead, weakens the very civilisation it claims to defend. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 20, 2026 14:56 IST

    When State returns to the policy centrestage

    While India may be less protectionist than the US or China, its toolkit looks strikingly different from the economies it is compared to. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 20, 2026 14:56 IST

    Build the narrative on Kalpakkam’s success

    The PFBR is a prototype. The engineering is proven; the scale is not. India needs commercial fast breeders moving from drawing board to grid on an accelerated timeline. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on May 19, 2026 15:06 IST

    In defence of the rupee: Lessons from 2013 crisis

    The government and RBI are now engaged in a determined effort to prevent a disorderly depreciation of the currency. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 19, 2026 15:06 IST

    Delhi’s new hierarchy of friendship in West Asia

    In light of the rapid strides in UAE-India friendship, broader regional speculation is inevitable. (DPR PMO/PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 19, 2026 15:06 IST

    Beyond Cannes, the enduring legacy of 'Amma Ariyan'

    The questions the film provokes and inspires continue to be all the more relevant and urgent in our times. (Still frame from Amma Ariyan/Odessa Collective)
    opinion
    Published on May 18, 2026 15:11 IST
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