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    The acid attack survivor who forces us to look

    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2026 02:30 IST
    Shaheen Malik

    What the assembly poll results say about the BJP

    To win West Bengal, the BJP learnt from its past mistakes. The entire focus of the BJP campaign was on the Trinamool’s misgovernance and misbehaviour. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 10, 2026 15:38 IST

    What Xi-Trump meet holds for New Delhi

    Washington’s adversary track with Beijing is too intermittent and uncertain for New Delhi to build its own China policy around it. (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on May 10, 2026 15:38 IST

    From Somnath to Sindoor, the spirit of resurgent India

    The story of Somnath is the story of a civilisation that refused to surrender. (@AmitShah/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 10, 2026 15:38 IST

    Instant gratification and its portents

    With ever-growing socio-professional networks, instant gratification rules most of our interactions. A new person is barely given a chance beyond a blink, and thus the need to be at one’s performative best almost all the time (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on May 10, 2026 09:46 IST

    Why balancing work and motherhood is still hard

    Until care is seen as a human responsibility shared equally by both parents and not segregated by gender, the old guilt will travel generation to generation. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 15:31 IST

    An age of loneliness, of permanent afternoons

    Relationships and marriages often devolve into transactional setups. But the affection for your child remains pure. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 15:31 IST

    A relationship of unequals: US-India trade ties & twists

    America’s exposure to India, while growing, remains manageable and is definitely not critical. This is the structural reality that entraps every conversation between the two countries. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 15:31 IST

    Recollecting legends and lores about India’s forces

    All three salutes are performed with the right hand raised to the forehead. In the army case, the palm faces outwards. In the navy, it faces down. In the air force, it’s angled upwards. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 15:31 IST

    Fatigued pilots and a tired roster regulation

    DGCA permits a pilot to be scheduled for 60 hours of duty per seven days but a 2021 WHO-ILO report finds that anything above 55 hours of flying per week elevates the risk of stroke by 35% and the risk of death from ischemic heart disease by 17%. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 08:09 IST

    TMC’s loss is rooted in anti-incumbency

    Social welfare schemes stemmed the tide for some time, but the accumulated weight of grievances proved too heavy. (@ECISVEEP X/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2026 07:53 IST

    Tech & worsening of sexual violence within marriage

    In Hrishikesh Sahoo v. Union of India , the Supreme Court will decide whether the marital rape exception to Section 375 of the IPC violates the fundamental rights of married women. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 8, 2026 15:20 IST

    After poll defeats, an Opposition in serious disarray

    The Congress may have moved too quickly, in panic and without a plan. The aim, its leaders say, was to deny a backdoor entry to the BJP or its proxies. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 8, 2026 15:20 IST

    In the West Asia crisis, an opportunity for China

    Aware that Beijing’s economy faces slower growth and that the adventurism of Donald Trump in West Asia and Vladimir Putin in Ukraine have done them and their countries no favours, Chinese President Xi Jinping has avoided using America’s current distractions to take on new risks. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on May 8, 2026 15:20 IST

    India’s antibiotic crisis has a vaccine solution

    India must expand its vision to address drug-resistant infections, which requires vaccinating not just children, but adults also. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 7, 2026 16:01 IST

    Rahul Gandhi’s politics of fruitless opportunism

    So, what exactly is Rahul Gandhi’s — and his party’s — core politics today? (@INCIndia/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on May 7, 2026 16:01 IST

    Pakistan, a year after Operation Sindoor

    Pakistan, perhaps even more than other countries, feeds on geopolitics for its overall national mood and psyche. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on May 7, 2026 16:01 IST

    Subsidising the status quo: How BEE fails EV transition

    Nearly half of India’s car market is controlled by companies that have been consistently and systematically outpaced in every global EV market. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 6, 2026 15:51 IST

    Anchor judicial recusal in institutional design

    Courts have repeatedly emphasised that litigants cannot be allowed to “choose their judge,” warning that doing so would undermine judicial independence. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 6, 2026 15:51 IST

    Operation Sindoor set a new strategic course

    Deterrence is not an event. It must be continuously maintained, periodically demonstrated, and structurally embedded. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on May 6, 2026 15:50 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How jhal moori became India’s most talked-about snack

    Jhal moori has gained unprecedented fame following Prime Minister Modi's unscheduled stop during the Bengal assembly election campaign. Picture generated by ChatGPT.
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2026 15:46 IST

    Operation Sindoor & the doctrine of consequence

    The conceptual core of Sindoor was simple. Not revenge, but consequence. Revenge is emotional; consequence is colder. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2026 15:22 IST

    Extreme punishments: When care morphs into control

    Child protection norms must be enforced consistently and without exception. Equally, there is a pressing need to challenge the social acceptance of harsh discipline through public awareness and parenting interventions that promote non-violent, evidence-based practices (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2026 15:22 IST

    Need a grand bargain to boost job growth

    If Indian capitalism has to grow while India remains a democracy, we must build a rational, fair labour regime. (Sunil Ghosh /HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2026 15:22 IST

    Rebranded Left lost old cadres, minority support

    The LDF was seeking a third consecutive term, having, in 2021, broken with Kerala’s tradition of office alternating between the two fronts. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2026 17:55 IST

    Verdict Bengal: Decisive win in a divided state

    A little more than a decade ago, who would have imagined that the major states of eastern and northeastern India — Assam, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal — would all be under the BJP? (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2026 17:52 IST

    How Kerala mandate impacts the UDF, the LDF and the BJP

    The people of Kerala, desiring change, voted the LDF out (reducing its tally from 99 seats in the 2021 assembly polls to just 35 this time). The mandate is for the UDF, which now has 102 seats in the assembly. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2026 15:40 IST

    A Dravidian mutation in Tamil Nadu called TVK

    Vijay has been vocal in attacking the DMK for being corrupt, while also opposing the communal politics of the BJP. (@TVKHQITWingOffl X/PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2026 12:12 IST

    The bench and the body

    Supreme Court
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2026 07:08 IST

    On counting day, a look at the quality of electoral politics

    The 92.47% voting in West Bengal and above 80% voting in the three other states and one Union Territory is testimony to the fact that voters have performed their duty exceptionally well. (AP)
    opinion
    Updated on May 3, 2026 17:49 IST
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