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    BITs need not be only a bitter pill for India

    opinion
    Published on Jun 10, 2026 15:37 IST
    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)

    Indian middle class’s gains in the last 12 years

    Transformation in physical infrastructure is the most visible gain. The metro rail network, which served five cities before 2014, now serves 26 cities, with daily ridership exceeding 1.15 crore. (Reuters)
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 10, 2026 15:37 IST

    When preventive health check-ups do more harm

    The common man also needs to understand the perils of indiscriminate testing. Doctors are, in general, well meaning. But they face intense pressure to be seen as doing something rather than simply providing reassuring advice. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 9, 2026 15:06 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)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 9, 2026 15:05 IST

    Raising minimum wages limits workers’ choice

    We should respect the will of workers and let them decide whether the terms of a job offered are better than their other options or not. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 9, 2026 15:05 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Understanding the elite world of Michelin stars

    The Michelin Guide is considered a significant authority on quality dining.
    opinion
    Published on Jun 9, 2026 02:02 IST

    Why global leaders are increasingly speaking like academics

    Heine, Fortin and Ominami cite two examples that showcase India’s use of ANA, one of which is India’s membership of Quad and Brics. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 8, 2026 15:10 IST

    India's fight against maternal mortality is far from over

    The need is to continue strengthening quality antenatal care and equitable access to maternal health care. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 8, 2026 15:10 IST

    Why India's hill stations need legal protection against overtourism

    A rights-bearing Kedarnath valley could have enforced river-corridor protections. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 8, 2026 15:10 IST

    The girls cracking India’s toughest exam

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

    Processing mechanisms key to food security in South Asia

    According to the FAO, India is among the world’s largest producers of milk, pulses, fruits and vegetables. This production record has changed the country’s food-security horizon. The next question, for India and for the region, is how to retain more value from what is already grown. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 7, 2026 16:01 IST

    The CJP is, predictably, more effective online

    The CJP doesn’t even have the backing of intellectual discourse, intelligent comrades, or Hazare-like groundswell of support. Its founder, Abhijit Dipke, used to be an AAP member. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 7, 2026 16:01 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)
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    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.
    opinion
    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)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 5, 2026 15:08 IST

    Medicines, and not just renaming, heals disease

    Lean women constitute a substantial proportion of those diagnosed with PCOS, though the proportion varies considerably between populations. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 5, 2026 15:07 IST

    Don’t drop Twisha Sharma’s death from news cycle

    As a former judge and someone with a special course in crime scene management, Giribala Singh has all the instruments at her disposal. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 5, 2026 15:07 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)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 5, 2026 08:52 IST

    What will it take for this flight to take off?

    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)
    opinion
    Published 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

    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

    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
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