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    Tales of ‘brilliant’ men, and ‘perfect victims’

    opinion
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 02:24 IST
    The Bombay High Court judgment is a remarkable piece of legislation that rejects the notion of a “perfect victim” and should become a template on how to adjudicate on rape cases.

    How Doon shapes its young students

    What made Doon special was that each of us was treated like an individual. I never felt one of many. I was always aware of my identity, preferences and interests.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 02:24 IST

    Can the great decline of the Parsis be stemmed?

    If preserving faith and distinctive culture is the argument, any skew should in fact favour the intermarried Parsi woman since the mother remains the more significant “upbringer” even in the new, supposedly equity-favouring parenting paradigms
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 02:22 IST

    The next frontier for Indian science on the 80th Independence Day

    India has largely solved the first problem of scientific power. Its next challenge is to turn that population, its elite institutions, and diaspora into a densely connected system.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 15, 2026 03:44 IST

    'Freedom itself is a means': Jawaharlal Nehru's article for HT in 1933

    File photo: Congress party workers pay floral tribute to India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 62nd death anniversary, in Bhopal.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 15, 2026 04:17 IST

    Let platform-building be a pattern, not an aberration

    Skyroot was founded nearly eight years ago by former ISRO scientists. Its leaps from then to now required scientific expertise, patient investors, access to public infrastructure, regulatory support, and close engagement with ISRO
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 15, 2026 02:28 IST

    Do Indians need more meat on their plates?

    The best food policy gives people better choices for a balanced diet while leaving the final choice of what to eat to them.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 14, 2026 03:54 IST

    Signals from Parliament’s monsoon session washout

    Speed of passing legislation rather than detailed scrutiny of legislative proposals is becoming the norm
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 14, 2026 03:54 IST

    Operation Safed Sagar and the history missing from a Netflix retelling

    Kargil was a learning crucible with many lessons.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 14, 2026 03:46 IST

    Mecca pact: Regional fix to hedge against a fickle US

    Protecting the rights of survivors is not an act of paternal sympathy for helpless victims; it is a rigorous, evidentiary method that takes trauma seriously while protecting the dignity of the survivor as a non-negotiable constitutional right.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 07:35 IST

    So far so good amid global turmoil: Don’t lose sight of reforms

    The tensions in West Asia have exposed India’s energy import dependence yet again. As the economy steers through this volatile geopolitical global environment, looking inward and beefing up energy security is fast becoming a policy priority.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 04:31 IST

    A new vocabulary of gender jurisprudence in courtrooms

    Protecting the rights of survivors is not an act of paternal sympathy for helpless victims; it is a rigorous, evidentiary method that takes trauma seriously while protecting the dignity of the survivor as a non-negotiable constitutional right.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 04:11 IST

    Grand Strategy: The bigness trap of India’s strategic community

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting in Mecca.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 12, 2026 12:25 IST

    An awkward dance of the dragon and the elephant

    The October 2024 agreement ushered in real, if modest, changes. But it is yet to extend to the harder question — de-escalation.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST

    Women are second to none in India’s skill-building vision

    We need gender-inclusive apprenticeship pipelines that give young women experience in emerging technologies.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST

    New tribunal reforms bill promises structural change

    The first threat to tribunal justice is often not a dramatic assault on independence. It is an empty chair.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST

    The statistical dog that does not bark

    SThe quarter ending June 2026 was followed by one of India’s largest students’ protests in a very long time (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 15:13 IST

    Assam's floods deserve national calamity status

    It is a national developmental challenge. India cannot aspire to become a developed nation while accepting the annual devastation of an entire region as inevitable.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 02:12 IST

    Tapping defence human capital for education

    Highly qualified officers can be offered professorships depending on their experience, competence and willingness to integrate fully into the academic world
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 02:12 IST

    Challenges India faces from the Mecca pact

    The agreement reflects a view among the signatories that the US’s own deterrence capacities can no longer be counted upon in West Asia: Washington has been unable to deter Iran and is unwilling to deter Israel.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 11, 2026 08:22 IST

    The case of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan: US amnesia on democracy

    At 73, Imran Khan continues to be held primarily in solitary confinement at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 10, 2026 02:53 IST

    A conviction, an acquittal, and other cautionary tales

    Tarun Tejpal following his guilty verdict
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 02:30 IST

    For India's economic superpower goal, retaining homegrown talent China, US style

    Beijing’s 1,000 talents and Qiming schemes were designed to attract Chinese-origin scientists and innovators to return and work in China.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 01:33 IST

    How India brought the lion back from the brink: In Bhupender Yadav's words

    The main element is the strict legal protection that has eliminated poaching, except for one incident in 2007.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 01:17 IST

    Book Box: Sorrow and Bliss, The Go-Between and books for a hospital wait

    What I Read (and Couldn’t Read) in the ICU and a forcefield of books for the weather of our minds
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 06:44 IST

    Just Like That: The Bhakti movement, beyond our textbooks

    The dramatis personae of the reawakening is an amazing galaxy of literary and spiritual giants.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 02:33 IST

    ‘Hospital is safe’: Fostering safe motherhood with institutional deliveries

    Where home delivery was once tradition, institutional delivery now has social acceptance.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:19 IST

    Citizens in assemblies: Putting people at the heart of Parliament’s performance

    The practice of Treasury and Opposition MPs being seated separately could also be discontinued.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:15 IST

    How the Caliphate almost passed to family of India's Nizam of Hyderabad

    Shaukat Ali persuaded Abdulmejid to bestow it upon the eldest male child born of the union of Azam Jah and Durrushehvar, that is to say, his grandson
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:09 IST

    Treating India's diabetes epidemic with GLP-1 drugs

    A carefully targeted programme could offer reasonable value for public spending
    opinion
    Published on Aug 8, 2026 01:29 IST
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