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Champaran to Singhu: A tale of two satyagrahas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 07:47 PM IST
To assuage the protesting farmers, the Centre must suspend the Acts indefinitely, refer demands to the Inter-State Council; and call a Parliament session
At the mercy of big tech billionaires
By Vivek Wadhwa
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 07:46 PM IST
India needs stringent data protection laws. It also needs to encourage its tech industry to develop competitive social media products
Data can be an asset for governance, growth and public welfare
By Amitabh Kant and Desh Gaurav Sekhri
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 08:16 PM IST
Data is a critical component for measurable and actionable governance and policy perspectives, as well as for triggering innovation and growth
Handling the avian flu crisis | HT Editorial
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 08:00 PM IST
2021 has started with an unprecedented bird flu epidemic in India, causing the death of thousands of wild and poultry birds in 10 states and bleeding the fast-growing poultry industry for a second time over the past year
The BJP’s political pitch in Assam | HT Editorial
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 08:00 PM IST
Even as it starts out as the favourite, the BJP must be careful in how it navigates the historical tensions on identity in the region
Commit to a decade of climate resilience
By Arunabha Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 07:58 PM IST
India’s vulnerability to climate risks, growing experience with handling disasters, and new initiatives to strengthen infrastructure position it at the forefront for an adaptation action agenda
Opening the black box of marriage
By Prabha Kotiswaran
UPDATED ON JAN 12, 2021 07:58 PM IST
There has been a debate recently over salaries for housewives
In India’s lower judiciary, the absence of in-group bias
By Sam Asher, Paul Novosad and Aditi Bhowmick
UPDATED ON JAN 11, 2021 10:59 PM IST
There is evidence from around the world that judges discriminate in favour of litigants who share their identity. In contrast, we find no evidence of in-group bias by gender or religion in India’s lower judiciary.
Listen to the voice of protesting farmers
By Kapil Sibal
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 08:05 PM IST
Farmers have low incomes, high debts, and go through great insecurity. The State must continue to support agriculture
Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism
By Kabir Taneja and Prithvi Iyer
UPDATED ON JAN 11, 2021 08:17 PM IST
Trump’s ambivalence towards such groups have emboldened them and with these groups now being increasingly cornered as social media platforms banned Trump and his ecosystem, the threat of Right-wing extremism may assume a different form but will persist.
It is time for some prose
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 07:32 PM IST
On Monday, a Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde, reprimanded the executive for failing to manage the farm protests, and suggested it would stay the implementation of the laws
In Sydney, when a draw was a win
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2021 06:10 PM IST
There was grit and fight in spades. A match was saved. It was a draw that was better than many wins.
The diaspora dilemma | HT Editorial
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:24 PM IST
Over the weekend, India marked its 16th annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas — an occasion to reach out to India’s vast diaspora (which includes both Indian-origin foreign citizens as well as non-resident Indians), celebrate their achievements, connect them to their roots, and provide a framework for the diaspora’s engagement with India’s development story back home
At stake, the future of democracy
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:24 PM IST
The roots of the attack on the Capitol can be traced to an alternative, fact-free, conspiracy theory based narrative, fuelled by technology
Pay attention to the needs of the elderly | HT Editorial
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:24 PM IST
About 45 million have cardiovascular diseases and hypertension; about 20 million suffer from diabetes; and 24% of the elderly have difficulty in performing daily functions
A new vision for legal education in India
By Abhishek Singhvi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:23 PM IST
We must focus on tying up the existing corpus of rich data on legal education into a national legal education plan
The time has come for all democrats across the world to unite
By Shashi Shekhar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:23 PM IST
The US must lead by example given the resilience of its democratic institutions in battling this scourge
Agri-reforms must focus on women farmers
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 08:41 PM IST
Women have been part of the agrarian crisis for a very long time, though largely overlooked. Women farmers need access to all aspects of the sector from technical training and pricing to marketing and finances
The environmental challenge posed by cigarette butt litter
By Kaushik Chandrasekhar and Suneel Pandey
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 08:39 PM IST
Falling under the category of post-consumer waste, cigarette litter could easily be categorised as a public nuisance, especially for those that have fewer resources to clean it.
The uncertainty over vaccine authorisation
By Karan Thapar
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2021 09:03 PM IST
The authorisation of the two vaccines to tackle Covid-19 has been met with as much consternation as celebration. For many, the doubts and questions that have arisen have created fresh concern
America’s democratic decay under Trump
By Milan Vaishnav
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2021 08:35 PM IST
January 6 was a result of weakened institutional norms, limited democratic accountability, politics based on personality cult and a broken information system
The economy is looking up | HT Editorial
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 08:01 PM IST
Focus on public spending, demand, and helping the informal sector
The conversation India refuses to have
By Namita Bhandare
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 08:01 PM IST
In the past few years, India has broken traditional silences on sexual abuse, on consent, and on the rights of sexual minorities. It’s time to break another traditional silence
What India should, and shouldn’t, do in Nepal
By SD Muni
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 07:59 PM IST
Irrespective of whether Nepal has elections or witnesses the restoration of Parliament, a prudent course for India would be to let Nepal cope with its internal political mess
After anarchy in the US, reimagining the middle ground
By Barkha Dutt
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 07:53 PM IST
Governments have to learn how to engage with those who did not vote for them. Citizens have to learn how to converse amidst ideological divisions
Devising a vaccine strategy for India
By Reuben Abraham and Anup Malani
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 07:43 PM IST
Focus on allocation, distribution, financing, communication and certification
January 6: A black day for US democracy
By C Uday Bhaskar
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 07:41 PM IST
The erosion of democracy in the US, led by a defeated president, emboldened by his white supremacist base, will have both domestic and geopolitical consequences
Ensure access to justice in a post-Covid world
By Leah Verghese
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 07:20 AM IST
Any move towards the online functioning of courts must account for the digital divide in India
The new architecture of a new India
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 08:23 PM IST
India needs iconic buildings for functional reasons, to reflect new aspirations, and move past the colonial legacy
Chronicling the role of institutions | HT Editorial
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 08:21 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee’s final memoir’s greater value — beyond the insights on parties and individuals — lies in its assessment of the institutions