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    AI gets cheaper, but human thought remains priceless

    opinion
    Published on Oct 16, 2026 24:45 IST
    AI prices fell four times faster than DNA sequencing, 18 times faster than lithium-ion batteries, and 54 times faster than electricity. These results come from five benchmarks that cover mathematics, hard science, and game skills. (Reuters)

    India & the UK: From ties of history to scripting a future

    Much like the rest of the world, the UK has a massive interest in India being the biggest, best version of itself, and of being part of that journey. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 16, 2026 24:40 IST

    Indispensable partners, unfinished business

    The opportunity of the next decade is to let trade, capital and people move freely enough to build true resilience. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 16, 2026 24:35 IST

    Fix the Tejas problem fast, and then move beyond it

    Modern air warfare is increasingly about systems rather than individual platforms. Sensors, electronic warfare, missiles, communications, command-and-control networks, training and doctrine can be as important as the aircraft itself. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 15, 2026 24:45 IST

    Jantar Mantar, when it was not a protest site

    Jantar Mantar and its environs have always occupied a very distinctive place in Delhi’s landscape. Its history begins sometime in the 16th century, when Akbar occupied the Mughal throne. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 15, 2026 24:41 IST

    SIR and the perils of a free run for executive law-making

    Executive-made rules are almost never struck down by the courts on grounds of being outside the scope of the parent statute. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 15, 2026 24:35 IST

    Lost in crafting narratives, instead of presenting alternatives

    The Congress’ long record in government must be judged not merely by its achievements, but also by its failures, policy choices and accountability. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 16:37 IST

    New conflict in Ethiopia can become a global problem

    Ethiopia is currently witnessing fighting in its Tigray province that borders Eritrea, renewed tensions in Amhara, and the formation of an extraordinary alliance of armed groups opposed to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government/ (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 24:45 IST

    Moving governance from welfare to empowerment

    A nation is judged not by those at the top of the ladder but by those on its lowest rung. PM Modi has turned this philosophy into a method of government. Its focus is the poor, women, the young and farmers. Its instrument is direct delivery, so that what the State sends is what the citizen receives. (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 24:40 IST

    Preparing for a super, monster, Godzilla El Niño

    The effects of El Niño could creep into coming seasons through crops, water, heat, food prices, forests, and seas. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 14, 2026 24:36 IST

    Pakeezah’s new journey in search of admirers

    It is poignant to watch Meena in Pakeezah, as in her life, wanting to step across the brink, willing to leave everything behind. One can only imagine the pain that she must have borne that made the pursuit of death sweeter than life itself. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 13, 2026 24:45 IST

    Indian military must adapt, just like Russia & Ukraine

    Ukraine’s most competitive drone firms maintain seamless contact with combat units, receive real-time feedback from the front, and iterate designs accordingly. The traditional boundaries between users, developers, and manufacturers have diffused. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 13, 2026 24:40 IST

    Emerging economies need to use AI differently

    AI does not need to replace the work done by a farmer, construction worker, or nurse. It can improve decisions related to such work. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 13, 2026 24:35 IST

    Keeping up with UP: When compulsion drives a fragile political alliance

    While the NDA appears cemented in the state, the Opposition remains in disarray, even though the INDIA bloc, mainly the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress, may jointly take on the BJP.
    opinion
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 09:23 IST

    When obituaries erase the women who speak up

    As Anna Seth in Parinda, a role that won Nana Patekar a National Award for best supporting actor in 1990.
    opinion
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 02:30 IST

    What the October 10 protest says about the Opposition

    The other members of the INDIA bloc don’t want the Congress to expand in their states beyond a point. But they need its support to ward off existential threats. (@INCIndia X/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 24:45 IST

    The middle-power question that New Delhi faces today

    if the middle-power coalitions turn into talk shops, New Delhi’s interest will fade fast. If they deliver on trade and technology, India may find the middle a more comfortable place to wait than it expected. (@PiyushGoyal X/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 24:40 IST

    Fat commissions, thinning markets

    Insisting that insurance is “different” and, therefore, beyond the reach of regulatory action has harmed the growth of the industry. (Stock.adobe.com)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 12, 2026 24:35 IST

    Migrant ethics, and life in the Maximum City

    Mumbai is where you will find the most well-behaved autorickshaw drivers. They are mostly migrants. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 11, 2026 24:50 IST

    Split the women and child development ministry

    The girl in Mainpuri needed a State capable of noticing a lost child before a bus crew did. The children in Jamui needed protection from the roadside to the classroom, including the digital space in between. And the adult woman boarding a bus at night needs the rights and reality of an equal citizen with the freedom to move freely. That is the distinction our institutional architecture has yet to make. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 11, 2026 24:45 IST

    Gandhi’s evolution, and making of the Mahatma

    The young Gandhi of his early days in South Africa was an “unthinking racist”. Ramachandra Guha writes, “in his first few years in South Africa, Gandhi was strongly prejudiced against Africans and used extremely pejorative language about them.” (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 11, 2026 24:40 IST

    South Asia’s tragedy of Himalayan proportions

    The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is one of the world’s most important mountain water systems, acting as Asia’s water tower. This phrase in the hydrological parlance underscores the region’s critical role in sustaining the continent’s freshwater supply. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 11, 2026 24:35 IST

    Gig work, beyond the livelihoods argument

    Platforms need to consider the actual work-hours spent, net earnings, and threats faced — instead of classifying gig-workers as partners/captains/contractors, etc, to escape regulatory obligations. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 10, 2026 24:45 IST

    The silver lining on the clouds of farm smoke

    In a country as diverse as India, the Shahjahanpur model might not be the perfect solution for every stubble burning crisis. Instead, it shines a light on the less-discussed idea of process innovation and reminds other states and districts that a solution does exist to this problem. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 10, 2026 24:40 IST

    What the far-Right’s rise in Germany could hold for India

    Given the new round of cooperation between India and Germany was nurtured on the German side by a centre-Right dispensation in Berlin, India has watched electoral developments in Germany with keen interest. (Press Information Bureau (PIB))
    opinion
    Published on Oct 10, 2026 24:35 IST

    In Modi’s 25 years, lessons for building Viksit Delhi | CM Rekha Gupta writes

    PM Modi’s emphasis on transforming the quality of school education through the PM SHRI framework has given us a powerful national template for what a modern government school can aspire to become. (Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Updated on Oct 9, 2026 01:54 IST

    India’s ground reality: In land, we cannot trust

    According to one analysis, a quarter of cases decided by the Supreme Court have involved land. Judicial statistics understate the extent of land disputes because many land cases are handled by revenue authorities rather than courts. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 9, 2026 24:40 IST

    A rising India needs to play peacemaker

    India facilitated direct engagement between the UAE and Iran at the BRICS summit, with the aim of easing tensions between the two. (West Asia News Agency (WANA) via Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 9, 2026 24:35 IST

    Apex court’s SIR ghosts of past, present & future

    In Lal Babu Hussein v. ERO, the Court held that once a voter’s name appeared on the rolls, there is a presumption of validity. In TN Seshan v. Union of India, it rejected the idea that the CEC stood above the other Election Commissioners (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 8, 2026 24:46 IST

    Good governance can earn good electoral outcomes

    India’s young voters seem to have little interest in a battle of political narratives. They seek substantive outcomes. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 8, 2026 24:40 IST
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