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    India’s big growth pivot: From boosting to building

    opinion
    Published on Feb 10, 2026 15:00 IST
    The government has clearly indicated its preference for a revamped manufacturing-led export growth strategy for India which will play out over a longer period. (REUTERS)

    India’s cloud moment must be its clean-power moment

    If India is serious about aligning its cloud ambitions with its climate commitments, the tax holiday cannot function as a standalone fiscal incentive. It must be embedded within a broader clean power compact. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 10, 2026 15:00 IST

    India-US trade deal: Reading beyond tariffs, for farm sector

    For India, aligning trade policy with agriculture is not about slowing integration, but about shaping it in a way that supports farm incomes, food security and long-term competitiveness. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 10, 2026 12:27 IST

    Political consulting and democratic accountability

    Indian campaigns generate intimate political knowledge — booth-level assessments, internal surveys, volunteer networks, leadership vulnerabilities, and fundraising architectures. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 9, 2026 15:37 IST

    The project of international law must not be abandoned

    The law on the use of force rests on two foundations: Treaty and custom. Treaty law is anchored in the UN Charter, to which the US is a founding party. Customary international law, by contrast, emerges from the consistent practice of states, undertaken under a belief that such conduct is legally required. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 9, 2026 15:37 IST

    Lessons from Made in India success stories

    Domestic founders are more likely to build companies that scale efficiently and profitably under Indian conditions. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 9, 2026 15:37 IST

    Mind The Gap: A deep and dark morality tale of our times

    Epstein survivors hold photos of their younger selves in a video from World Without Exploitation published on November 16, 2025.
    opinion
    Published on Feb 9, 2026 02:30 IST

    Deal done, now focus on trade

    The net impact of the deal on the key headline number — India’s trade surplus with the US — remains to be seen. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 9, 2026 24:03 IST

    Tehran to Jakarta, water shortage is killing cities

    Water scarcity is connected to climate and environmental degradation. Along with the entire world, India too is witnessing a quick deterioration of the environment (AP)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 8, 2026 13:59 IST

    India-US trade deal and international law

    The larger normative question that developing countries face is whether to play ball with the US or champion the rules of trade multilateralism (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 8, 2026 13:46 IST

    Balancing strategic alignment with economic nationalism

    The US will apply a reciprocal tariff rate of 18% on a range of Indian-origin goods coversing sectors such as textiles and apparel, leather and footwear, plastics and rubber products, organic chemicals, home decor, artisanal products, and certain machinery (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 8, 2026 13:42 IST

    Frankly, my dear, we all need therapy

    Thanks to the challenges of modern living, the world of therapy is not unknown to most of us, our opinions on it notwithstanding (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 8, 2026 13:34 IST

    What India can expect from the US trade deal

    There is a promise that tariffs can go lower than 18% in the course of negotiations. This gives agency to India to try and improve the terms of the deal and not be wedded to it even if Trump kills it. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 7, 2026 17:27 IST

    Giving voice to sanitation advocacy through radio

    In Mohanpura, Santi Damor was struck by one reality above all: Despite having a toilet, no one in her new home used it. It had become a storeroom, while the family used the fields for toilet purposes. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 7, 2026 17:27 IST

    Seeing places anew, as a traveller of means

    Paris will look and feel very different when you don’t faint buying bottled water, and can afford a taxi and don’t have to drag your luggage to the subway. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 7, 2026 17:27 IST

    The Shakespeare in our everyday speech

    Shakespeare’s impact on English is so vast and wide that all of us end up quoting him, probably several times a day, without realising it. This also means that the simplest of things we say could actually have a rich and vaunted past. (Wikimedia Commons)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 7, 2026 17:26 IST

    A potential flashpoint between Centre & states

    A public debate on the apex court ruling is called for, in order to restore parity between the two entities. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 6, 2026 15:20 IST

    Budget 2026-27: Ledger of missed opportunities

    The middle class is taxed by silence. Perhaps the most glaring miss of this budget is what it refuses to say to India’s middle class. There is no income-tax relief, no slab rationalisation, and no inflation indexing. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 6, 2026 15:19 IST

    Xi’s ‘rejuvenating China’ vision hits demographic wall

    The question before contemporary China is whether “self-forgetfulness” can truly be fostered in our age. The blunt answer offered by plummeting birth rates is no. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 6, 2026 15:19 IST

    Taxing tobacco: The case for higher rates and wider coverage

    Making products that kill people steadily less affordable is not a distraction from development. It is an important step towards Viksit Bharat. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 6, 2026 02:30 IST

    Reimagining India’s health system for future challenges

    Programmes such as ASHAs, women’s self-help groups, and community action platforms have shown that informed and engaged citizens improve system performance. A reimagined health system must institutionalise their voice. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 5, 2026 16:03 IST

    Why India needs a new gold standard

    Gold stands apart simply because of the collective memory of it being an asset that has survived the pressures of time. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 5, 2026 16:03 IST

    Trade route to closer relations with the EU

    The income and livelihood concerns of small and marginal farmers and certain industry segments were uppermost in the negotiators’ minds. To be fair, the EU also demonstrated much-needed flexibility in this regard. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 5, 2026 16:03 IST

    EU-India: Beyond the deal, a stabilising global force

    The EU-India force is here to stay as a defining component of the global system. The Indo-Europe Express has now been launched, and both sides will work to make it unstoppable. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 4, 2026 15:35 IST

    No reset to past, but reframing of future

    Those sectors in India focussed on exports to the US and elsewhere can take a breath. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 4, 2026 15:35 IST

    Tariffs tweaked, but customs reform remain

    The Budget will benefit exporters in aviation, nuclear energy, clean-energy equipment, electronics, and health care. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 4, 2026 15:35 IST

    Compassion must guide policy on community dogs

    Dogs walked this earth before we learned to name them. They stayed when they could have left. If they have chosen to live beside us, the least we can do is make space. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 3, 2026 16:05 IST

    In US, EU trade deals, a 1991-redux moment

    The deal with the US is in the interest of both countries. For India, it provides an opportunity to access one of the most important markets in the world. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 3, 2026 16:05 IST

    Washington blinks, New Delhi benefits

    The trade deal with the US is undoubtedly a positive step forward that advances India’s national interests. But it is not a be-all and end-all. (AP)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 4, 2026 24:27 IST

    The age of militarised middle powers is here

    New Delhi recognizes the strategic opportunity in co-developing high-tech defense platforms with emerging, and militarising, middle powers. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Feb 2, 2026 14:54 IST
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