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Why New Delhi needs to handle Dhaka with care

Published on Dec 21, 2025 08:00 pm IST

Neither Sharif Osman Hadi’s assassination nor the protection of his killers serves New Delhi’s interests. In fact, reality is quite to the contrary. (AFP)

Delhi’s toxic air can’t be ignored any longer

Pollution control and management is a year-round operation. A strong regulator acts as a watchdog. (Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Published on Dec 21, 2025 08:00 pm IST

Vande Mataram: A nod to culture, not theology

If India is to uphold a nationalism worthy of its civilisational heritage, it must acknowledge the spiritual and literary foundations of its freedom struggle, nurture symbols that weave community rather than fracture it, and trust the plural instincts of its people more than the insecurities of its politics. (PTI)

Published on Dec 21, 2025 07:59 pm IST

Ending the male monopoly in bar councils in India

There’s been a fair amount of media attention on the lack of representation in the higher judiciary. In the Supreme Court, only one judge out of 34 is a woman. (HT Archive)

Published on Dec 20, 2025 08:56 pm IST

A prescription for getting Delhi to breathe fine again

Enforce without remorse the retrenchment of air-polluting vehicles after a verification of their quality levels after pollution checks. These vehicles do no less damage to national safety than infiltrators. (PTI)

Published on Dec 20, 2025 08:56 pm IST

The anxieties of the soft-parenting club

Rousseau’s Émile is invoked as a foundational text for child-centred education. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 20, 2025 08:56 pm IST

Keeping a date with the oddest happenstances

It was on the 21st of December in 1972, when I was just 17, that I met my first witch. It was at the Christmas fair on Hampstead Heath, a sort of mini winter wonderland. (AP)

Published on Dec 20, 2025 08:56 pm IST

How caste matrices could shape up before UP 2027

For the SP, much depends on how well its chief has learnt political charkha daon (a swift knockout move) from his father. (PTI)

Published on Dec 19, 2025 08:49 pm IST

Bihar hijab incident: Crossing red lines on bodily autonomy

The debate has been diverted to a predictably shrill one about the veil. This is a red herring — it is actually irrelevant whether you support the hijab or you do not. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 19, 2025 08:49 pm IST

AI and copyright: Need for a nuanced approach

The real question is how India balances efficiency with legitimacy, and scale with consent, at a time when the downstream consequences of generative AI remain uncertain. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 19, 2025 08:49 pm IST

Can Ayurveda serve population health?

Insights from Ayurveda can inform better public-health approaches tailored to regional needs or to population sub-groups. These approaches require evidence — but evidence suited to complexity

Published on Dec 19, 2025 10:20 am IST

The need for an urgent roll-out of UPI market-share caps

UPI empowered small merchants, reduced cash handling, and showcased India as a global leader in digital public infrastructure. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 18, 2025 09:24 pm IST

In Bondi attack, echoes of age-old anti-Semitism

Unearthing and foiling anti-Semitic plots will require far greater intelligence-sharing and cooperation at the international level. (AFP)

Updated on Dec 18, 2025 09:24 pm IST

Why India’s tourism sector needs a regulatory rethink

If India hopes to make tourism a $1-trillion industry and generate 50 million jobs in the next decade, its states must move from regulation to facilitation. (Shutterstock)

Published on Dec 18, 2025 09:24 pm IST

From sedition to UAPA: Policing dissent in India

The Supreme Court is examining sedition because it is a colonial-era law at odds with modern constitutional values. At the same time, UAPA hovers over the discussion because its application often blurs into areas that sedition once occupied (HT Archive)

Published on Dec 17, 2025 09:37 pm IST

A remit too wide: Personality rights without a rulebook

The law must provide remedies for defamation, obscene portrayals and material deception of the public. In fact, the law already does so for each of these harms. (HT Archive)

Published on Dec 17, 2025 09:37 pm IST

America-first compass for new security strategy

While the 2017 NSS called out China’s increasing threat in all areas, this one calls for a “rebalance” of America’s economic relationship with China. (AFP)

Published on Dec 17, 2025 09:37 pm IST

Set targets for clean air in the national Capital

To reduce emissions from the transport sector, governments must expand mass transit systems such as electric buses, walking and cycling, along with making clean transport alternatives more affordable and accessible. (ANI)

Published on Dec 16, 2025 09:05 pm IST

Vande Mataram and Tagore’s role in adoption of India’s National Song

A little less than a century after Tagore’s intervention, it’s his compromise solution that is at the centre of a controversy with the ruling dispensation likening it to a division of the country. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 09:05 pm IST

The path before India as Bangladesh transitions

New Delhi’s approach must balance immediate pressures with longer-term vision and tactical adjustments with strategic consistency. (AFP)

Published on Dec 16, 2025 09:05 pm IST

India’s new idiom for ties with West Asia

While Modi 1.0 scripted Link West as a diplomatic breakthrough, and Modi 2.0 advanced Act West into structured engagement, Modi 3.0 is about consolidating Link West. (PMO via PTI)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 09:02 pm IST

What a customs reform exercise must focus on

Customs reform is not just about policy housekeeping. It is industrial strategy, export policy and logistics reform. (Mint Archive)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 09:02 pm IST

Road map for realising India’s nuclear energy goals

While nuclear energy has a sound economic case, policy support on a par with other clean energy technologies would be inevitable. (HT Arhive)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 09:02 pm IST

Absolutely the best books by women in 2025

Credit: India Hamish Hamilton

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 04:00 pm IST

Remembering the unsung heroes of the war of 1971

In December 1961, General Sagat Singh, using speed and guile, quickly secured a victory in Goa against the Portuguese. He’s one of those rare generals of India who defeated three foreign armies. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 10:58 pm IST

Stop hyping Big AI: Smart, small models are the future

Large language models consume vast amounts of hardware, energy, and money to produce sentences that sound good but are often gibberish. They hallucinate, hide their reasoning, and make disastrous mistakes. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 14, 2025 10:58 pm IST

West Asia-North Africa: An ocean of opportunities for India

In the face of contemporary anxieties and challenges, it is natural that India should take the lead to promote partnerships. (Shutterstock)

Published on Dec 14, 2025 10:58 pm IST

The timeless magic of Umrao Jaan

The film uses close-ups and jump cuts to highlight the inner life of Umrao. By applying the techniques popularised by the stalwarts of the French New Wave, Ali intensifies the discontinuities of Umrao’s life

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 03:34 pm IST

Addressing the gender gap in climate policies

India must internalise the fact that women and girls face unique climate risks and disproportionate stress from natural disasters. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Published on Dec 13, 2025 09:39 pm IST

Internet Dhurandhars and the battle of opinions

fter the state elections, the latest bone of contention is Dhurandhar. (Getty Images)

Published on Dec 13, 2025 09:39 pm IST

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