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    India should account for what it owns and owes

    opinion
    Published on Oct 27, 2026 00:45 IST
    Cash accounting shows spending on new assets more clearly than what happens to those governments already own. A road, bridge, or hospital may deteriorate for years without generating an expense comparable to depreciation, while building a replacement produces visible capital expenditure. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

    Ukraine, the global granary, needs safe Black Sea routes

    Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s ports, grain storage facilities, transport infrastructure and civilian shipping. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 27, 2026 00:40 IST

    Grant researchers funds and be patient with results

    Powering research needs careful strategising in this age of knowledge-led disruptions, and India must ensure it follows the right roadmap. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 27, 2026 00:35 IST

    The growing footprint of geography on foreign policy

    When the Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz, India was faced with an uncomfortable truth: Its economy runs almost entirely on routes — the Hormuz and the Suez — it has little control or leverage over. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 26, 2026 09:58 IST

    Indira Gandhi’s contested legacy in Indian politics

    Those who called her Iron Lady would point to her decisive leadership during the 1971 war, the creation of Bangladesh, the integration of Sikkim into the Indian Union, and her willingness to lock horns with the US President Richard Nixon. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 26, 2026 00:45 IST

    An aspiring, achieving, & assertive new India | Kevin Pietersen writes

    While the men’s team has always been formidable, it is particularly gratifying to see how far women’s cricket in India has come. India is a cricketing powerhouse, so when women’s cricket grows and succeeds here, its impact is felt far beyond India. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on Oct 26, 2026 04:53 IST

    A parliamentary push to the BRICS agenda

    India’s experience highlights the role of Parliament in strengthening institutional resilience through deliberation, scrutiny, and oversight. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 26, 2026 00:35 IST

    October mood, before it was ruined by AQI

    The air wasn’t necessarily clean back then and we perhaps breathed things we shouldn’t have. But, the scale of harm wasn’t likely as high as now. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 25, 2026 00:50 IST

    In Bihar, women learn to demand health care

    Change is underway in Bihar, where women are at the forefront of seeking health care, no longer content to be passive beneficiaries. The now formidable combination of ASHA, ANM, and anganwadi teams is leading the charge on this. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 25, 2026 00:45 IST

    The people who make us who we are today

    Cambridge was a very different experience. Undergraduates are free to do as they want. Lectures are not compulsory and discipline is only lightly enforced. It was in this environment that Michael Kuczynski, my tutor, became a friend and great support. (University o Cambridge via Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 25, 2026 00:40 IST

    Can hope trump hate this time in Israeli polls?

    As things stand, neither the Bibi bloc nor the Change bloc appears to have a clear path to the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-member Knesset. This is because around 20% of Israel’s citizens are Arabs. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 25, 2026 00:35 IST

    AI is neither poison nor panacea for doctors

    AI will replace some medical tasks, but it must make us define clearly the role doctors play. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 24, 2026 00:45 IST

    Decoding Rubio’s quick second visit to India

    The administration has recently touted Indian investment in the US and is seeking more of it. But this engagement might also reflect the perception of Indian business as a potential enabler or disruptor of economic cooperation, and thus a desire to engage it as a constituency. (@USAmbIndia X/PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 24, 2026 00:40 IST

    Is the current lull in Indian politics the calm before a storm?

    Dipke and his comrades began as a non-partisan, non-electoral entity. If they are now in the Opposition club — though the CJP and the Congress have not yet marched together — the question then is whether it is only a matter of time before they become a party. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 24, 2026 00:35 IST

    CM Modi to PM Modi: A tale of continuity and evolution

    In PM Modi, I recognised something of the CM I had met in Gujarat: the emphasis on getting things done and a visible concern and empathy for ordinary people. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 23, 2026 00:45 IST

    Shakti sidelined: Missing women in India’s workforce

    Although the main thrust of the current youth protests is about voter rolls and the credibility of the Election Commission, there are parallel protests about women’s safety and agency over their lives. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 23, 2026 00:40 IST

    The safety belt for your investment ride

    The only way to reduce risk is to have little bits of different assets so that they all do not go up and down at the same time. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 23, 2026 00:36 IST

    Tenzing Norgay and the many variants of man’s relationship with nature

    The film Tenzing , released on Apple TV on October 16, addresses these questions through a not-quite-biographical account of Tenzing Norgay (1914-86), who became the first person to reach the summit of the world’s highest peak in 1953, along with Edmund Hillary (1919-2008). (Apple TV via AP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 23, 2026 00:30 IST

    Yesterday’s student leaders must not curb dissent today

    Yesterday’s rebels, who have become today’s leaders, should remember that the students outside the barricades are asking for the same democracy they once demanded for themselves. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 22, 2026 00:45 IST

    End the UNSC control on picking the next UN chief

    UNGA can adopt a resolution with a simple majority, and, irrespective of how the P-5 vote, request the nomination of more than one candidate for the post. This way, the ultimate choice will lie with UNGA, not the UNSC. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 22, 2026 00:40 IST

    Rules about LAWS: India must lead from the front

    Every technological revolution in warfare has tested the rules, customs, and moral restraints that seek to limit its consequences. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 22, 2026 00:35 IST

    The AI that knows everything about you will ask you to click a link

    For business leaders, the lesson is to treat every AI tool as a vendor with access to your people and customers, and to ask the same hard questions you would ask of a bank or an auditor. For the rest of us, it is simpler. Be most careful with the tool that seems to know you best. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 13:18 IST

    Waste water, not funding, should go down the drain

    Despite years of investment, Indian cities continue to discharge nearly 72% of their sewage untreated. Access to the Special Infrastructure Grant is conditional on integrated wastewater management plans, signalling a deliberate move away from piecemeal works towards coordinated, city-level solutions. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 00:45 IST

    Technology is central to the agri-transformation vision

    Our objective must now be to produce more — with less water, land, and energy, and fewer avoidable inputs, while ensuring higher quality, safety, and nutrition. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 00:40 IST

    French protests highlight deep, historical faultlines

    Protesters are facing the most heavily weaponised crowd-control arsenals in Europe. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 21, 2026 00:35 IST

    Route mental health care through communities

    Deinstitutionalisation is a cultural shift that requires the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience, health service providers, and the whole of society. To support this transition, the World Health Organization has released new, practical guidance to help health leaders navigate each step. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 20, 2026 00:45 IST

    A new round of political boxing in Pakistan

    Imran Khan was imprisoned a year later on what are largely believed to be politically driven convictions, but his arrest sparked unprecedented protests. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 20, 2026 00:40 IST

    What India must do when energy gets weaponised

    No single technology holds the answer to India’s future energy security. We must develop a portfolio of technologies to meet this challenge. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 20, 2026 00:35 IST

    What happens when the act of reporting becomes an act of resistance?

    HT Photo/Raj K. Raj
    opinion
    Published on Oct 19, 2026 02:30 IST

    Reading the tea leaves before the UP elections

    Yogi Adityanath will complete his tenth year as chief minister (CM) of UP in March 2027. He enjoys a unique image due to his uncompromising working style. As the CM, he has always been at the top of his game (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Oct 19, 2026 00:45 IST
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