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    Cut the bull about Bitchat and State powers, Mr Dorsey

    opinion
    Published on Aug 8, 2026 01:29 IST
    When Jack Dorsey writes that the government of India does not “like” Bitchat, and when advocacy groups like IFF describe its takedown order as “authoritarian”, they are insinuating that the government of India is acting illegitimately.

    India’s march towards self-reliance in med-tech

    India’s med-tech sector is the fourth-largest market in Asia and ranks among the top 20 globally.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 8, 2026 01:29 IST

    Ethanol and the political power of crops

    Diverting food grains toward fuel raises questions about whether scarce agricultural resources should be used to produce energy rather than food (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 7, 2026 15:32 IST

    Centralised education policy can’t deliver true reforms

    A single national entrance examination, conducted in a format that privileges coaching-centre culture and urban advantage, has systematically disadvantaged rural and underprivileged students
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 7, 2026 12:08 IST

    Move from testing memory to testing understanding

    Tactical interventions such as elite committees, harsher punitive provisions, and bureaucratic shuffling only address the perimeter, not the core.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 7, 2026 12:07 IST

    No news content for AI-training without licences

    A final decision in ANI vs. OpenAI would go a long way in laying down jurisprudence on the intersection of AI and copyrights.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 7, 2026 12:03 IST

    Footwear as footnotes of India’s history and present

    A young, good-natured man collected the hurriedly abandoned footwear from the July 20 protest march the next morning (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 6, 2026 14:06 IST

    Nailing Pakistan's lies on Indus water sharing

    Rather than spouting empty rhetoric at various forums, Pakistan should focus on minimising its internal water wastage and optimising its resource management to foster regional peace and stability.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 6, 2026 02:21 IST

    Ten years of disability rights, but with uneven impact

    Inclusive education must shift from admission to belonging: trained teachers, classroom accommodations, accessible materials, assistive technology, anti-bullying systems, and support for neurodivergent learners.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 6, 2026 02:20 IST

    Japan balances military and moral heft amid uncertainty

    The changes have accelerated under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 6, 2026 02:20 IST

    When broadcasting was committed to public good

    Technology can personalise and multiply messages, but participation still depends on trust, dialogue and a sense of shared ownership Public value and financial sustainability need not be opposing goals.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 5, 2026 03:52 IST

    Evolved procurement key to defence drones' utility

    The idea is to have a contract where the buyer and seller engage over a long period of time, beyond merely the initial order.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 5, 2026 03:52 IST

    The unbearable weight of learning, in school bags

    A bag full of books and notebooks is not evidence of an excellent school. Nor is an occupied child necessarily learning.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 5, 2026 03:51 IST

    Legislation needs debate, not blind determination

    When arithmetic substitutes for argument, what Parliament passes matters less than what it never had to explain.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:18 IST

    The here and now of a 'forever war' period

    A small Ukraine would not have held on for so long against a big Russia if it wasn't for both the US and Europe backing the former.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:17 IST

    Insurance firms as major stakeholders in cleaner air

    Air quality-linked illnesses now constitute 9% of all hospitalisation claims in India, up from 6.4% in 2022.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:17 IST

    A yatra from ritual piety to base violence

    As monsoon peaks in the region, so does the pilgrimage of bringing the sacred — in the form of water from the Ganga — to one’s doorstep
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 14:30 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why fancy restaurant trends are ruining good food

    People don’t say this aloud too often, but the difficulty in introducing a new audience to a cuisine is that chefs have to find ways of making the food more familiar.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 3, 2026 09:39 IST

    Simultaneous balancing and engagement with China

    The investment opening and the security posture cannot both survive a serious incident at the LAC; one of them is bound to disappear.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 01:51 IST

    Ending digital addiction to safeguard children's future

    Online addiction is adversely affecting children in many ways. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has categorised online addiction as a public health emergency
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 01:51 IST

    Data centres must pay their true costs

    An industry that treats innovation as both virtue and God should not need cheap water, unpriced heat and unquestioned grid support.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 3, 2026 04:12 IST

    English-speaking India’s King Lear moment

    King Lear is perhaps the ultimate depiction of how the old are mistreated.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:41 IST

    Women seldom receive the solidarity they extend

    Central to both protests, and all the others in between, have been the presence of women who have unfailingly shown up.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:38 IST

    Theory of everything: Dissent, derision, and demonstrations

    Some critics of the CJP protest have likened it to a mela, a carnival. And they are absolutely right. This protest indeed was a carnival, and that’s the reason it was successful.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:21 IST

    The British ceremonies of PMs demitting office

    In that short time, one chapter has closed, and another opened. One man’s tenure is over. Another’s has begun.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:14 IST

    PoJK protests show Pakistan’s Kashmir policy is unravelling

    The world’s focus is, and should be, on what is happening in the part of Kashmir that is under Pakistan’s occupation and control.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:56 IST

    Screens as the ‘other’ in intimate partnerships

    No partner can compete with the level of stimulation a smartphone provides — mental, emotional, visual, and auditory, all at once.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:55 IST

    The real call of duty for India’s foresters

    A forester regards forests as irreplaceable ecological capital accumulated over centuries.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:54 IST

    Why airport forms won’t keep Ebola out

    Traveller questionnaires have long been part of the public health response in India to emerging infectious diseases but their effectiveness depends on whether the information provided is accurate. At Indian airports, immigration officials collect forms with little opportunity to verify answers. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 13:31 IST

    Scripting an endgame in the Russia-Ukraine war

    Putin has already seen security forces challenge the regime due to failures in Ukraine with the Prigozhin mutiny in 2023.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 01:23 IST
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