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    Hamlet to Bhumika: Benegal and Bombay’s theatre world

    opinion
    Published on Dec 23, 2025 14:54 IST
    With such backstage expertise acquired in Bombay’s English theatre of the 1960s, Benegal could direct his magnum opus, Bhumika (The Role). (HT Archive)

    Powerlessness of the powerful bureaucrat

    The difficulties experienced by our BLOs is an urgent call for reframing the debates on India’s frontline State. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 23, 2025 14:53 IST

    Sreenivasan and reinventing the comic genre as serious cinema

    Over time, many of Sreenivasan’s films became cult classics with a large following across generations, its scenes reappearing in reels and as memes. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 22, 2025 15:05 IST

    US, Japan & China: New configuration on Taiwan

    Beijing understands that if the US is seen as shifting and dithering on Taiwan, it will heighten the anxieties of America’s regional allies. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 22, 2025 15:05 IST

    Reform jobs scheme, but build on its gains

    The key to obtaining the benefits of MGNREGS is effective implementation, which makes it a credible outside option for workers. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Dec 22, 2025 15:04 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: An unlikely boom in champagne

    India's liquor market is evolving, with a growing appreciation for quality and craftsmanship.
    opinion
    Published on Dec 22, 2025 10:48 IST

    The good, the bad and the downright ugly: 2025 version

    Crossing a line.
    opinion
    Published on Dec 22, 2025 01:30 IST

    Why New Delhi needs to handle Dhaka with care

    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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 21, 2025 14:30 IST

    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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 21, 2025 14:30 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 21, 2025 14:29 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 20, 2025 15:26 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 20, 2025 15:26 IST

    The anxieties of the soft-parenting club

    Rousseau’s Émile is invoked as a foundational text for child-centred education. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 20, 2025 15:26 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 20, 2025 15:26 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 19, 2025 15:19 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)
    opinion
    Updated on Dec 19, 2025 15:19 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 19, 2025 15:19 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
    opinion
    Published on Dec 19, 2025 04:50 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 18, 2025 15:54 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)
    opinion
    Updated on Dec 18, 2025 15:54 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 18, 2025 15:54 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 17, 2025 16:07 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 17, 2025 16:07 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 17, 2025 16:07 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 16, 2025 15:35 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)
    opinion
    Updated on Dec 16, 2025 15:35 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 16, 2025 15:35 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 15, 2025 15:32 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 15, 2025 15:32 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)
    opinion
    Published on Dec 15, 2025 15:32 IST
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