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India’s growth pursuit: Lessons to learn from China’s story

Published on Oct 25, 2025 10:28 pm IST

By 2020, China had around 30% share in global manufacturing, becoming most countries’ largest trading partner. (AFP)

Durgapur rape case: Don’t blame women for the violence they suffer

Reactions like Banerjee’s only further restrict women to segregated public spaces, public transport, and different queues in public places. (PTI)

Published on Oct 25, 2025 10:28 pm IST

Asrani & the trap of the Bollywood stereotype

On TV shows and public events, Asrani was constantly asked to mouth the Sholay dialogue, sometimes to his irritation, which he didn’t hide (PTI)

Published on Oct 24, 2025 08:39 pm IST

Viksit Bharat vision needs to have room for animals

The case for integrating animals into policy frameworks is not special pleading, it is integral statecraft. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 24, 2025 08:39 pm IST

India’s monsoon bounty and signs of a looming crisis

The intense rain is not just a problem; it’s a self-fuelling engine of destruction for land. It drives severe soil loss, a challenge often overshadowed by flooding. (AP)

Published on Oct 24, 2025 08:38 pm IST

GST Rate Restructuring: a bargain for the tourism sector

Travel has become more affordable for middle-class families and budget travellers. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Oct 23, 2025 09:19 pm IST

Medical misinformation: how constitutional populism undermines scientific temper

In April 2024, the Supreme Court rebuked Patanjali Ayurved for disparaging modern medicine in its campaigns. Even as the case was in court, the AYUSH ministry issued a notification deleting Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. (HT Archive)

Updated on Oct 23, 2025 09:19 pm IST

A Bihar puzzle the BJP waits to solve

Bihar’s women voters connect with Nitish Kumar due to his welfare measures over the last two decades. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 23, 2025 09:18 pm IST

India and the world: The ‘self’ pivot in Indian diplomacy

A push is being made under the National Deep Water Exploration Mission to scout for oil and gas in pivotal sites like the Andaman Sea. (Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 08:26 pm IST

The private sector can help address India’s urban flooding woes

Effective implementation of technological solutions depends on accurate and granular monitoring of rainfall patterns, drainage flows, and ground saturation levels to assess the precise scale of intervention required. (AFP)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 08:26 pm IST

Refugees in India: Rohingya case points to legal vacuum

The Supreme Court must now examine questions that go beyond deportation. Is the principle of non-refoulement, even if not codified in Indian law, binding? Are Rohingya refugees entitled to protection under Articles 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution? (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 08:26 pm IST

Trade to trust: Rebuilding Canada–India partnership

For Ottawa and New Delhi, an economic-security-focused partnership would lend ballast to a relationship long prone to episodic crises. (@narendramodi X/ANI)

Published on Oct 21, 2025 08:40 pm IST

Immigration in USA: Trump’s empty boast around H-1B visa fee

The pandemic proved innovation no longer needs a US address. India’s digital economy has reached critical mass. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Oct 21, 2025 08:40 pm IST

Electronic evidence on trial: It’s time for some clarity from the courts

Clear and authoritative guidance from the Supreme Court is essential, not only to settle the law but also to strengthen the efficiency and credibility of India’s justice delivery system. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 21, 2025 08:40 pm IST

Case for clean energy in emerging AI world

At 10 prompts a person daily, AI would consume 5.6 TWh a year, about 0.3% of India’s current generation. If that usage climbs to 100 prompts a day, it would rise to 55.9 TWh, roughly 3% of national power. (REUTERS)

Published on Oct 20, 2025 06:29 pm IST

India-US ties: Building bridges of trade, talent

Both governments understand that short-term turbulence should not derail long-term convergence. Institutions on both sides are working to insulate defence, technology, and space cooperation from tariff-driven politics. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 20, 2025 06:29 pm IST

Infrastructure in India: the path needed to take to decongest its roads

Vehicle ownership growth only compounds the problem. By 2024, India had nearly 260 million two-wheelers and 50 million cars. (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 20, 2025 06:29 pm IST

Mind The Gap: The keepers of memory

Cooking for my firefly

Published on Oct 20, 2025 07:00 am IST

Making community service under the BNS effective

Experimentation by judges in awarding community service for punitive purposes may not be rooted in correctional principles. Recent court orders on community service are testimony to this trend.

Published on Oct 19, 2025 08:16 pm IST

Rediscovering the moral code of Indian festivals

Dhanteras was considered a day of health and well-being. But now it has been reduced to a day of purchases. (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 19, 2025 08:15 pm IST

Diwali gift to oneself, a new deal with money

A new relationship with money will mean doing the work to set up a clean, efficient, and simple money system. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 19, 2025 08:15 pm IST

Instagram and the paradox of illusory truth

On social media visual feeds, what is repressed gets revealed in the very act of repression (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 19, 2025 12:49 pm IST

The Bihar narrative, between the decades

We did the best job in the country of preserving the British Raj. (Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 18, 2025 09:56 pm IST

The ugly Indian and other stories of racism

Watch the difference in the behaviour of a Delhi shopkeeper to an African and an Englishman. He will treat the former with disdain while fawning over the latter. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 18, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Rape and victim-blaming cues from leaders, judges

This is not the first time Banerjee has jumped in with her own theories about individual rape cases. In 2012, “fabricated” was the word she used to describe the rape of the “Park Street victim”, as media called her. (ANI)

Published on Oct 18, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Pakistan army, Pasni port, and a sell-out to America

The truth is that Pakistan has never been able to get around to building infrastructure like roads and railways to optimise this port. It is only now that there is a tentative agreement on a project backed by multiple funders to revive this. (PTI)

Published on Oct 18, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Mamata Banerjee on Durgapur gangrape: politicians must be sensitive

Our leaders seem to believe that women can be handed some money and a gas connection, and they can be expected to stay contented. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 17, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Higher education in India: how great institutions power great nations

Institutions are not just systems or structures: they are catalysts for dreams and launchpads for human potential. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 17, 2025 09:09 pm IST

India must engage with the Taliban, but do it cautiously

We (India) will need to reopen our doors on visas, medical infrastructure, and education, as well as provide assistance in rebuilding Afghanistan. (AFP)

Published on Oct 17, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Securing a happy Diwali for farmers amid climate crisis

The climate crisis is disrupting the cropping and harvesting cycles that culminates in the celebrations. Unpredictable monsoons, delayed sowing, erratic rainfall, and untimely floods or droughts have shifted the timing and success of harvests. (AP)

Published on Oct 16, 2025 08:31 pm IST

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