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    Deepening the India-US defence partnership | US Ambassador Gor writes for HT

    opinion
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 04:47 IST
    For India, joint military exercises like the Yudh Abhyas can strengthen military capability and expand its defence industrial base.

    Power from renewables should not be curtailed

    Curtailment occurs when a plant is instructed to cut output because the network cannot accept the power. Growing renewables curtailment is not unique to India, and not unambiguously bad; it can even be economical during brief periods of excess supply or congestion. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 29, 2026 24:45 IST

    The race to avoid tomorrow’s technological dependencies

    India'ss initiatives in semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, telecommunications, and other critical technologies demonstrate growing recognition that technological capability and national security are intertwined. But India cannot and need not develop every technology domestically. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 29, 2026 24:40 IST

    Insurance regulator moves to fix the sector

    Viksit Bharat cannot have an insurance industry whose profits are built on the tears and curses of policyholders. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 06:11 IST

    Let women live. Lock up the men

    Rage and loathing: Women students protest near LSR college
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 09:16 IST

    Fraying exchange of ideas, and a world torn by conflict

    There was a time when Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) head Yasser Arafat was the most popular leader in the Muslim world. Times changed, and within a few years, Arafat was replaced by Osama. What was the reason for this decline? (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 28, 2026 24:45 IST

    India must stand on its own feet as great powers tango

    At the BRICS summit, the BRICS + nations condemned America’s unilateral sanctions. And then the most powerful country that signed the declaration, China, went ahead and made a deal with the US (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 28, 2026 24:40 IST

    A life lived for Bharat and all of its citizens | PM's tribute to Ashok Singhal

    Ashok Ji was blessed with remarkable clarity of thought and it was clearly seen in his belief that our society needs to be harmonious.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 04:26 IST

    Women’s safety is a national security issue

    Crimes against women, of varying degrees of severity, exemplify an absence of reliable safeguards for nearly 700 million citizens of India. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 27, 2026 24:50 IST

    When tech becomes a tool for gender violence

    For women, harm from online spaces can lead to restrictions, reputation loss, blame, moral judgement, mobility restrictions, blackmail, stalking, violence, and withdrawal from online spaces. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 27, 2026 24:45 IST

    A caution about letting religion trump politics

    Though much of the story happens in Delhi and Bombay, it still manages to journey through Gulmarg and Varanasi as well as the villages of UP and Rajasthan. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 27, 2026 24:40 IST

    India must engage with its archive of economic ideas

    India’s economic policy has had to adapt as the country transitioned from being a colony to an independent nation-State to an emerging global power. Each era solved some problems while seeding new ones. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 27, 2026 24:35 IST

    In India’s fight against TB, Bihar remains a champion

    When Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressed the Delhi End TB Summit in 2018 and made TB a personal political commitment, it signalled something that India was no longer a country defined by its TB burden, but one confidently charting its path out of it. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 26, 2026 24:46 IST

    The case of the missing distinguished jurists

    Despite the constitutional mandate, no law professor has ever been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 26, 2026 24:40 IST

    In Xi-Trump summit pomp, pageantry has postponed pressure

    No matter how intractable some of China and the US’s problems are, we should not discount the value of the face-to-face meetings between the two presidents. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 26, 2026 24:35 IST

    Bone health in later years must be built early in life

    Exercise helps keep our bones strong. Brisk walking, climbing stairs and dancing are useful. Resistance or strength training is particularly important because stronger muscles improve balance and help protect against falls. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 24:45 IST

    The importance of teaching our students about failure

    Adolescence has always been a fraught time historically and in nearly every society. These are years of extraordinary intellectual development. Young people can be quite capable of solving difficult mathematical or engineering problems while still misjudging the permanence of a decision made during an acute emotional crisis. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 24:40 IST

    Will monsoons become impossible to predict?

    For the coming decades, the task is to build for what is known and stay flexible where the details are still emerging. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 24:35 IST

    India should chase its own IP-led global standards

    Recently, the Supreme Court brought a long-awaited quietus to the battle between the Competition Commission of India and patent owners. Resolving a 2013 dispute over patent licensing, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s ruling that India’s patent legislation is a complete code that prevails over the Competition Act.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 24, 2026 01:20 IST

    Germany’s political churn is about a shrinking centre

    The Brandmauer, or firewall, against the AfD has not reduced its political significance. It is isolated in the legislature, but its popular vote continues to grow.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 24, 2026 01:20 IST

    Hormuz crisis raises an unexpected marine risk

    The immediate priority should be to assess vessels that have remained in the Gulf for long periods.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 24, 2026 01:20 IST

    Belonging has become a deeply contested concept

    In Trumpland, ICE is aggressively sending immigrants into the cold
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:42 IST

    India and China can build a new order together

    The bigger story is not the political differences between the two countries but that, together, they will economically eclipse the West.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:41 IST

    A necessary pivot on defence production

    What makes this moment significant is the defence technology now emerging from Indian factories.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:39 IST

    Keeping up with UP| Young minds: A maze political parties struggle to navigate

    UP youth groups
    opinion
    Published on Sep 22, 2026 07:45 IST

    UPI: India’s success story in transforming financial governance

    The core feature of UPI is interoperability. Users of different banks and payment applications can transact with one another through common UPI infrastructure.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 22, 2026 06:49 IST

    Universities as labs of entrepreneurship

    The entrepreneurial transformation in India could not be more timely. Emerging technologies are enabling startups to do what only governments and giant corporations could do so far.
    opinion
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 01:06 IST

    Magic of performing arts in a mundane digital world

    A play can't go viral the way a reel can. It can only be attended, in a room that will never assemble in quite the same way again.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 22, 2026 01:06 IST

    Joining hands for water security as warming rises

    The climate crisis may make the water cycle more uncertain. Our response cannot be uncertain.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 22, 2026 01:06 IST

    Ecostani: SIR, voter deletion and 2029 Census challenge

    By the time the SIR ended before the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, the number of voters had increased to 67.18 crore.
    opinion
    Published on Sep 21, 2026 09:10 IST
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