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    An awkward dance of the dragon and the elephant

    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST
    The October 2024 agreement ushered in real, if modest, changes. But it is yet to extend to the harder question — de-escalation.

    Women are second to none in India’s skill-building vision

    We need gender-inclusive apprenticeship pipelines that give young women experience in emerging technologies.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST

    New tribunal reforms bill promises structural change

    The first threat to tribunal justice is often not a dramatic assault on independence. It is an empty chair.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 12, 2026 02:33 IST

    The statistical dog that does not bark

    SThe quarter ending June 2026 was followed by one of India’s largest students’ protests in a very long time (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 15:13 IST

    Assam's floods deserve national calamity status

    It is a national developmental challenge. India cannot aspire to become a developed nation while accepting the annual devastation of an entire region as inevitable.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 02:12 IST

    Tapping defence human capital for education

    Highly qualified officers can be offered professorships depending on their experience, competence and willingness to integrate fully into the academic world
    opinion
    Published on Aug 11, 2026 02:12 IST

    Challenges India faces from the Mecca pact

    The agreement reflects a view among the signatories that the US’s own deterrence capacities can no longer be counted upon in West Asia: Washington has been unable to deter Iran and is unwilling to deter Israel.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 11, 2026 08:22 IST

    The case of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan: US amnesia on democracy

    At 73, Imran Khan continues to be held primarily in solitary confinement at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 10, 2026 02:53 IST

    A conviction, an acquittal, and other cautionary tales

    Tarun Tejpal following his guilty verdict
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 02:30 IST

    For India's economic superpower goal, retaining homegrown talent China, US style

    Beijing’s 1,000 talents and Qiming schemes were designed to attract Chinese-origin scientists and innovators to return and work in China.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 01:33 IST

    How India brought the lion back from the brink: In Bhupender Yadav's words

    The main element is the strict legal protection that has eliminated poaching, except for one incident in 2007.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 10, 2026 01:17 IST

    Book Box: Sorrow and Bliss, The Go-Between and books for a hospital wait

    What I Read (and Couldn’t Read) in the ICU and a forcefield of books for the weather of our minds
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 06:44 IST

    Just Like That: The Bhakti movement, beyond our textbooks

    The dramatis personae of the reawakening is an amazing galaxy of literary and spiritual giants.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 02:33 IST

    ‘Hospital is safe’: Fostering safe motherhood with institutional deliveries

    Where home delivery was once tradition, institutional delivery now has social acceptance.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:19 IST

    Citizens in assemblies: Putting people at the heart of Parliament’s performance

    The practice of Treasury and Opposition MPs being seated separately could also be discontinued.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:15 IST

    How the Caliphate almost passed to family of India's Nizam of Hyderabad

    Shaukat Ali persuaded Abdulmejid to bestow it upon the eldest male child born of the union of Azam Jah and Durrushehvar, that is to say, his grandson
    opinion
    Published on Aug 9, 2026 02:09 IST

    Treating India's diabetes epidemic with GLP-1 drugs

    A carefully targeted programme could offer reasonable value for public spending
    opinion
    Published on Aug 8, 2026 01:29 IST

    Cut the bull about Bitchat and State powers, Mr Dorsey

    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.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 8, 2026 01:29 IST

    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
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