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    New doctrine & the terrorist food chain

    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2025 15:14 IST
    Wars of any kind, limited or otherwise, are an expensive business — in this case, requiring almost continuous military readiness. (AFP)

    Meghnad Desai: The view from classroom

    Meghnad Desai left an indelible mark on all of his students. His last message to one of us was: “Keep reading widely and hang on to some of your ideas but you will have a lot more to learn than you realise”. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2025 15:14 IST

    Why agriculture is key to building Viksit Bharat

    Indian agriculture has gone from stagnation and food insecurity before the 1960s to large surpluses today, disproving the Malthusian belief that population growth would outstrip food production. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2025 15:14 IST

    How a law to protect children was weaponized against consensual teen sex

    A still from Rima Das’s Bulbul Can Sing, a coming-of-age movie that explores adolescence, emotional growth and sexual stirrings.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2025 24:30 IST

    Attacks on Indian migrants are against Ireland’s values

    Ireland has long prided itself on its warm welcome and hospitality. The overwhelming majority of Irish people welcome migrants into their society, workplaces, and homes. (ANI Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2025 16:03 IST

    Misunderstanding India’s advocacy for multipolarity

    India’s foreign policy is not about indecision. It is a constant search for autonomy, balance and agency. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2025 16:03 IST

    When politics reeks of bitterness, misconduct

    We, as citizens, have some basic expectations from our Parliament. It should not be reduced to an arena of vote politics. (Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2025 16:03 IST

    What elevator use says about the Indian psyche

    Nobody teaches lift etiquettes, though; it’s like an email sign-off you copy from others. How you behave in the lift is learnt the hard way. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2025 16:42 IST

    Why voting rights at 16 is the way forward

    Do people in their 20s and 30s or 50s and 60s decide intelligently? Or do they do so emotionally? Or just out of habit and prejudice? If it’s ok for them, why not 16-year-olds? (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 2, 2025 16:42 IST

    Trans-rights and the need for a nurturing ecosystem

    It was only when Dr. Jency became an assistant professor that she got recognition for her hard work. “I am a professor first and a transgender after,” she says. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 2, 2025 16:42 IST

    Short-term hiccups, long-term rewards

    Notwithstanding all the noise on the television channels and in Parliament, it is in India’s interest to be linguistically altruistic to the US President for the sake of a relationship that has the space and dexterity to bridge ties beyond immediacy. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 2, 2025 16:41 IST

    Short Stream | Hanging by a Thread

    ‘Hanging by a Thread’
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2025 15:53 IST

    Religion vs dissent: Which right wins?

    In India, streets are not just for commuting: The everyday affairs of community, religion, celebration, mourning, and social life play out on them too. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 1, 2025 16:13 IST

    Trump tantrums complicate India’s strategic challenges

    Trump’s attacks on India — the uncouth language and sneering style — seem to be personally motivated, well beyond the stated aim of rebalancing US trade numbers. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 1, 2025 15:42 IST

    Tariffs as a tool to extort, and slight India’s sovereignty

    The American penalty threat to India also violates general international laws of non-intervention in a country’s sovereign affairs, as laid down by the ICJ. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 1, 2025 15:42 IST

    Administrative reform paves the path to good governance

    Without a well-defined framework of rules and regulations, it becomes harder to maintain quality and efficiency, with poor accountability. (HT PHOTO)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 31, 2025 15:12 IST

    When a stay is sought on a court’s acquittal order

    Our legal system ensures that, where circumstances are materially similar, past rulings — especially those of constitutional courts — guide future adjudication. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 31, 2025 15:12 IST

    Coming up Trumps against tariff threat

    The apparel sector can lift millions out of poverty, as seen in Bangladesh, where garment work has empowered women at scale. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 31, 2025 15:12 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Mad, Raj-era dress codes of Indian hotels and clubs

    The unwritten dress codes in Indian clubs and hotels: A relic of the past or a necessary norm? (Freepik)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 31, 2025 08:05 IST

    Grand Strategy: It’s about Trump, not about India

    Becoming a great power is a far more serious endeavour both historically and today. (AFP file photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2025 04:13 IST

    Courts and the making of transgender rights

    NALSA’s true breakthrough lay as much in recognizing a third gender as in affirming the right to self-identify — a radical move even by international standards. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 30, 2025 15:27 IST

    Crypto gets stability with a GENIUS Act

    A trusted, low-cost stablecoin backed either by the dollar or US government bonds will slowly replace other ways of moving money across borders. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 30, 2025 15:27 IST

    Indian Americans fret over Big Beautiful law

    While the bill’s sweeping provisions will affect virtually all Americans, immigrant communities, including Indian Americans, are poised to face a wide range of challenges due to its provisions. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 30, 2025 15:27 IST

    Why age of consent laws need a nuanced rethink

    According to NFHS-5, over 23% of Indian women aged 20–24 were married before 18. These girls, often pushed into early marital sex, rarely find legal redress. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 29, 2025 16:24 IST

    India’s imperatives for a national security strategy

    In the military sphere, an articulated national security strategy will serve to sharpen focus on evolution of doctrines, design of force-architecture, acquisition of hardware, and mobilisation of the public and private sectors in defence R&D and production. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 29, 2025 16:24 IST

    Donald Trump’s six traits as US president

    Trump weighs a country on its own merit, as he defines it, rather than as a part of a wider strategy or that country’s role vis-à-vis a third. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 29, 2025 16:24 IST

    In Nisar collaboration, space exploration paths converge

    Nasa-JPL went on to lead landmark missions — from Magellan’s radar mapping of Venus to the Cassini-Huygens mission that revealed Saturn and its moons in stunning detail, and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), which redefined how we map Earth from space. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 28, 2025 15:26 IST

    How NEP facilitated a UK-India partnership

    Regulations, when thoroughly crafted and consistently implemented, can be powerful enablers of international learning. (DPR PMO)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 28, 2025 15:25 IST

    Opinion: In Bihar SIR case, Supreme Court has to walk a tightrope

    The Supreme Court merely asked ECI to “consider” three other documents, namely the Aadhaar card, the ration card, and the voter ID card, to tackle the possibility of disenfranchisement. (Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 29, 2025 08:36 IST

    Decoding India-China climate and energy interests

    China’s role in the global green economy, combined with the backsliding of Western economies towards their climate commitments, has geopolitical implications for India’s green energy ambitions. (@narendramodi/X.com)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 28, 2025 11:20 IST
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