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    From Trinity to today: Turning the page on nuclear testing

    opinion
    Published on Aug 29, 2025 15:29 IST
    Complacency is not an option. A return to nuclear testing would almost certainly spark a dangerous arms race, one that undermines the purposes for which the United Nations was founded. (REUTERS)

    Lessons for startups from real money gaming ban

    It is also heartening to witness the resilience of India’s startup ecosystem. Even in the wake of sudden bans and upheavals, gaming founders are already announcing fresh models and new plans (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 29, 2025 15:29 IST

    India’s diplomatic horizon extends beyond America

    Realistically, while engagement and strengthened ties with the US must certainly be pursued, it is imperative not to exclude other possibilities for India. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 29, 2025 15:28 IST

    History textbooks and their tryst with truth

    If there are any innovations in this new “truth-telling” exercise, they are pressed into the service of national pride. The same standard of truth-telling is not applied to Hindu kings, such as Shivaji, or Maharana Pratap, as Akbar and Aurangzeb. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 29, 2025 15:28 IST

    Measuring land with red tape

    The right to property is a constitutional right, albeit with reasonable restrictions to protect the interests of vulnerable sections such as the scheduled tribes (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 28, 2025 15:06 IST

    Flight safety regulation needs reform at the top

    The safety regulator needs to be headed by a highly experienced and technically qualified individual for its culture to change. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 28, 2025 15:06 IST

    States need to own national sports policy for it to deliver

    The 2010 Commonwealth Games left behind world-class infrastructure, yet corruption allegations overshadowed the gains. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 28, 2025 15:06 IST

    The Lal Babu touchstone for the Bihar SIR exercise

    ECI, for its part, maintains that it is acting within the bounds of the judgment. But it misreads the precedent. And it has drawn heat from political parties, who warn of a troubling déjà vu in the SIR’s methods. (ANI Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 28, 2025 15:06 IST

    Terms of Trade | Onwards to the 2025 Bihar contest

    Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, party MP Priyanka Gandhi, party Bihar President Rajesh Kumar, LoP Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday (AICC/ANI)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 28, 2025 12:32 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why top chefs are rethinking strict plant-based menus

    Eleven Madison Park shifts to include meat, balancing principles and profit. (Representative image)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 28, 2025 11:29 IST

    In the battle against dowry, women must exercise agency

    Laws alone can’t change much here, and it would be delusional to expect the change to come from society. The first step towards changing the situation has to be taken by the women themselves. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 27, 2025 14:55 IST

    India & Japan: Anchors of Asia’s democratic future

    India and Japan have emerged as twin anchors of stability — promoting an inclusive, rules-based order where no single power dominates. (PIB)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 27, 2025 14:55 IST

    De-risking India’s exports from the US tariff regime

    Indian businesses can also strengthen value chain linkages through strategic overseas investments for diversification of the manufacturing base. Recent developments on the tariff front bring out a case for countries to actively pursue this as part of de-risking measures. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 27, 2025 14:54 IST

    The reform road map that the GST needs

    The main reasons for a rationalisation is to have lower inflation and higher consumption, both of which should lead to better GDP growth. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 26, 2025 14:38 IST

    How the US is ceding Asian geopolitical space to China

    If the US concedes to China the status of a polar power, then it is natural that Beijing must also have a sphere of influence. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 26, 2025 14:38 IST

    Message from Himalayas: All’s not well with the hills

    Scientifically informed planning of human settlements and infrastructure is critical, especially in fragile HKH environments. (Indian Army via AP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 26, 2025 14:38 IST

    Building the digital bridge for tomorrow

    Northeast India’s emergence as a land bridge extends far beyond physical infrastructure. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 14:58 IST

    New online gambling Act breaches federal boundaries

    The harms caused by online money gaming should go unchecked; addiction, financial ruin, and suicides are lived tragedies in households across India. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 14:58 IST

    What needs to be done to curb prison overcrowding

    The tolerance for the sub-human life lived by others normalises the breach of the rule of law. It mocks the constitutional principle that every citizen’s life is more than mere animal existence. (Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 14:58 IST

    Scientifically Speaking: You are what your gut microbes eat

    Failed drug trials have also nudged pharmaceutical companies to focus on the microbes inside us. (Representative file photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 14:09 IST

    Mind the Gap: Unshakeable: Nilam Katara’s fight for justice

    Nilam Katara fought for 16 years to get justice to her son Nitish Katara
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 07:15 IST

    Tech Tonic | A great AI bubble, failing workplace pilots and reality biting back

    The fact that a ChatGPT or a Grok may work well for you in personal usage, doesn’t mean it’ll understand organisational nuances. (Representative file photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 25, 2025 06:25 IST

    Canine concerns must balance human safety

    Animals need space to live by their natural instincts, but humans, too, deserve their right to live without the fear of avoidable violence (Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 24, 2025 14:25 IST

    How India can make health care affordable

    Investment in a multi-layered, multi-skilled health workforce is needed, to generate the needed numbers across diverse categories and create teams that are customised for public health and clinical care services (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 24, 2025 14:22 IST

    Rewriting India’s transport future

    India now has the chance to leapfrog the diesel-dependent model and build a greener logistics backbone (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 24, 2025 14:16 IST

    Book Box | Stella Rimington: The spy who wrote

    A rendition of Stella Rimington, former first lady of British Intelligence.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 24, 2025 08:44 IST

    How the corporate life spawns entrepreneurs

    Workplace friendships are fleeting; they depend a lot on common misery. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 23, 2025 15:21 IST

    Where’s the freedom of choice for daughters?

    Bridging the education gap has been India’s great success story. But if education is supposed to free the mind, why do we still insist our daughters remain obedient and unquestioning of parental authority? (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 23, 2025 15:21 IST

    Shimon Peres and the war on Palestinians

    Shimon Peres wanted to solve a situation that had already lingered for four decades. He had a conscience. The Palestinian people mattered to him. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 23, 2025 15:21 IST

    Superman entrepreneurs driving the Indian economy

    Most superman entrepreneurs are optimists, and see opportunities where others see roadblocks and can pivot and change swiftly and adjust when needed. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Aug 23, 2025 15:20 IST
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