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    Blinded by devotion to power and her son

    opinion
    Published on Jun 21, 2025 12:54 IST
    The truth is, as Srinath Raghavan’s book points out, Indira Gandhi never thought very highly of democracy

    Yoga as a mass campaign to build a healthier India

    Yoga must be seen not just as a practice, but as a participatory movement — a jan andolan for health and wellness. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 20, 2025 15:07 IST

    Reel life in the dark room of Emergency

    Playback singer Kishore Kumar was another artiste who fell out with the authorities during the Emergency. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 20, 2025 15:06 IST

    New enemy in the West is the illegal migrant

    Record numbers of people moving past national borders are also ensuring that the word migrant has an edgy and controversial connotation. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 20, 2025 15:06 IST

    In climate of conflicts, a corridor of necessity

    IMEC is often imagined as a mega infrastructure project along a single multimodal route. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 19, 2025 14:58 IST

    The Emergency and its external dimension

    The imposition of Emergency was publicly disapproved by the US state department and American media. (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 19, 2025 14:58 IST

    The G7’s unravelling and India-Canada reset

    For Canada, caught between an unpredictable US and an increasingly untrustworthy China, engagement with India offers a stabilising alternative. (DPR PMO/ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 19, 2025 14:57 IST

    No thug life moment for film releases

    The fact is those uncomfortable with a film have the freedom not to watch it but have no right to disrupt its public exhibition once cleared by a State agency. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 18, 2025 14:46 IST

    In South Korea, continuity with cautious progressivism

    Beyond domestic issues, President Lee Jae-myung will also have to navigate a complex, shifting regional environment in the wake of Trump’s return to office, an intensifying US-China rivalry, and a reinvigorated North Korea with its close security alignment with Russia. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 18, 2025 14:36 IST

    Trump vs Musk: Perils of confronting POTUS

    There’s also an instructive — and cautionary — lesson here for Democrats eager to welcome Musk into their fold. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 18, 2025 14:36 IST

    Unfinished business of gender parity in India

    When women demand their social and biological realities be taken into account, it is seen as seeking indulgences. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 18, 2025 14:35 IST

    Why the Kedarnath Yatra has become accident prone

    Kedarnath is not merely a destination; it is a living embodiment of India’s spiritual and cultural heritage. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 17, 2025 14:18 IST

    Parliamentary diplomacy & gains from global outreach

    The mission of the all-party parliamentary delegations covered permanent UNSC members and strategic partners in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, collectively presenting a single, cohesive voice on behalf of India. (via PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 17, 2025 14:15 IST

    The age of adventurism and its cost for nations

    Netanyahu may well be tempted to see how far he can go in not just ending the Palestinian dream of statehood but also invading another country. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 17, 2025 14:13 IST

    Scientifically Speaking: How a fake journal is hijacking science

    A visit to their most recent issue reveals the spectacular scope of this academic farce. (Representative file photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 17, 2025 10:14 IST

    Balance reproductive choices with population policy push

    The immediate imperative is for state governments to audit and reconsider all service rules that cap maternity benefits at two children. (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 16, 2025 13:55 IST

    Iran and Israel: Shadow war now out in the open

    Israel has orchestrated a war led by its intelligence units to degrade Iran’s nuclear programme and delay the time frame within which it could develop a bomb. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 16, 2025 13:55 IST

    Political and economic roots of the Emergency

    Jayaprakash Narayan gave a call for sampoorn kranti (total revolution) in 1974 to cleanse Indian politics of corruption. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 16, 2025 13:55 IST

    Maternity leave is a constitutional right. Now let’s talk about paternity leave

    Maternity
    opinion
    Published on Jun 16, 2025 24:30 IST

    Elderly-focussed health care is a demographic imperative

    For rural seniors especially, establishing district-level help desks for the elderly can provide crucial navigation assistance for those with limited mobility, resources, and digital literacy
    opinion
    Published on Jun 15, 2025 16:14 IST

    Five years on, the lessons of Galwan

    How Beijing’s ruling elite views us was evident recently during the military conflict with Pakistan last month. China openly sided with Pakistan (AP)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 15, 2025 16:10 IST

    An arena for Islamabad to do grandstanding

    During its presidency, Pakistan can be expected to do all it can to have an open debate on Jammu and Kashmir (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 15, 2025 15:50 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why we must hold back judgment on the Air India crash

    The Air India crash has led to premature judgments and media frenzy.
    opinion
    Published on Jun 15, 2025 12:33 IST

    Book Box | The man who made us root for An assassin: A farewell to Forsyth

    The Day of the Jackal.
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 15, 2025 07:58 IST

    How the Constitution came to represent our civilisational ethos

    Spirited debates took place on several issues: Universal suffrage, which some thought was premature, until Jawaharlal Nehru put an end to the debate by saying “the voice of a peasant is as precious as that of a professor” (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 14, 2025 16:42 IST

    Marriage, and space for women saying No

    A 2018 survey found 93% of Indians chose arranged marriages against just 3% who marry for love (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 14, 2025 16:37 IST

    Valmik Thapar: Cousin, critic, and wise counsel

    He instinctively knew what would excite curiosity and could easily distinguish it from what was of interest only to the elites of Delhi’s drawing rooms (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 14, 2025 16:30 IST

    Indira Gandhi and the making of Emergency

    The years between 1967 and 1973 witnessed a dramatic shift in relative power towards the executive, especially the office of the prime minister (HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 14, 2025 16:14 IST

    Time to reassess safety priorities of airline sector

    While investigations are ongoing, early observations provide insights that merit the attention of industry and policymakers. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 13, 2025 15:46 IST

    Recalibrating the future of India-Australia relations

    An India–Australia Diaspora Dialogue Forum can serve as a platform to deepen mutual understanding, temper polarising narratives, and anchor people-to-people ties in shared civic values. (VIA REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Jun 13, 2025 15:46 IST
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