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    Legislation needs debate, not blind determination

    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:18 IST
    When arithmetic substitutes for argument, what Parliament passes matters less than what it never had to explain.

    The here and now of a 'forever war' period

    A small Ukraine would not have held on for so long against a big Russia if it wasn't for both the US and Europe backing the former.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:17 IST

    Insurance firms as major stakeholders in cleaner air

    Air quality-linked illnesses now constitute 9% of all hospitalisation claims in India, up from 6.4% in 2022.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 4, 2026 02:17 IST

    A yatra from ritual piety to base violence

    As monsoon peaks in the region, so does the pilgrimage of bringing the sacred — in the form of water from the Ganga — to one’s doorstep
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 14:30 IST

    The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why fancy restaurant trends are ruining good food

    People don’t say this aloud too often, but the difficulty in introducing a new audience to a cuisine is that chefs have to find ways of making the food more familiar.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 3, 2026 09:39 IST

    Simultaneous balancing and engagement with China

    The investment opening and the security posture cannot both survive a serious incident at the LAC; one of them is bound to disappear.
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 01:51 IST

    Ending digital addiction to safeguard children's future

    Online addiction is adversely affecting children in many ways. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has categorised online addiction as a public health emergency
    opinion
    Published on Aug 3, 2026 01:51 IST

    Data centres must pay their true costs

    An industry that treats innovation as both virtue and God should not need cheap water, unpriced heat and unquestioned grid support.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 3, 2026 04:12 IST

    English-speaking India’s King Lear moment

    King Lear is perhaps the ultimate depiction of how the old are mistreated.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:41 IST

    Women seldom receive the solidarity they extend

    Central to both protests, and all the others in between, have been the presence of women who have unfailingly shown up.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:38 IST

    Theory of everything: Dissent, derision, and demonstrations

    Some critics of the CJP protest have likened it to a mela, a carnival. And they are absolutely right. This protest indeed was a carnival, and that’s the reason it was successful.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:21 IST

    The British ceremonies of PMs demitting office

    In that short time, one chapter has closed, and another opened. One man’s tenure is over. Another’s has begun.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 01:14 IST

    PoJK protests show Pakistan’s Kashmir policy is unravelling

    The world’s focus is, and should be, on what is happening in the part of Kashmir that is under Pakistan’s occupation and control.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:56 IST

    Screens as the ‘other’ in intimate partnerships

    No partner can compete with the level of stimulation a smartphone provides — mental, emotional, visual, and auditory, all at once.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:55 IST

    The real call of duty for India’s foresters

    A forester regards forests as irreplaceable ecological capital accumulated over centuries.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 1, 2026 24:54 IST

    Why airport forms won’t keep Ebola out

    Traveller questionnaires have long been part of the public health response in India to emerging infectious diseases but their effectiveness depends on whether the information provided is accurate. At Indian airports, immigration officials collect forms with little opportunity to verify answers. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 13:31 IST

    Scripting an endgame in the Russia-Ukraine war

    Putin has already seen security forces challenge the regime due to failures in Ukraine with the Prigozhin mutiny in 2023.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 01:23 IST

    Air India’s turnaround goes off the flight plan

    Some industry representatives find the idea of a panel quite unfathomable.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 01:18 IST

    Apple shouldn’t judge CCI for copy-pasting

    The surprise is, therefore, not that Apple finds itself before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) but how it has chosen to defend itself.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 31, 2026 01:15 IST

    Education needs a radical overhaul for the AI age

    The education system clearly demands a radical overhaul and AI can help India build something far better.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 30, 2026 02:18 IST

    Single-minded agents may not be evil, but need reins

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, economies, and everyday life at an unprecedented pace.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 30, 2026 02:18 IST

    Time to raise the legal shield for protestors

    A democracy allows citizens to dissent and protest. It is the State that must justify restricting it.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 30, 2026 02:17 IST

    AAIB grounded by doubts over its July 2025 crash probe

    AAIB submitted that accident investigation is an intensely technical, scientific, and specialised discipline requiring expertise across numerous disciplines that take years to master. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 29, 2026 15:19 IST

    The Modi-Takaichi era dawns in India-Japan ties

    During Sanae Takaichi's visit, the two leaders concurred to call each other “elder brother” and “younger sister”.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 29, 2026 02:26 IST

    Stronger India-Europe ties, courtesy China, US and Russia

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 29, 2026 02:24 IST

    India’s middle class grew sevenfold, but salary growth remained weak

    Efforts to formalise and widen the tax net are working. But, unless average wages go up for individuals, consumption will begin to drag.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 29, 2026 02:22 IST

    When maturity took a day off on Monday

    A video widely circulated showed some worthies of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) loudly celebrating the end of their struggle and the resignation of the minister — an event that should have been marked with gravitas and quiet contemplation. (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on Jul 28, 2026 16:42 IST

    Treat all Hepatitis B cases immediately to save lives

    If the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is suppressed, the risk of transmission to the family and close contacts is negligible.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 28, 2026 03:06 IST

    Focusing on processes, not outcomes, as base for education reforms

    We must resist the temptation to focus solely on the outcomes — exam scores, rankings, placements, and admissions.
    opinion
    Published on Jul 28, 2026 02:58 IST

    From Sri Lanka to India, South Asian youth rallies: ‘Same same, but different’

    The visuals of young people standing up to the might of the State to express the frustration that comes from the gulf between the haves and the have-nots were indeed strikingly similar.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 28, 2026 03:33 IST
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