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A new round of tariff tantrums

Published on Jul 15, 2026 08:47 pm IST

The ongoing crisis in West Asia had exposed 45-50% of India’s peacetime crude oil imports via the Strait of Hormuz to uncertainty. (AFP)

Treat the Yamuna as a river, not a drain

With most of its clean water diverted upstream, the river loses its natural flow by the time it reaches the city. Without environmental flows, no amount of wastewater treatment can bring the Yamuna back to life. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Published on Jul 15, 2026 08:47 pm IST

Ladies win at Lord’s, and how!

With this win, administrators and the fans in other countries might be convinced of the appeal of what remains the purest form of the game. (Reuters)

Published on Jul 14, 2026 09:25 pm IST

Who is a citizen of India, after all?

The government’s position on this is clear (up to a point) and has been articulated repeatedly in Parliament: Citizenship is defined by the Citizenship Act. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 14, 2026 09:25 pm IST

At last, old cases see new benches

According to the NJDG, the Supreme Court currently has 96,045 pending cases. Of these, 37,883 cases, around 39.4%, are less than one year old, indicating that a large chunk of the docket comprises older cases awaiting adjudication. (HT Archive)

Published on Jul 13, 2026 07:42 pm IST

The myth of the big happy Indian family

The Bombay High Court recently established that parents, irrespective of their financial status, can reverse a gift deed made to their children should they feel a breach of the underlying familial contract. (HT Archive)

Published on Jul 13, 2026 07:42 pm IST

Perils and promise of Hasina’s return home

The newly elected government in Dhaka has continued with a tilt towards China, increasing worries in New Delhi. (Reuters via AP)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 09:15 pm IST

Don’t surrender the environment

India’s ecological needs — against the backdrop of deadly climate-crisis impacts and serious species loss — cannot afford to surrender to its developmental prerogatives. (HT Archive)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 09:15 pm IST

Getting serious about gangsters

Bishnoi’s ability to carry on with his operations from prison indicates patronage from powerful people in the establishment. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 08:48 pm IST

India’s Aussie template works

The uranium deal alone is enough to consider PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia, a fellow member of the Quad, highly successful. From Australia’s perspective, too, the uranium deal is a win-win. (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI)

Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:15 pm IST

Checking the spread of cancer in India

WHO estimates for breast and childhood cancer survival show that for breast cancer, five-year survival is 87% in wealthy nations against 42% in poor ones — a difference not of tumours but of systems. This is not a knowledge problem. (Reuters)

Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:15 pm IST

India, Indonesia rise as key partners

Prime Minister Modi and President Subianto both spoke of their commitment to an Indo-Pacific centred around unimpeded commerce and a rules-based order. (@IndianEmbJkt)

Published on Jul 08, 2026 08:47 pm IST

Unpredictability is the new norm

The unpredictability in the region, that barely breathed easy with a cautious circulation of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, can now be seen as a norm not an aberration. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 08, 2026 08:46 pm IST

Don’t jump on the bandwagon

By launching the missile in international waters, a rare practice, China has upped the ante by testing the geographical span of its military capabilities, just like Germany did with Smolensk. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)

Published on Jul 07, 2026 08:56 pm IST

Temple probe mustn’t become an eyewash

For the Trust, winning back the trust of the ordinary devotee should be top priority. In this process, going after just small fry, while keeping the trustees out of the loop of accountability is wrong. (HT Archive)

Published on Jul 07, 2026 08:56 pm IST

Built to look the other way?

What moves Big Tech is not notices or tersely worded calls for explanations. It is fines. It is executives facing personal liability. It is courts treating exploitable design as a manufacturing defect. (Reuters)

Published on Jul 06, 2026 09:13 pm IST

An uneven pitch for cricket reforms

to get any of this to work, the ICC will first have to make sure India, the financial engine, is on board with the ideas. (Mint Archive)

Published on Jul 06, 2026 09:13 pm IST

Failing the Constitution on personal liberty

The Supreme Court says “bail is the rule”, reminds courts that constitutional liberty overrides statutory embargoes, and cautions against indefinite incarceration. Yet, trial courts still feel compelled to err on the side of detention, especially in politically sensitive prosecutions. (HT Archvie)

Published on Jul 05, 2026 09:16 pm IST

Pak’s misuse of Indus treaty

By describing the Indus River system as their country’s economic lifeline, Islamabad seeks to lay the blame for its failure in checking the downward spiral of the country’s economic health at India’s doorstep. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 05, 2026 09:15 pm IST

Happy 250th to the United States

The autorickshaws in Jhilmil colony in Delhi-NCR, as elsewhere in the city, can be spotted dressed in vinyl prints of the Stars and Stripes with a cheerful “Happy Birthday America!” slogan. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 03, 2026 08:43 pm IST

A wash-out on urban flood prevention

The Bombay High Court’s direction to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday, to ensure open manholes don’t put lives at risk during the monsoon, is a fresh illustration of how unprepared India’s cities are in dealing with the most basic of things. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Published on Jul 02, 2026 08:38 pm IST

The many SIR controversies

The SIR exercise, conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), is intended to update electoral rolls by identifying duplicate, deceased, or otherwise ineligible voters. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 02, 2026 08:25 pm IST

Restoring birthright citizenship in the US

The US top court has now preserved the extent of birthright citizenship as understood before the Trump executive order. The court deemed the order “unlawful” in a 6:3 majority and violative of the US constitution in a slim 5:4 majority. (Bloomberg)

Published on Jul 01, 2026 08:14 pm IST

Making in India, with low wages

For decades, India’s manufacturing problem has been attributed to rigid labour laws which have not allowed industry to exploit India’s cheaply available labour to the full extent. (Reuters)

Published on Jul 01, 2026 08:13 pm IST

Language policy needs careful implementation

The May 15 circular mandated that two of the three languages have to be “native Indian languages”. This put tens of thousands of students who had opted for two non-native languages in a bind and caused needless consternation. (HT Archive)

Published on Jun 30, 2026 07:51 pm IST

Negotiating AI paradigms

Creating AI models such as Z.ai is not merely a tall order, but among the tallest in modern industry, demanding tens of thousands of advanced chips, robust electricity supply, years of accumulated research talent, and capital running into the billions. (REUTERS)

Published on Jun 30, 2026 07:50 pm IST

Keep politics out of children’s plates

India will never exploit the demographic advantage if its young people are malnourished and under-educated, both of which can happen if mid-day meals are not robust. (AP)

Published on Jun 29, 2026 07:55 pm IST

Teacher shortages in IITs: How institutions crumble

IIT Delhi, the highest ranked institution in the country as per the latest QS rankings, has about 39% vacant posts. (PTI)

Published on Jun 29, 2026 07:54 pm IST

Bengal’s new laws need more transparency

The Bengal government must respect its impressive mandate and improve law and order without politicising the process. (West Bengal Assembly/ANI)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 10:31 pm IST

India and Seychelles: A key maritime partnership

India’s support helps Seychelles monitor its vast exclusive economic zone (EEZ), secure crucial sea lanes, and counter trans-national crimes (@indiannavy X/ANI)

Published on Jun 28, 2026 10:30 pm IST

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