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BITs need not be only a bitter pill for India

Opinion

Published on Jun 10, 2026 09:07 pm IST

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Indian middle class’s gains in the last 12 years

Transformation in physical infrastructure is the most visible gain. The metro rail network, which served five cities before 2014, now serves 26 cities, with daily ridership exceeding 1.15 crore. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 10, 2026 09:07 pm IST

More than a BIT of a challenge for India

the fact is that the EU and India initiated separate negotiations on trade and investment in 2022, and the trade talks alone reached their logical conclusion. An investment deal is yet to materialise. (@PiyushGoyal X/ANI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 10, 2026 09:07 pm IST

When preventive health check-ups do more harm

The common man also needs to understand the perils of indiscriminate testing. Doctors are, in general, well meaning. But they face intense pressure to be seen as doing something rather than simply providing reassuring advice. (HT Archive)

Opinion

Published on Jun 09, 2026 08:36 pm IST

From discovery of India to trust in Bharat

To measure up to the rising expectations of, and sustain a robust bond of trust with the people, is an exceptional success of Modi. (PMO)

Opinion

Published on Jun 09, 2026 08:35 pm IST

Raising minimum wages limits workers’ choice

We should respect the will of workers and let them decide whether the terms of a job offered are better than their other options or not. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 09, 2026 08:35 pm IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Understanding the elite world of Michelin stars

The Michelin Guide is considered a significant authority on quality dining. (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jun 09, 2026 07:32 am IST

Why global leaders are increasingly speaking like academics

Heine, Fortin and Ominami cite two examples that showcase India’s use of ANA, one of which is India’s membership of Quad and Brics. (REUTERS)

Opinion

Published on Jun 08, 2026 08:40 pm IST

A rights-bearing Kedarnath valley could have enforced river-corridor protections. (HT Archive)

Opinion

Published on Jun 08, 2026 08:40 pm IST

India's fight against maternal mortality is far from over

The need is to continue strengthening quality antenatal care and equitable access to maternal health care. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Published on Jun 08, 2026 08:40 pm IST

The girls cracking India’s toughest exam

Face of a topper. (Arohi Deshpande)

Opinion

Published on Jun 08, 2026 08:01 am IST

Processing mechanisms key to food security in South Asia

According to the FAO, India is among the world’s largest producers of milk, pulses, fruits and vegetables. This production record has changed the country’s food-security horizon. The next question, for India and for the region, is how to retain more value from what is already grown. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Opinion

Published on Jun 07, 2026 09:31 pm IST

The CJP is, predictably, more effective online

The CJP doesn’t even have the backing of intellectual discourse, intelligent comrades, or Hazare-like groundswell of support. Its founder, Abhijit Dipke, used to be an AAP member. (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 07, 2026 09:31 pm IST

SAARC empowers Delhi amidst global turmoil

A revived SAARC will not change the region’s geopolitical context overnight. What it can do is modest, but still useful. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Published on Jun 07, 2026 09:31 pm IST

How women experience summers in the city

Urban heat has emerged as an unequal climate challenge with women, particularly those on the margins, bearing the heaviest load. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Opinion

Published on Jun 06, 2026 09:08 pm IST

From Delhi to Lahore, what’s in a name?

In Delhi we’ve even gone to the extent of changing names several times. For example, who’s heard of Rajiv Gandhi Chowk or Indira Gandhi Chowk? And does anyone know which is which? Yet, that’s the new name of Connaught Place. The young call it CP and we all know what that stands for. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Opinion

Published on Jun 06, 2026 09:02 pm IST

The fatal sadness of Marjane Satrapi

The urban elite, displaying the arrogance of minor differences, often implodes over figures like Marjane Satrapi. (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jun 06, 2026 09:02 pm IST

Pope, AI, and the many meanings of godhead

The Pope suggests that a humanistic response to AI is by rediscovering ‘truth as a common good’, protecting the dignity of all work, and valuing freedom. The way to achieve this is by placing importance on education and schooling. (AFP/Vatican Media)

Opinion

Published on Jun 06, 2026 09:01 pm IST

How Birsa Munda lives in new Bharat

Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s legacy has long lived in the songs, stories, and collective memory of tribal communities across India.(File Photo/PTI)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 06, 2026 11:14 am IST

Saving the saviour: the Himalayas need us

Protecting the Third Pole requires moving faster than traditional climate diplomacy often allows. Coalitions of the willing can connect science, finance, and policy in ways that accelerate action. (HT Archive)

Opinion

Published on Jun 05, 2026 08:38 pm IST

Medicines, and not just renaming, heals disease

Lean women constitute a substantial proportion of those diagnosed with PCOS, though the proportion varies considerably between populations. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Published on Jun 05, 2026 08:37 pm IST

Don’t drop Twisha Sharma’s death from news cycle

As a former judge and someone with a special course in crime scene management, Giribala Singh has all the instruments at her disposal. (ANI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 05, 2026 08:37 pm IST

What the NFHS data doesn't tell us anymore

As with many things about modern India, the reliance on surveys to measure routine health indicators originates in colonial India. As a result, independent India inherited a formidable machinery for counting the living once a decade, but with a near-absent record of how they were born, sickened, and died. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Opinion

Published on Jun 05, 2026 02:22 pm IST

What will it take for this flight to take off?

After the West Asia troubles intensified, airlines requested the government for concessions on ATF pricing and other duties and levies. Although the Centre capped ATF price increases at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 per litre for domestic operations, the price of fuel for international operations soared, making international operations unviable. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Making Delhi dust-free is our environmental duty

In urban areas, trees, shrubs, landscaped grass act as a natural air filter, mitigating the urban heat island effect, and absorb toxic greenhouse gases. Nature offers some of the most powerful and cost-effective solutions available to us. (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Let’s make critical minerals deal work

China’s monopoly lies in the processing stage of the value chain. Opening new mines elsewhere will not sufficiently dent this. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 04, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Is apex court’s confidence in SIR exercise misplaced?

The Court did not halt the exercise during hearings, allowing it to proceed even as large-scale exclusions were reported close to polling. By the time the final verdict arrived, state elections had already concluded, rendering the challenge fait accompli . (HT Archive)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 03, 2026 08:53 pm IST

West Bengal’s rise needs new energy, where is it?

No industrial economy can grow without reliable, affordable, and future-ready power systems. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 03, 2026 08:53 pm IST

Trump can’t force the Abraham Accords

The more Trump presses coercive normalisation, the more he risks discrediting the instrument he regards as his foreign policy legacy. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 03, 2026 08:53 pm IST

_Euphoria_’s problem with desire, agency & consent

Euphoria ’s creators defend their work as a reflection of reality heightened by dramatic exaggeration. (Reuters)

Opinion

Published on Jun 02, 2026 08:28 pm IST

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