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The barefoot historian who saw Calcutta from its streets

Opinion

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:56 PM IST

What will be the legacy of P Thankappan Nair? As a writer who employed many methods to construct the history of the common man?

ByKrishnan Unni P

Building India-US ties with shared priorities

Amid the complexities of the global landscape, the US-India partnership remains a beacon of hope and progress for all of humanity, including those who can only dream of democratic freedoms.

The flags of the United States and India adorn a conference table during a meeting between US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the Defence Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on December 3, 2018. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:18 PM IST

ByAtul Keshap

Transform MSMEs to address the jobs gap

Better access to finance can boost growth and unlock the true potential of the sector, a key employment provider

India’s 65 million MSMEs employ around 25% of the country’s workforce. Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Opinion

Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:11 PM IST

ByRavi Venkatesan

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Safety and tech issues need to be addressed

Over the past few years, the Railways seems to be focusing more on visible events, which may show that it is on the path of modernisation.

A cargo train rammed into Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal on Monday. (AP)(HT_PRINT)

Opinion

Published on Jun 20, 2024 08:41 AM IST

ByG Raghuram

Four ways to conduct a fair, top-quality NEET

The sanctity of the test needs to be upheld at all costs. It can be done with a few tweaks

Bhopal: Students raise slogans during a protest over the alleged irregularities in NEET 2024 results, in Bhopal, Friday, June 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_14_2024_000233B)(PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 20, 2024 05:31 AM IST

BySridhar Rajagopalan

Seize the opportunity in global capability centres

India should not lose the opportunity to become the foremost marketplace for end-to-end service delivery in the world.

FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (REUTERS)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 19, 2024 09:33 PM IST

ByAmitabh Kant

Juvenile justice and Vimukta children

While the minor in the Pune case might eventually be granted a shot at a fresh start, erasure of Vimukta childhood by State institutions begs to be underscored.

The adultification of children from marginalised communities is a well-documented phenomenon where teenage/adolescent mistakes are read as irredeemable criminal acts. This renders institutions like JJB as arbiters of ascertaining the adulthood of criminalised children and their temporary removal from society. (Arvind Yadav/ HT)

Opinion

Published on Jun 19, 2024 09:32 PM IST

ByNikita Sonavane, Sagar Soni, Tasveer Parmar

A new dawn for Nalanda: Reviving an ancient seat of learning

The newly revived Nalanda University aims to influence modern education and foster global education and cultural harmony.

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @narendramodi POSTED ON JUNE 19, 2024** Nalanda: The new campus of Nalanda University ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_19_2024_000007B)(PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 19, 2024 03:05 PM IST

ByAshwin Parijat Anshu

India must engage closely with global legal systems

As a nation that seeks to shape international affairs, India should engage closely with specific international law developments based on its national interests.

Gavel for judge, law and order (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 19, 2024 02:20 AM IST

ByPrabhash Ranjan

Capturing curriculum to sculpt young minds

All schools are passionate about shaping young minds. Popular ideas and ideologies actively use schools to intellectually sculpt young minds

Mumbai, India - June 15, 2024: Children enjoy on the first day of school at Madhavrao Bhagvat High School, Vile Parle in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 19, 2024 02:20 AM IST

ByKrishna Kumar

Treating heatwaves as health care emergency

Record-breaking heat in 2024 may soon be surpassed by 2025 due to worsening climate crisis. Heatwaves pose serious health risks, requiring urgent mitigation and adaptation efforts.

A passenger drinking water is silhouetted against the sun on a hot summer day at Jalandhar Cantonment railway station in Jalandhar on June 11, 2024 amid heatwave. Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 08:19 PM IST

ByK Srinath Reddy

How AI is paving the way for antibiotic discovery

Breakthroughs using machine learning have identified nearly 900,000 genetic sequences with antibiotic potential, providing a path forward in combating superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats facing humanity today (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

Opinion

Published on Jun 18, 2024 05:44 PM IST

ByAnirban Mahapatra

China in horizon, G7 eyes the Global South

The policy implications of a change in administration at Washington will raise valid concerns on the continuity of policies that came out at Apuli

FILE - From right, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni watch a skydiving demo during the G7 world leaders summit at Borgo Egnazia, Italy, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The 27 leaders of the European Union will gather in Brussels on Monday, June 17, 2024 to take stock of the surprise European election results and begin the fraught process of dividing up the bloc's top jobs, but they will be playing their usual political game with a deck of reshuffled cards. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File) (AP)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 12:14 AM IST

ByHarsh V Pant, Angad Singh Brar

Three governance tasks that confront new government

How it addresses them will determine whether the BJP wins back its mojo or cedes ground to a resurgent Opposition

New Delhi, Jun 09 (ANI): Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi addresses a meeting with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders before the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet and council of ministers, at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 12:15 AM IST

ByPramit Bhattacharya

In defence of personal liberty, fairness in law

Recent rulings collectively signal the Supreme Court’s commitment to ensuring that law enforcement agencies adhere to due process

FILE PHOTO: A lawyer looks into his mobile phone as another walks past, in front of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi, December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo (REUTERS)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 12:10 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand

Border dispute, Agnipath scheme irritants in India-Nepal ties

PM Modi’s 10-year engagement has won hearts and minds in Nepal but there are still major irritants in bilateral ties

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' after his oath-taking ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)(ANI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 17, 2024 06:54 PM IST

ByAkhilesh Upadhyay

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The legacy of mashed potatoes and Indian dal bukhara

In the late 1970s, Joel Robuchon's buttery mashed potatoes in France and India's creamy dal Bukhara redefined traditional dishes with meticulous techniques.

Two iconic dishes, Joel Robuchon's pomme puree from France and India's dal Bukhara, revolutionised traditional recipes in the late 1970s.

Opinion

Published on Jun 17, 2024 01:25 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi

State, UT polls hold the key to stability at Centre

The BJP needs to address local issues in these states, but without leaders with statewide clout, it has to rely on Prime Minister Modi’s appeal

Security personnel stand guard as voters wait in long queues at a polling booth , in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on May 20, (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:22 PM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

Grand Strategy: Time to reset the rules of the game in South Asia

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts

South Asian government leaders at PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony in Delhi (PTI Photo)(PTI06_10_2024_000011B) (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:14 PM IST

ByHappymon Jacob

Voters have spoken, but what did they say?

A deeper analysis of constituency-level data suggests that the BJP’s footprint has increased in eastern and southern states, but voters in many of its stronghold states have sent a negative message

Voters showing showing finger ink marks after cast vote at a polling booth during seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha election at Danapur Diyara in Patna, Bihar (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:10 PM IST

ByDeepankar Basu, Kartik Misra

Meet the MP: Geniben the giant killer

In Delhi to attend a Congress Parliamentary Party meeting, Geniben Thakor aka ‘the giant killer’, the only opposition candidate to win a seat in Gujarat.

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 01:05 PM IST

ByNamita Bhandare

How (not) to read market swings in the poll season

Suppose foreign investors had commissioned their own exit polls, which pointed in the same direction as those of the pollsters, wouldn’t it be legitimate for them to buy shares based on such information?

The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) building in BKC, Mumbai

Opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 12:11 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

World is shifting – India will need a green vision

India must design a medium-term strategy that accounts for the multiple structural shifts taking place globally without losing focus of its development needs

Uttarakhand, India - April 30, 2016: Forest fire in Pauri Garhwal District at Uttarakhand, India, on Thursday, April 30, 2016. (Photo by Arun Sharma/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:11 PM IST

ByArunabha Ghosh

In EU polls, rise of far-Right has not eclipsed the centrists

In fact, the European People’s Party (EPP) has actually increased its seats. Its partners, the Socialists and Democrats, have had ups and downs in different countries but have not suffered a major loss

A child peers from a voting cabin during European and local elections in Baleni, Romania, Sunday, June 9 (AP)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:10 PM IST

ByGurjit Singh

Rajeev Taranath’s sarod played in the shared space of music, poetry

Sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath, an intellectual romantic in music, passed away aged 91. He was a modern mind in 20th century Karnataka.

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:10 PM IST

ByS Gopalakrishnan

IFFI needs to build on India’s Cannes success

Cannes 2024 has provided fresh opportunities for the IFFI to reconnect with a more diverse audience and build its brand identity

Indian director Payal Kapadia (C) celebrates on stage with her cast Indian actress Chhaya Kadam (2L), Indian actress Divya Prabha (2R) and Indian actress Kani Kusruti (L) after she was awarded with the Grand Prix for the film

Opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 12:07 PM IST

ByChaitanya Kumar Prasad

Govt needs to restore NEET’s credibility

Thanks to the results, NEET 2024 has come under a cloud of doubt. It is only hoped that NTA and the ministry of health address the concerns raised sooner rather than later

Students holding placards protest against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, at Shashtri Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma) (Amit Sharma)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:07 PM IST

BySS Mantha, Ashok Thakur

Why the Jammu terror strikes call for a new resolve

The latest attacks are dark spots in an otherwise encouraging trend in the fight against terror in J&K. It is important that a swift response is mounted to maintain public confidence

Reasi: The damaged inside of the bus carrying pilgrims that was ambushed by terrorists, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, on June 10, 2024. (PTI)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:06 PM IST

ByDeependra Singh Hooda

Developed country ambitions need deep structural reforms

The most important reform is to reduce the borrowing costs of businesses by reducing public borrowing

To achieve developed country status, India’s GDP has to grow by an average of ~9% annually over the next 25 years

Opinion

Published on Jun 13, 2024 09:23 PM IST

ByM Govinda Rao

Mandate shows limits of strongman politics

The key to the next political act lies not so much with the BJP’s allies, but with the Opposition that has been hugely boosted by the mandate

TOPSHOT - India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L) flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party’s win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 09:23 PM IST

ByRajdeep Sardesai

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Opinion

What will be the legacy of P Thankappan Nair? As a writer who employed many methods to construct the history of the common man?

Amid the complexities of the global landscape, the US-India partnership remains a beacon of hope and progress for all of humanity, including those who can only dream of democratic freedoms.

Better access to finance can boost growth and unlock the true potential of the sector, a key employment provider

Over the past few years, the Railways seems to be focusing more on visible events, which may show that it is on the path of modernisation.

The sanctity of the test needs to be upheld at all costs. It can be done with a few tweaks

India should not lose the opportunity to become the foremost marketplace for end-to-end service delivery in the world.

While the minor in the Pune case might eventually be granted a shot at a fresh start, erasure of Vimukta childhood by State institutions begs to be underscored.

The newly revived Nalanda University aims to influence modern education and foster global education and cultural harmony.

As a nation that seeks to shape international affairs, India should engage closely with specific international law developments based on its national interests.

All schools are passionate about shaping young minds. Popular ideas and ideologies actively use schools to intellectually sculpt young minds

Record-breaking heat in 2024 may soon be surpassed by 2025 due to worsening climate crisis. Heatwaves pose serious health risks, requiring urgent mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Breakthroughs using machine learning have identified nearly 900,000 genetic sequences with antibiotic potential, providing a path forward in combating superbugs

The policy implications of a change in administration at Washington will raise valid concerns on the continuity of policies that came out at Apuli

How it addresses them will determine whether the BJP wins back its mojo or cedes ground to a resurgent Opposition

Recent rulings collectively signal the Supreme Court’s commitment to ensuring that law enforcement agencies adhere to due process

PM Modi’s 10-year engagement has won hearts and minds in Nepal but there are still major irritants in bilateral ties

In the late 1970s, Joel Robuchon's buttery mashed potatoes in France and India's creamy dal Bukhara redefined traditional dishes with meticulous techniques.

The BJP needs to address local issues in these states, but without leaders with statewide clout, it has to rely on Prime Minister Modi’s appeal

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts

A deeper analysis of constituency-level data suggests that the BJP’s footprint has increased in eastern and southern states, but voters in many of its stronghold states have sent a negative message

In Delhi to attend a Congress Parliamentary Party meeting, Geniben Thakor aka ‘the giant killer’, the only opposition candidate to win a seat in Gujarat.

Suppose foreign investors had commissioned their own exit polls, which pointed in the same direction as those of the pollsters, wouldn’t it be legitimate for them to buy shares based on such information?

India must design a medium-term strategy that accounts for the multiple structural shifts taking place globally without losing focus of its development needs

In fact, the European People’s Party (EPP) has actually increased its seats. Its partners, the Socialists and Democrats, have had ups and downs in different countries but have not suffered a major loss

Sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath, an intellectual romantic in music, passed away aged 91. He was a modern mind in 20th century Karnataka.

Cannes 2024 has provided fresh opportunities for the IFFI to reconnect with a more diverse audience and build its brand identity

Thanks to the results, NEET 2024 has come under a cloud of doubt. It is only hoped that NTA and the ministry of health address the concerns raised sooner rather than later

The latest attacks are dark spots in an otherwise encouraging trend in the fight against terror in J&K. It is important that a swift response is mounted to maintain public confidence

The most important reform is to reduce the borrowing costs of businesses by reducing public borrowing

The key to the next political act lies not so much with the BJP’s allies, but with the Opposition that has been hugely boosted by the mandate

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