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]Budget powers Viksit Bharat with jobs, energy, and innovation focus
Published on Feb 02, 2025 09:22 PM IST
The budget for the coming fiscal has capitalised on prudent fiscal management and strengthens the four key pillars of India’s economic resilience
Sumant Sinha
Middle class holds the key to Delhi elections
The BJP’s sweep in the LS Delhi polls and the AAP’s near-sweep of the assembly polls indicate that both parties had broad class-coalitions backing them
Updated on Feb 02, 2025 09:17 PM IST
The Trump factor in India’s China policy
Delhi may need to recalibrate its balancing of power equations in the event of a rapprochement between Washington and Beijing
Published on Feb 02, 2025 09:05 PM IST
Mind the Gap: ASER survey finds the kids are (more than) alright
Girls are surging ahead of boys in some subjects. Government schools are doing better than private schools. And everyone has better reading and writing skills.
Published on Feb 02, 2025 12:33 PM IST
Just Like That | The hidden stories behind Pandit Jasraj’s rise to greatness
Pandit Jasraj’s success was built on relentless riyaz and sadhana
Published on Feb 02, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Agriculture budget is big on strategic vision
The budget outlines a strategic focus on agricultural inputs and developing seeds for higher productivity and greater climate resilience
Published on Feb 01, 2025 11:38 PM IST
The threat of walking into middle-income trap looms
The Modi government has failed to get the economy to fulfil its potential. This budget continues this disappointing pattern
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 11:38 PM IST
Preparing the ground for next generation of reforms against global headwinds
Whether the fiscal measures and the redistributive measures proposed in the budget will boost consumption would depend on several factors
Published on Feb 01, 2025 11:32 PM IST
Pinaki Chakraborty
Six smart themes that define Budget 2025-26
The finance minister’s eighth budget has an internal consistency, which should help the government pursue and deliver on the targets in its focus areas
Published on Feb 01, 2025 11:31 PM IST
Janmejaya Sinha
Riding on optimism, promising the riches
The FY26 Union Budget reflects optimism with a 10.1% GDP growth forecast, tax cuts for middle class, and support for private investment amid global challenges.
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 11:29 PM IST
Rajiv Kumar
A high-class budget for middle-class India
The finance minister has put over ₹1 lakh crore in the pockets of income-tax-paying Indians, betting on higher consumption and savings for growth
Published on Feb 01, 2025 11:29 PM IST
Monika Halan
A walk that must balance between economic growth and people’s welfare needs
The budget takes cognisance of sluggish manufacturing sector growth
Published on Feb 01, 2025 11:27 PM IST
Appraising the Constitution on its 75 anniversary
Scholars have criticised the Constitution for being colonial. The RSS claims it’s not rooted in an Indian ethos. So, in what sense has it been good for India?
Updated on Feb 02, 2025 10:40 AM IST
When law seeks to make the State the Big Brother
Interfaith couples who already find it tough to marry because of existing so-called anti-conversion laws will now find even living together impossibly hard.
Published on Jan 31, 2025 08:06 PM IST
Saif Ali Khan case shows the culture of misogyny thrives
Media frenzy over Saif Ali Khan's stabbing mirrors past witch hunts, with Kareena Kapoor Khan unfairly targeted, revealing ongoing misogyny in coverage.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 08:06 PM IST
Revisiting the Republic’s relations with minorities
The distinctively Indian notion of republican democracy has produced a debate on the presence and role of minorities in a democratic setup
Published on Jan 31, 2025 08:06 PM IST
Budgeting to raise the quality of life
India must shift from an informal, unorganised, and agrarian entity to a services, manufacturing, and knowledge-centric economy
Published on Jan 31, 2025 07:14 PM IST
Need new round of reforms to benefit from earlier ones
The world has changed dramatically, but is that the reason for the growth to taper off?
Published on Jan 30, 2025 08:04 PM IST
Arindam Bhattacharya
Neil Gaiman controversy and the case of power differentials
The disjunction between Gaiman's account and the accusers is what a power differential looks like.
Updated on Jan 30, 2025 08:04 PM IST
Dhamini Ratnam
Breaking India’s Sisyphean cycle
ASER 2024 survey shows positive results. NIPUN Bharat has created momentum in education, this needs to be sustained
Published on Jan 30, 2025 08:03 PM IST
Gandhi and the meaning of dharma and violence
For those preoccupied with conflict in the world, it must have been maddening that Gandhi insisted that the real Kurukshetra is inside our own mind and heart.
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 08:34 PM IST
H-1B debate is a vote on America’s future
The H-1B visa debate intensifies under Trump, impacting tech growth and the Indian American community.
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 08:33 PM IST
Securing future with a minerals mission
The National Critical Minerals Mission seeks to meet India’s national security needs and the ‘net zero by 2070’ target in a responsible manner
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 08:32 PM IST
Potential targets for the Union Budget
Spending the allocated FY25 capex in the near term and going ahead with next-generation reforms will be among the cornerstones of Budget FY26
Published on Jan 28, 2025 08:18 PM IST
New G2 at the UN: Beijing budgets to win influence
The rise of China as a paymaster at the UN and our major interest in a place at the global high table would appear to demand a rethink on paying into the UN.
Updated on Jan 28, 2025 08:18 PM IST
Manjeev Singh Puri
Trump 2.0 could still be an opportunity for Indian tech
Immigration remains a sensitive topic for nations as they navigate the complex issues like jobs, resources, identity, and culture
Published on Jan 28, 2025 08:18 PM IST
Rajesh Nambiar
Two democracies, common interests
Shared values define India’s ties with US, but the two need a conversation on immigration & trade
Published on Jan 28, 2025 08:18 PM IST
HT Editorial
Signs of more than a recovery in learning
ASER 2024 reassures that things are back on track and, quite encouragingly, the progress is led by government schools.
Published on Jan 28, 2025 08:08 PM IST
HT Editorial
The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Exploring the best packed meals for airplane journeys
Tired of bland airline meals? Discover why packed samosas, salami, and crisps are the perfect in-flight food that beats reheated meals every time.
Published on Jan 28, 2025 12:32 PM IST
Does India need another tryst with the plan panel?
10 years of disappointment with its successor organisation, the Niti Aayog, seems to have created a whiff of nostalgia for the old Commission
Updated on Jan 27, 2025 08:20 PM IST