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How the contours of Quad may change in Trump 2.0

Opinion

Published on Jan 27, 2025 08:20 PM IST

While Quad’s agenda was expanded significantly under Biden, the extent of Trump’s commitment to non-security issues in Quad remains to be seen

Washington DC, Jan 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya during Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Washington DC on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Dr. S. Jaishankar-X)

ByHarsh V Pant, Sayantan Haldar

Redeeming the federal pledge in Constitution

India’s aspiration to become a developed country by 2047 will depend on improved Centre-state cooperation in implementing second-generation reforms

An Indian consumer goods trader shows letters GST representing

Opinion

Published on Jan 27, 2025 08:20 PM IST

ByDuvvuri Subbarao

Republic and Constitution: Partners in nation-building

The Constitution that India adopted was so comprehensive and sensitive to the needs of its citizens that it has endured till today

How much Indians trust their Constitution was evident during the recent general election (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) (PTI01_26_2025_000408A) (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Jan 26, 2025 08:44 PM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

Breaking myths about India’s AI capabilities

India doesn’t need Silicon Valley’s playbook. It has the creativity, vision, and talent to write its own story of innovation.

India’s challenges — limited resources, linguistic diversity, and infrastructure gaps — aren’t weaknesses. They are the catalysts that fuel its ingenuity (Getty Images)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 08:37 PM IST

ByVivek Wadhwa

The missing taxpayer in India’s middle class

India loses ₹8 lakh crore a year in unpaid income taxes due to exemptions and tax evasion from just the middle class.

For decades, various governments have tried to bring those outside the tax net into it and have failed Pradeep Gaur/ Mint (Pradeep Gaur/ Mint)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 08:35 PM IST

ByMonika Halan

Mary Ellen Iskenderian: Why the financial inclusion of women matters

One billion women around the world are estimated to be out of the purview of the financial sector.

Bringing it home: Under the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Missions and mentored by Women’s World Banking, a woman agent provides door-to-door banking services(WWB)

Opinion

Published on Jan 26, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByNamita Bhandare

What will Trump 2.0 do to contain Tehran?

An immediate foreign policy issue before the Trump administration is the risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation

A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (REUTERS)

Opinion

Published on Jan 25, 2025 07:57 PM IST

ByDeepika Saraswat

Parade that announced the birth of the Republic

The Republic Day Parade is now a spectacular event but perhaps the genuine sense of wonderment and pride that were earlier its hallmark have reduced.

26 January 1950 - President Rajendra Prasad taking salute at the first Republic Day Parade at Irwin Stadium - HT Photo.

Opinion

Published on Jan 25, 2025 07:57 PM IST

ByPavan K Varma

The Republic’s journey so far, the journey ahead

The Republic of India at 75 is a nation to be proud of and to work for. But it is also a human society that needs urgent medicament, for its body and its soul

Children perform during the rehearsals for the country's upcoming Republic Day parade in Amritsar on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 25, 2025 07:56 PM IST

ByGopalkrishna Gandhi

24 Akbar Road, home of Aung San Suu Kyi

“Last week, when the papers started to reminisce about 24 Akbar Road, I realised I knew it before it became a political office”

Opinion

Published on Jan 25, 2025 07:56 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

Resetting ties with Beijing

New Delhi needs to balance its relations with China and the growing partnership with the US so that Indian interests are best served

Beijing, Dec 19 (ANI): Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Chinese Special Representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi at the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives on the China-India Boundary Question, in Beijing on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (India in China - X)

Opinion

Published on Jan 24, 2025 08:10 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Two death-eligible cases, and two flawed sentences

A closer look at sentencing orders in Greeshma and RG Kar cases makes it evident that they have more in common than we think despite the divergent punishments

Kolkata, India - Jan. 20, 2025: Social activists protest outside the Civil and Criminal Court, Sealdah as court convicts accused Sanjay Roy (not in picture) to life in prison over rape-murder of on-duty PGT doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, India, on Monday, January 20, 2025. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 08:09 PM IST

ByNeetika Vishwanath

The right way to tell obesity is key to our well-being

BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity. A committed policy response must now accompany a shift to more accurate anthropometric measures

A man uses measuring tape on his waist in California on Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia) (AP)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 08:09 PM IST

ByK Srinath Reddy

India's economic worldview will have to change from China+1 to US+1

A second Trump presidency will not cripple the Indian economy but cause enough policy pain, which will only get worse if objectivity is lacking

FILE PHOTO: A worker arranges sugar bags in a net to load them onto a cargo ship at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo (REUTERS)(HT_PRINT)

Opinion

Published on Jan 24, 2025 07:00 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore

Why India badly needs a trauma care ministry

In its most common form, trauma is associated with road accidents but many other incidents and happenings in India lead to trauma of varying severity.

Ambulances need to be well-equipped with trained paramedics adept at providing death-preventing treatment. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 23, 2025 08:17 PM IST

ByAnjuli Bhargava

Scientific temper, social benefit the only holy cows

Cow sacrality is a significant religious article in India that has violent political possibilities, and academics of all hues must tread cautiously

This photo taken on October 17, 2024 shows cows kept at a gaushala (cowshed) near the Barsana Biogas Plant, a compressed biogas (CBG) production facility in Barsana, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 23, 2025 08:17 PM IST

BySuryakant Waghmore

The health leadership opportunity for India

The public health ecosystem in the country will benefit if New Delhi ups its engagement with WHO in light of the US withdrawing from the global body

(FILES) This photograph taken on December 2, 2021, shows a sign of the the World Health Organization (WHO) next to theirs headquarters, in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 08:17 PM IST

ByRamanan Laxminarayan

Beijing in President Trump’s policy shop

It is no secret that Trump loves strong men and the manner in which China is handling the US is obviously garnering his attention

FILE - Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China's President Xi Jinping, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia on Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File) (AP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:07 PM IST

ByManoj Joshi

Depending on an undependable US

India should deepen strategic and economic ties with Trump’s DC, but be aware of its nationalist and revisionist avatar

FILE- President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, share a laugh together during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (AP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:07 PM IST

ByPrashant Jha

Policy prescriptions for sustainable living in UP

Lakhimpur Kheri’s journey toward sustainability is a testament to the collective efforts of its residents

Recognising the impact of global warming, efforts have been focused on projects like rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge to address water scarcity. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:07 PM IST

ByDurga Shakti Nagpal

The sleep monitor on your wrist might just save your life

Consumer devices like fitness trackers are great at tracking how long you sleep and identifying patterns in different sleep stages, like REM and light sleep

These everyday devices from smartphones to fitness trackers to smart rings have turned our bodies into streams of medical data.

Opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 07:00 PM IST

ByAnirban Mahapatra

For America, why India is not China

As Trump starts his second term, experts advise excluding India from tariffs, citing strong, mutually beneficial trade ties unlike those with China.

Opinion

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:27 AM IST

ByAshish Dhawan, Piyush Doshi

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao dividend for Viksit Bharat

From women’s development to women-led development, the daughters of India are emerging as changemakers, entrepreneurs, and leaders.

The transformative impact of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme is a testament to how far we have come in our transition from a focus on women’s development to women-led development. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:27 AM IST

ByAnnapurna Devi

Hiding in labour data, a tale of economic distress

More than half the workforce engaged in low-productivity activities, combined with no significant rise in earnings from livelihood does not bode well for growth

A labourer cleans a high rise window at a hotel in Amritsar on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:27 AM IST

ByMaitreesh Ghatak, Mrinalini Jha, Jitendra Singh

Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Breaking myths and embracing India's cannabis tradition

Cannabis is a plant that grows wild in many parts of India. In much of the rest of the world, it is cultivated by farmers.

Our ignorance about cannabis allows motivated campaigns to be launched against individuals who consume it. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Published on Jan 21, 2025 12:25 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi

International best practices shed light on congestion pricing in Delhi

Currently, pricing in Singapore and Milan’s Area C varies by vehicle size and heavier, more polluting vehicles pay higher charges than lighter ones.

Traffic congestion at Delhi-Meerut Expressway(Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Published on Jan 21, 2025 08:00 AM IST

ByMoorthy Nair

The lingering pain of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

Kashmiri Pandits are a part of the tumultuous history of Kashmir which was an important centre of Hinduism in the first millennium

A Kashmiri Pandit sings a traditional song during the annual Hindu festival at the Khirbhawani temple in the village of Tullamulla, some 30kms east of Srinagar on June 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:34 PM IST

ByUpendra Kaul

Donald Trump 2.0 and the limits of CEO as president

Do Trump and his team have the wisdom to know the difference between a country? Time will tell.

President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he walks with his wife Melania after a church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on Donald Trump's inauguration day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:33 PM IST

ByKiertisak Toh, Prahlad Kasturi

Truce to peace, the challenge in Gaza

Sustained international engagement and goodwill from all parties will be essential to build on the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

A man fixes a Palestinian flag atop the antenna of a destroyed building that was a clinic for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:33 PM IST

ByAusaf Sayeed

Policing personal freedoms, courtesy social sensibilities

The controversy created by the OYO “proof of relationship” policy for booking a room speaks to the broader societal hypocrisy about morality in India

Consensual adult relationships are personal and private, and no one — neither society, the State, nor corporations — has the right to question them

Opinion

Published on Jan 19, 2025 07:51 PM IST

BySrinath Sridharan, Lloyd Mathias

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While Quad’s agenda was expanded significantly under Biden, the extent of Trump’s commitment to non-security issues in Quad remains to be seen

India’s aspiration to become a developed country by 2047 will depend on improved Centre-state cooperation in implementing second-generation reforms

The Constitution that India adopted was so comprehensive and sensitive to the needs of its citizens that it has endured till today

India doesn’t need Silicon Valley’s playbook. It has the creativity, vision, and talent to write its own story of innovation.

India loses ₹8 lakh crore a year in unpaid income taxes due to exemptions and tax evasion from just the middle class.

One billion women around the world are estimated to be out of the purview of the financial sector.

An immediate foreign policy issue before the Trump administration is the risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation

The Republic Day Parade is now a spectacular event but perhaps the genuine sense of wonderment and pride that were earlier its hallmark have reduced.

The Republic of India at 75 is a nation to be proud of and to work for. But it is also a human society that needs urgent medicament, for its body and its soul

“Last week, when the papers started to reminisce about 24 Akbar Road, I realised I knew it before it became a political office”

New Delhi needs to balance its relations with China and the growing partnership with the US so that Indian interests are best served

A closer look at sentencing orders in Greeshma and RG Kar cases makes it evident that they have more in common than we think despite the divergent punishments

BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity. A committed policy response must now accompany a shift to more accurate anthropometric measures

A second Trump presidency will not cripple the Indian economy but cause enough policy pain, which will only get worse if objectivity is lacking

In its most common form, trauma is associated with road accidents but many other incidents and happenings in India lead to trauma of varying severity.

Cow sacrality is a significant religious article in India that has violent political possibilities, and academics of all hues must tread cautiously

The public health ecosystem in the country will benefit if New Delhi ups its engagement with WHO in light of the US withdrawing from the global body

It is no secret that Trump loves strong men and the manner in which China is handling the US is obviously garnering his attention

India should deepen strategic and economic ties with Trump’s DC, but be aware of its nationalist and revisionist avatar

Lakhimpur Kheri’s journey toward sustainability is a testament to the collective efforts of its residents

Consumer devices like fitness trackers are great at tracking how long you sleep and identifying patterns in different sleep stages, like REM and light sleep

As Trump starts his second term, experts advise excluding India from tariffs, citing strong, mutually beneficial trade ties unlike those with China.

From women’s development to women-led development, the daughters of India are emerging as changemakers, entrepreneurs, and leaders.

More than half the workforce engaged in low-productivity activities, combined with no significant rise in earnings from livelihood does not bode well for growth

Cannabis is a plant that grows wild in many parts of India. In much of the rest of the world, it is cultivated by farmers.

Currently, pricing in Singapore and Milan’s Area C varies by vehicle size and heavier, more polluting vehicles pay higher charges than lighter ones.

Kashmiri Pandits are a part of the tumultuous history of Kashmir which was an important centre of Hinduism in the first millennium

Do Trump and his team have the wisdom to know the difference between a country? Time will tell.

Sustained international engagement and goodwill from all parties will be essential to build on the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

The controversy created by the OYO “proof of relationship” policy for booking a room speaks to the broader societal hypocrisy about morality in India

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