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Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani: A 90-year journey of faith and spirituality

Opinion

Updated on Feb 26, 2024 11:23 AM IST

The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the Quran, the Bible, and the Vedas, bind us all under universal truths

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani(HT File Photo/Kunal Patil)

ByAnil D Ambani

How justifiable is the Maratha claim for quotas?

In key socio-economic indicators, the Marathas are just behind the Brahmins. But their anxieties, in the backdrop of agrarian transformation, must be addressed

Extending quotas to relatively richer and more powerful groups would amount to diluting the already small and shrinking entitlement for communities that are truly disadvantaged and discriminated against.(Bachchan Kumar/HT File Photo)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 26, 2024 11:16 AM IST

ByAshwini Deshpande

Self-reliance in defence crucial to winning wars

Glaring inadequacies in military-industrial complexes of developed nations are being exposed amid conflicts

A comprehensive status audit of our ecosystem in terms of readiness, stockpiles, inventory variety and depth, digital capacities, supply-chain autonomy and critical chokepoints needs to be carried out (AP)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:44 PM IST

ByRaj Shukla

In most states, jail is more the norm, not bail

With a nearly 70,000 inmate population, Bihar’s prisons have the largest number of undertrials in any state in India

Prisons are meant to hold the convicted, not punish with incarceration those who have not yet been properly tried. (HT File Photo)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:40 PM IST

ByMaja Daruwala, Arshi Showkat

Congress-mukt Bharat to Congress-yukt BJP

The belief that the Gandhis are the only glue that holds the Congress together has been shaken by high-profile departures in the last decade

Rahul Gandhi’s yatras are a good exercise in re-building a lost mass connect, but episodic journeys can’t compensate for years of organisational neglect (ANI FILE PHOTO)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:37 PM IST

ByRajdeep Sardesai

Delhi must be prepared to counter Beijing’s lawfare

India must develop its own lawfare strategy using domestic and international legal instruments

Indian troops tracking the movement of troops across the Line of Actual Control in China.

Opinion

Published on Feb 21, 2024 10:05 PM IST

ByPrabhash Ranjan

Public intellectual and jurist, God’s good man

In Fali Nariman’s death, India has lost its tallest spokesman for honesty in public intent and private conduct

Senior advocate to the Supreme Court Fali S Nariman. (PTI)

Opinion

Published on Feb 21, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByGopalkrishna Gandhi

Behind the UAE temple, a legacy of pluralism

How do we frame the camaraderie between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a West Asian Arab Muslim nation?

A devotee blows a conch shell (Shankha) during preparations ahead of the arrival of the Indian prime minister for the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the largest Hindu temple in the Middle East, in Abu Dhabi on February 14, 2024. (Photo by RYAN LIM / AFP)(AFP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:08 PM IST

ByShajahan Madampat

Caste census lessons for new government in Bihar

Reservations alone can’t alleviate economic deprivation. They must be complemented by the increased availability of jobs and strong inclusive growth.

Patna, Bihar, India - Aug . 02, 2023: Enumerator staff collect information from residents for a caste-based census in Bihar after Patna High Court rejected a petition against the survey, at Phulwari Sharif in Patna , Bihar,India, Wednesday, July, 02, 2023. (Photo by Santosh Kumar / Hindustan Times)

Opinion

Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:04 PM IST

BySantosh Mehrotra , Rakesh Ranjan Kumar

Manufacturing versus services: A false binary

India does not need to choose between manufacturing and services. India has the capacity and means to succeed in both manufacturing and services.

Global services exports account for only ~22% of total exports.. (AP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByRahul Bajoria , Amruta Ghare

Between the Gulf and the Sea, a changing geopolitical scenario

The Red Sea is the eye of the storm today, with its winds changing West Asian international relations for actors both within and outside the region

An Israeli Navy missile boat is seen off the coast of Eilat, October 31, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 20, 2024 08:44 PM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

The Taste With Vir: Remembering Chef Imtiaz Qureshi's impact on Awadhi cuisine

Explore the culinary journey of Chef Imtiaz Qureshi, a pioneer in Awadhi cuisine, whose innovative creations left an enduring impact on Indian gastronomy.

Chef Imtiaz left an indelible mark, especially through the iconic Dum Pukht biryani, shaping the landscape of North Indian cuisine.

Opinion

Published on Feb 20, 2024 06:11 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi, New Delhi

What a Biden-Trump rematch entails for the US

The stage is definitely set for a potential Biden-Trump rematch. What might such a rematch entail?

After Trump lost to Biden in 2020, many believed that his political career would come to an end (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 10:11 PM IST

ByFrank F Islam

In Indonesia, personality trumps democratic ideals

The recent elections demonstrate a trend wherein a few individuals dominate politics. There are similarities in this regard between India and Indonesia.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) shakes hands with Indonesia�s Defence Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (L) arrive for the inauguration of the National Defense Central Hospital (RSPPN) in Jakarta on February 19, 2024. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)(AFP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 10:04 PM IST

ByV Santhakumar

Governance risks in a post-truth world

Facts have become a casualty in the deeply polarised United States and authoritarian China, putting the rules-based order at serious risk

Xi Jinping took decisive steps to concentrate power, purged rivals on corruption grounds, and introduced stronger controls on civil society to silence any dissent(AP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByJanmejaya Sinha

HistoriCity | Varanasi is a microcosm of Hindu India, it's also a city of reform

Kashi has captured the collective Hindu imagination as Shiva’s city. But to narrowly define this city in terms of orthodox Hinduism is a mistake

A Hindu priest performs evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganga at the Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Varanasi on February 10, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)(AFP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 09:42 PM IST

ByValay Singh

From soil to sip: How microbes are taking tea to new heights

A new study reveals soil microbes' crucial role in enhancing tea flavour. Here's how this could transform cultivation practices and sustainability efforts.

It's no secret that the environment in which tea grows plays a pivotal role in its quality(Pixabay)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 06:42 PM IST

ByAnirban Mahapatra

Free speech on OTT: A Kerala model for films

The Kerala government's C-Space platform needs to be envisioned as a public OTT rather than government owned.

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByDamodar Prasad

Govt must rethink the role of defence attaché

With growing capabilities and interests, India needs to reconsider the current terms of the partnership between the military and our diplomats.

The military’s main point of contact for its overseas engagements is through the office of the defence attaché. Since Independence, India has progressively increased the number of defence attachés posted worldwide(File Photo / HT)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 08:07 AM IST

ByAnit Mukherjee

Restive farmers, responsive State

Agriculture in India needs redress — but its problems are not exceptional

Farmers Union members sitting on protest at Ladhowal Toll Plaza in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT)

Opinion

Published on Feb 19, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

Globally, young women are becoming more liberal than men, but what about India?

There is evidence globally of a growing gender divide on ideological lines. In the past decade, young women are becoming more liberal. What about India?

Opinion

Updated on Feb 18, 2024 09:29 AM IST

ByNamita Bhandare

Seeing Silicon | Why Sam Altman and other tech magnates are banking on fusion

We haven’t been able to calculate the carbon footprint of a ChatGPT query. But Silicon Valley is looking at fusion as the sustainable answer to its AI models

TOPSHOT - This undated handout image taken and received by the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) on December 1, 2023 shows the JT-60SA, the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor constructed to date, before its planned inauguration in the city of Naka, Ibaraki prefecture on December 1. Harnessing nuclear fusion, the same process which powers the Sun, has been described as potentially humanity's best energy source for the future but the technology is in its infancy. (AFP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByShweta Taneja

Just Like That | Temple architecture is a spiritual journey

Hindu temple architecture mirrors the human form; from the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum, it leads away from the material world to commune with the divine

These days the prana pratishtha of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is much in the news. The designing of a temple is part of this matrix of aesthetic inter-connectedness and, as per rules, follows a certain pattern(ANI)

Opinion

Published on Feb 18, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByPavan K Varma

Caught in Mumbai, a spy who came in from China

Found by the police in Mumbai in May, with what appeared like Chinese writing on the reverse side of its wings, the pigeon was held in custody for eight months.

A pigeon that was captured eight months back near a port after being suspected to be a Chinese spy, is released at a vet hospital in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan.30, 2024. (Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via AP)(AP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 17, 2024 10:11 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

On electoral bonds, a short-lived celebration

India’s political finance regime reverts to a shadowy place where the best-intentioned laws are honoured more in the breach than in the observance

Five-judge bench of Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment on electoral bonds scheme case

Opinion

Published on Feb 17, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByMilan Vaishnav

From Qatar jail to India, the pursuit of freedom

The arrest in August 2022 of eight retired Indian naval personnel presented a major challenge to India's diplomacy and a threat to its friendly ties with Qatar.

A combination of pictures shows the ex-Indian Navy veterans, who were in custody in Qatar, at the Delhi airport on Monday. (ANI)

Opinion

Published on Feb 17, 2024 09:55 PM IST

ByKanwal Sibal

Has West lost its appetite for a rules-based order?

. The scales are tilting against the West as the inaction of the ICC calls into question the applicability of the international rules-based order.

The judges including President Joan Donoghue (C) attend a session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case of Ukraine against Russia, in The Hague on February 2, 2024. The United Nations' top court will decide on February 2, 2024, whether it has jurisdiction to rule in a case brought by Ukraine over Russia's brutal 2022 invasion, with Kyiv urging reparations. Two days into the invasion, Ukraine filed a suit at the ICJ,

Opinion

Published on Feb 17, 2024 09:50 PM IST

ByRavi Nair

In modern India, falling in love can be a radical act

A new TV series tells us that the act of falling in love can be radical

Opinion

Published on Feb 16, 2024 10:17 PM IST

ByNamita Bhandare

Time to explore public funding of polls in India

Elections in India have become a big industry where the voter is often reduced to a statistic. This practically negates the idea of one person one vote

In the first-past-the-post system in India, political parties, not individual candidates, run the show (PTI)

Opinion

Updated on Feb 17, 2024 09:11 AM IST

ByKaleeswaram Raj

Constitutional idealism gets a boost from SC

The verdict on electoral bonds suggests that the healthy and necessary tensions between the executive, judiciary and legislature are alive and well

Electoral bonds are unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. (AP)

Opinion

Published on Feb 16, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByBarkha Dutt

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The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the Quran, the Bible, and the Vedas, bind us all under universal truths

In key socio-economic indicators, the Marathas are just behind the Brahmins. But their anxieties, in the backdrop of agrarian transformation, must be addressed

Glaring inadequacies in military-industrial complexes of developed nations are being exposed amid conflicts

With a nearly 70,000 inmate population, Bihar’s prisons have the largest number of undertrials in any state in India

The belief that the Gandhis are the only glue that holds the Congress together has been shaken by high-profile departures in the last decade

India must develop its own lawfare strategy using domestic and international legal instruments

In Fali Nariman’s death, India has lost its tallest spokesman for honesty in public intent and private conduct

How do we frame the camaraderie between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a West Asian Arab Muslim nation?

Reservations alone can’t alleviate economic deprivation. They must be complemented by the increased availability of jobs and strong inclusive growth.

India does not need to choose between manufacturing and services. India has the capacity and means to succeed in both manufacturing and services.

The Red Sea is the eye of the storm today, with its winds changing West Asian international relations for actors both within and outside the region

Explore the culinary journey of Chef Imtiaz Qureshi, a pioneer in Awadhi cuisine, whose innovative creations left an enduring impact on Indian gastronomy.

The stage is definitely set for a potential Biden-Trump rematch. What might such a rematch entail?

The recent elections demonstrate a trend wherein a few individuals dominate politics. There are similarities in this regard between India and Indonesia.

Facts have become a casualty in the deeply polarised United States and authoritarian China, putting the rules-based order at serious risk

Kashi has captured the collective Hindu imagination as Shiva’s city. But to narrowly define this city in terms of orthodox Hinduism is a mistake

A new study reveals soil microbes' crucial role in enhancing tea flavour. Here's how this could transform cultivation practices and sustainability efforts.

The Kerala government's C-Space platform needs to be envisioned as a public OTT rather than government owned.

With growing capabilities and interests, India needs to reconsider the current terms of the partnership between the military and our diplomats.

Agriculture in India needs redress — but its problems are not exceptional

There is evidence globally of a growing gender divide on ideological lines. In the past decade, young women are becoming more liberal. What about India?

We haven’t been able to calculate the carbon footprint of a ChatGPT query. But Silicon Valley is looking at fusion as the sustainable answer to its AI models

Hindu temple architecture mirrors the human form; from the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum, it leads away from the material world to commune with the divine

Found by the police in Mumbai in May, with what appeared like Chinese writing on the reverse side of its wings, the pigeon was held in custody for eight months.

India’s political finance regime reverts to a shadowy place where the best-intentioned laws are honoured more in the breach than in the observance

The arrest in August 2022 of eight retired Indian naval personnel presented a major challenge to India's diplomacy and a threat to its friendly ties with Qatar.

. The scales are tilting against the West as the inaction of the ICC calls into question the applicability of the international rules-based order.

A new TV series tells us that the act of falling in love can be radical

Elections in India have become a big industry where the voter is often reduced to a statistic. This practically negates the idea of one person one vote

The verdict on electoral bonds suggests that the healthy and necessary tensions between the executive, judiciary and legislature are alive and well

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