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India’s continuing tradition of celebrating its teachers

In the Indian tradition, education has always been understood as a journey that shapes the individual and enriches society. From the gurukuls of...

05.09.2026 20

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Pralhad Joshi

The pros and cons of destructive book scanning by AI firms

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) race has a new victim — second-hand books. Over the past summer, reports have emerged of AI developers around the...

05.09.2026 30

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Rahul Sagar

India, Nepal must build a regional energy network

The devastating tragedy in Nepal, and, subsequently, the Himalayan nation’s leaders demanding climate reparations from China, the US, and India...

05.09.2026 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

India's GDP: When no number high enough is enough

Just two months ago, the dominant story was of doom. The oil price rise due to the West Asia war, outflow of capital and rupee depreciation were all...

04.09.2026 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Nuclear ecosystem’s big risk is safe fuel supply, not finance

Nuclear power divides people. While some environmentalists value its zero-carbon energy, others worry about its safety, weapons potential, and...

04.09.2026 20

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Rahul Tongia

Nuclear capacity needs new financing tools, patient capital

India’s decision to expand nuclear power capacity from around 8 GW to 100 GW by 2047 represents one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes...

04.09.2026 10

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Ria Sinha

The repair instinct

In his landmark book, Peacemaking Among Primates (1989), primatologist Frans de Waal describes a behaviour he first documented among the chimpanzees...

04.09.2026 30

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Ramanan Laxminarayan

Crèches on the crutches

With the profound transformation of the contemporary Indian socio-economic fabric, gratifying spurt in the participation of female workforce, and...

04.09.2026 20

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Abhishek Gupta

Let’s not be too casual about the Naxal label

In his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said armed Naxalism had been decisively weakened but warned of...

03.09.2026 10

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Amarinder Singh

India’s pastoralists deserve a new tale to tell

All in all, it’s been a good year for a sector that has remained largely invisible. After decades of neglect, the issues facing pastoralist...

03.09.2026 30

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Rohini Nilekani

India, China must first settle smaller disputes

In diplomacy, every word and phrase matters. This is especially true when two countries are negotiating a disputed border. So, the appearance of a...

03.09.2026 30

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Manoj Joshi

Unnecessary surgeries & procedures in India

Gallbladder removal or cholecystectomy is among the most commonly performed surgeries in India. A 2026 BMJ Public Health review by Mohite et al.,...

02.09.2026 30

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Arabian Sea as a new laboratory for the US

The Mecca defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan caused ripples both in West Asia and the wider strategic discourse. While...

02.09.2026 20

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Kabir Taneja

A neighbour’s view of India’s strategic strengths

As India marks eight decades of Independence, its strategic position has changed almost beyond recognition. Yet the central question of strategic...

02.09.2026 30

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Milinda Moragoda

Keeping up with UP: Time to revive students’ unions after Gen Z protests?

The demand for reintroducing student politics on campuses is getting louder after the Gen Z pressure protest at Jantar Mantar. The students want to be...

01.09.2026 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

The case for a climate risk budget for India

This year’s southwest monsoon has been a monsoon of contrasts. It has been uneven across time and space, weak in many districts, and extreme in...

01.09.2026 10

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Roxy Mathew Koll

India needs a new deterrence doctrine

The 81st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima passed on August 6 without many in India noticing. But Indians should be particularly concerned, and...

01.09.2026 20

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Tara Kartha

Where arrival feels much like belonging

It has only been a few weeks since I arrived in New Delhi to begin my work as the UAE’s ambassador to India. A moment such as this usually calls for...

01.09.2026 10

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Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi

Ecostani: Can FSSAI's 'weak' label warning reduce the intake of bad food?

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s front-of-the-label warning for harmful ingredients in processed food and beverages is a...

31.08.2026 30

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Chetan Chauhan

Everyone loves the baby. Who cares for the mother?

Lindsay Clancy does not dispute killing her three children aged eight months, three and and five years. The former labour and delivery room nurse who...

31.08.2026 20

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Namita Bhandare

India’s gig workers need more effective protection

This incident happened just before Rakshabandhan: The security personnel stationed at the society gate called to inform that the mehndiwallah (henna...

31.08.2026 20

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Shashi Shekhar

Water-guzzling data centres need treated used water

India’s operational data-centre capacity stands at roughly 1.4–1.6 GW (2025) and is projected to reach about 5 GW by 2030. This expansion is...

31.08.2026 20

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Veena Srinivasan

Ground not covered in talks with China

The eight-point outcomes that India and China released on Wednesday last week, after the Special Representatives (SRs) of the two countries met in...

31.08.2026 20

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Happymon Jacob

Judge work, not looks, of women in public life

Back home after a trip on government work to Ukraine, a male plastic surgeon had some advice for Danish Prime Minister (PM) Mette Frederiksen. Not the...

30.08.2026 30

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Namita Bhandare

Schools as markers of class and aspirations

My five-year-old goes to an international school in Gurgaon. Why did we choose it over CBSE/ICSE? Well, I can give a well-rehearsed five-minute...

30.08.2026 20

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Abhishek Asthana

Mecca-pact questions India must ask itself

Perhaps because I do interviews, I tend to think of developments in terms of the questions they raise. I am aware the process leads to a certain...

30.08.2026 20

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Karan Thapar