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Grand Strategy: Multi-alignment works during peace, falls short in times of war

Having a few strong, reliable strategic partners may prove more beneficial during conflicts than maintaining many partners during peacetime

yesterday 10

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Happymon Jacob

Crossing the red lines on the right to free speech 

The Constitution does not criminalise thoughts, emotions, feelings, and speech, patriotic or otherwise, unless they amount to incitement to...

yesterday 30

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Gautam Bhatia

Need to reimagine Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan 

Travellers visit Chandni Chowk and the narrow streets of Shahjahanabad to experience the charm of the old world, not to see glitzy malls

yesterday 10

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Narlikar’s life in science: A scientist for people

Jayant Narlikar’s greatest quality was his ability to convey the most abstract ideas about the cosmos, physics, and science to the masses simply...

previous day 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Recharge Punjab’s aquifers with India’s share of Indus waters

India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty post-terror attack, focusing on maximizing water rights and exploring managed aquifer recharge to boost...

previous day 10

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Hindustantimes Editorial

India’s share of Indus waters can recharge Punjab aquifers

There is growing evidence of successfully managed aquifer recharge around the world

previous day 10

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Misreading Donald Trump’s America

Operation Sindoor should lead to a review of India’s assumptions about Trump, and the diplomatic management of his world.

previous day 10

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Prashant Jha

How 2 Indian, Pakistani army officers, also friends, set up Wagah check-post

At its core, the ritual at Wagah is emblematic of the rivalry between the conjoined twins locked in endless conflict

previous day 10

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Valay Singh

Focus on vehicle efficiency to reduce GHG emissions

Improving the efficiency of vehicles on the road, regardless of whether they run on fossil fuels, hybrid systems, or electricity, provides an...

previous day 10

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Sharif Qamar

US remittance tax will hurt social security of millions

Trump’s proposed tax is a direct assault on the global commitment through the SDGs to reduce the cost of remittances. It legitimises financial...

wednesday 20

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Rejimon Kuttappan

Keeping India-US ties out of the Pakistan trap

It is essential to approach a relationship with realism and recognise both its limits and opportunities, especially when the world is in flux

wednesday 6

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Peace through deterrence is the new normal, post Sindoor

In an ideal world, neighbours can live next to each other with mutual respect. When that is not possible, peace based on deterrence is the only...

wednesday 3

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Hindustantimes Editorial

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: As Ozempic arrives in India, eating habits will change

The restaurant industry may face significant changes due to new weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which lead to reduced appetite.

wednesday 1

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Vir Sanghvi

Internal enemies that work against national interests

Regrettably, while the entire nation stood behind the Prime Minister, some people chose to play spoilsport

20.05.2025 1

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Shashi Shekhar

The politics of UN terror proscriptions

The global body has not usually been rational or logical or even legal, but mainly political in dealing with terrorism

20.05.2025 10

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Ts Tirumurti

An Indian model in delivering cancer care, at scale & low cost

Karkinos offers a different path, solving real-world problems now, using existing technologies

20.05.2025 10

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Vivek Wadhwa

Keeping up with UP: The callous targeting of two women officers

In an emotional FB post, former IPS officer and UP minister Asim Arun comes out in support of the women officers

19.05.2025 2

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Hindustantimes Editorial

1971 to Operation Sindoor, a paradigm shift in warfare

The success of Operation Sindoor suggests that the space for conventional operations below the nuclear threshold has expanded

19.05.2025 7

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Arun Prakash

Meet the Charvakas, the most modern of our ancient thinkers

What is significant is that the Charvakas argued their viewpoint with great logic and insight

19.05.2025 3

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Pavan K Varma

Book Box | Literary Rehab: How to balance Life with Lit

Sonya Dutta Choudhury shares her week of non-reading, discovering life's simple joys and creativity beyond books, embracing balance in her reading...

19.05.2025 10

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Sonya Dutta Choudhury

How GeM has transformed India’s public procurement

The platform has helped to weed out corruption and provide business opportunities to startups, MSMEs, women and businesses in small towns

19.05.2025 6

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Piyush Goyal