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Growing dangers in the Himalayas

Published on Aug 31, 2026 15:19 IST

The August 26 flash flood in Nepal, though, has now brought to the fore a mechanically different threat altogether: hanging glaciers, a mountain-side mass of ice, perched on a slope, collapsing and triggering catastrophic floods. (Reuters)

Decoding 7.8% GDP growth

It is still important that the West Asia war and its economic disruption end soon. If it does not end soon, the economic consequences will be more severe than what the June quarter numbers indicate. (WANA via Reuters)

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 15:18 IST

Real state of play for US in Venezuelan oil

Venezuela’s oil fields have suffered from decades of mismanagement and will require a massive capital infusion to scale up production as well as profits. (Reuters)

Published on Aug 30, 2026 15:52 IST

Blind to toxicity in relationships

Investigation into the deaths of Nikki Bhati, Twisha Sharma, and Deepika Nagar, to name just a few victims of dowry demands, revealed months of regular harassment and violence that began soon after their weddings. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 15:55 IST

The lesson from student suicides

A Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force termed student suicides an “epidemic” earlier this year. It found 65% HEIs have no access to mental health service providers, 73% lack full-time mental health professionals, and fewer than 4% conduct suicide-risk assessment. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 28, 2026 17:59 IST

Meta payout must be seen as a lesson for all

The social media giant is said to have faced its reckoning over alarming practices to prioritise revenue, causing severe harm to some of its most vulnerable user groups. (AFP)

Published on Aug 27, 2026 15:10 IST

Dark portents of Nepal flood

The exact trigger will take months of analysis to pin down, but the early signs point in one direction: the climate crisis. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 27, 2026 15:10 IST

Groundwork for an Asian dawn

Tensions along the contested border have jeopardised any possibility for China and India to move forward as allies in good faith. However, with changes in the global economic and geopolitical scenario, the imperative for China and India to work together has been growing. (@MEAIndia X/PTI)

Published on Aug 26, 2026 14:59 IST

Transparency needed in Indian judiciary

The controversy hints at a possible lack of transparency in collegium proceedings and administrative decision-making in the apex court. (HT Archive)

Published on Aug 26, 2026 14:59 IST

Vijay’s rocky policy runway in Tamil Nadu

TVK’s promise of acquiring minimal agricultural land also sounds good on paper but as other states have found out, implementing such pledges is far trickier. (@CMOTamilnadu X/PTI)

Published on Aug 25, 2026 15:58 IST

Freed by tighter H-1B squeeze

Trump’s visa policy not only narrows entry for workers from abroad but has also impacted admissions at US universities. For a country built by immigrants, it’s not an insignificant turn of events. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 25, 2026 15:57 IST

Public health work must go beyond advisories

The challenge is also one of India’s urban governance. Overheated spaces, flooded and potholed streets, overflowing drains turning into vector-breeding sites, and toxic winter smog are treated as seasonal woes. (HT Archive)

Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:50 IST

Open up space, with caution

The successful launch of India’s first private orbital carrier, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, shows maintaining momentum, let alone increasing it, requires greater private sector participation. (@narendramodi X/ANI)

Updated on Aug 24, 2026 16:32 IST

Master plans need masterful execution

Under MPD-2021, land pooling and transit-oriented development were meant to reshape housing and mobility, but implementation continues to struggle. MPD-2047, now notified, offers another opportunity. (Raj K Raj /HT Photo)

Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:03 IST

The new rules of engaging with US

the details of the talks suggest they didn’t break down because the US insisted that Canada become its 51st state, as President Donald Trump often claims. The meltdown seems to have happened because of debates over sectoral tariffs and the US insisting on some sort of influence over how Canada conducted its trade negotiations with other countries. (The Canadian Press via AP)

Published on Aug 23, 2026 15:02 IST

End southern discomfort

The south must also remember that migrants from the north power its economy by doing menial jobs. They often bear the brunt of cynical nativist politics for no fault of their own. (HT Archive)

Updated on Aug 21, 2026 16:46 IST

A bolder India on China border

New Delhi has unequivocally asserted that the state of border affairs has ramifications for the overall India-China relationship, and the two sides should avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation. (@DrSJaishankar X/PTI)

Updated on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

What Gor did not say in Kashmir

Rather than calling J&K an integral part of India, the US ambassador chose to designate the region as “an important part”. This taxonomical distinction ought to be sobering for both sides. (PTI)

Published on Aug 20, 2026 14:57 IST

Death penalty by any method is still death

The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)

Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:32 IST

Broken trust in temple fraud

Any scandal connected to the Ram Temple insults millions of people whose faith is tied to the shrine. The SIT report should pave the way for deeper investigation and introspection, not be used as a fig leaf to elide responsibility. (AFP/Press Information Bureau (PIB))

Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:31 IST

The time for an NTA self-review has passed

The future of millions of students is at stake. The government must revamp NTA and put in place external auditors and independent monitoring. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 18, 2026 15:44 IST

Brace for the El Niño disruption

What makes monsoon rainfall, and its El Niño connection more critical is the fact that this can generate headwinds for agricultural production beyond the kharif (summer) cropping season too. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 18, 2026 15:43 IST

White Paper, whitewashed

The TVK government’s conditional farm loan waiver, announced on the 100th day of the government, is disappointing, signalling more than its actual impact. (Tamilnadu Assembly/ANI)

Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST

New levers in the BJP machinery

The new team sees the return of Union minister Piyush Goyal as national treasurer, and by turning to an experienced and senior hand, the party may be strengthening what it sees as a relative weakness. (@tarunchughbjp X/ANI)

Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:36 IST

Terms of engagement

Despite hosting Hasina since she fled Dhaka in August 2024, New Delhi has been keen on a visit by Rahman as it believes only consultations at the highest levels can help address differences between the two countries. (AFP)

Published on Aug 17, 2026 10:35 IST

Census as a registry of citizenship

This exercise will turn the census into a registry of citizens rather than an anonymous enumeration whose data are never shared outside the Registrar General of India below a certain level of granularity. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

A road map for progress

The PM unveiled the seven streams or saptadhara that he believed will power India’s journey to the centenary of its Independence in 1947. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 16, 2026 15:53 IST

A longer-term vision for India

Independence Day is an occasion to remember and celebrate our achievement of the past eight decades. However, the past should not be allowed to make us oblivious to the future. (Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 14, 2026 16:17 IST

Ameliorate, don’t stoke, migration fears

The way language flows is through people, workplaces, schools and colleges, conversations in public places and through popular culture (HT Archive)

Updated on Aug 13, 2026 15:30 IST

A letter vs spirit dilemma

More often than not, those at the receiving end, such as India’s tribal communities, lack the political and institutional wherewithal to protect their interests or seek just compensation (HT Archive)

Published on Aug 13, 2026 15:24 IST

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