Analysis
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On the hysterectomy trail: Why are some Indian women missing their uteruses?
Published on Apr 02, 2024 11:48 PM IST
Unregulated healthcare systems ensure that women in rural India who have had untimely hysterectomies remain untreated and are victims of exploitation
As ED action continues against opposition leaders, where is level playing field
The ECI must use its constitutionally guaranteed power to ensure that no action that upsets or suppresses free and fair elections must take place now
Published on Apr 02, 2024 12:06 AM IST
The China connection to Pakistan’s internal security troubles
Balochistan has been in the throes of a decades-long insurgency. The target of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is only a symptom of a larger malaise
Published on Mar 29, 2024 02:38 PM IST
A decade of Make in India: What will it take for India to become the factory of
At a time when global firms are diversifying manufacturing away from China to hedge against investment risks, India needs to avail of this historic opportunity
Published on Mar 28, 2024 01:17 AM IST
Northeastern View | In the face of Chinese ingress, India holds Bhutan tight
The recent mutual show of friendship between India and Bhutan would not seem out of the ordinary but for Beijing’s pugnacious outreach to India’s neighbours
Published on Mar 27, 2024 05:30 PM IST
Eye on the Middle East | The Islamic State Khorasan province is coming of age
While the motivations of the IS behind the deadly bombing of Crocus City Hall in Moscow are still unclear, its historic focus on Russia is illuminating
Published on Mar 26, 2024 07:26 PM IST
Maha News | MVA versus Mahayuti is actually a Pawar versus Fadnavis showdown
The 2024 election is a battle for dominance between a veteran politician fighting for survival and a younger leader keen to make his mark on the national stage
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 07:23 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut: The unapologetic outsider in Bollywood
The actress’s outspokenness has proved to be her biggest asset and her Achilles heel in the film industry. How she makes use of her strengths remains to be seen
Published on Mar 26, 2024 06:32 PM IST
A case for fast-tracking “lighthouse” housing for the urban poor
Why six projects aimed at providing cheaper flats for the urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana have been beset by delays
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:50 AM IST
The demand for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state has a colonial history
What's needed is an honest four-cornered dialogue between New Delhi, Kohima, and the competing demands for a separate eastern Nagaland and a united ‘Nagalim’
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:21 AM IST
Ecostani | India’s rising inequality questions country’s governance model
The report shows that there is growing inequality with the rich getting richer faster and incomes of those in the lower strata not increasing at the same pace
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST
A Banarsi landlord was exiled to St Helena 16 years before Napoleon's death
The year was 1764, and an angry landlord, Jagat Singh, incited insurrection with a deposed nawab in a bid to free Varanasi
Published on Mar 23, 2024 09:31 PM IST
Valay Singh
BJP dumps BJD at the altar
The central BJP leadership did not want to take on the BJD’s anti-incumbency in Odisha, betting that a Modi wave would power it close to 50 assembly seats
Published on Mar 23, 2024 07:41 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Power Coins: How Gujarati bankers financed the Mughal empire
As political financing in India comes under scrutiny, it is instructive to learn that business elites have always tried to influence political outcomes.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 04:14 PM IST
Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan show its fraying patience with the Taliban
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has entered a period of resurgence, posing a threat to Pakistan’s internal security and external environs
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:09 PM IST
The Indian Navy’s anti-piracy operations are geopolitically vital
The northern Indian Ocean has witnessed a burst of activity recently. However, the Navy’s increasing presence in NIO is driven by more than just anti-piracy.
Published on Mar 22, 2024 04:16 PM IST
Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?
China, under Xi Jinping, has gone downhill economically as well as politically with its BRI brand losing sheen by the day.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 11:00 AM IST
Analysing BJP’s focus seats in Kerala for 2024 general elections
The saffron party is setting its sights on Palakkad, Kasargod, Thrissur, Pathanamthitta, and Thiruvananthapuram
Why Germany’s constructive vote of no-confidence won’t suit simultaneous
The committee on One Nation, One Poll rejected the Law Commission's recommendation on the German model of no-confidence motion. What does that model entail?
Published on Mar 21, 2024 12:11 AM IST
Analysis of India's voting patterns on Israel-Palestine issues at the UN
While the India-Israel relationship has gone from strength to strength, India’s support of UN resolutions critical of Israel has remained largely unchanged
Published on Mar 21, 2024 12:06 AM IST
Weatherbee | On Spring Equinox, a vibe check on how the country’s faring
Spring 2024 was somewhat cooler than normal: Our average maximum temperature in the March 1-18 period was 0.90°C cooler than the 1981-2010 average
Published on Mar 20, 2024 09:37 PM IST
Shortening the gap between bail and release
Recently, the Delhi HC expressed concerns about the delay in release by jail authorities of persons granted bail. Is a standardisation of procedures possible?
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 12:54 AM IST
Legally Speaking | What is India’s stand towards refugees?
As the SC hears applications seeking to stay the recently notified CAA rules, as well as the law itself, here’s a bird’s eye view of the issues at stake
Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:51 PM IST
Bengaluru's water crisis: The geography of the problem
In the short term, the water table and lakes will fill up and the taps will flow again. But the city, situated on an elevation, needs effective urban planning
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:55 PM IST
Ecostani | CAA rules notified days before polls announcement is a clear sign
Most people who entered India legally before December 31, 2014, would get citizenship in pre-CAA rules. Only those who came illegally gain from the new law
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:30 PM IST
Santiago Martin's run-ins with the law in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
“Every story has two sides… Santiago Martin is one of the most generous persons to step up for good causes,” goes a note on Martin Charitable Trust's website
After 10 years of vending law, are hawkers leading a better life?
Their working lives were legalised 10 years ago and PM SVANidhi addressed their challenges directly in 2020, but are India’s urban street vendors better off?
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 11:21 PM IST
Legally Speaking | Twists and turns of GN Saibaba’s legal battle
The professor was released last week after the Bombay HC found no concrete evidence. HT speaks to his lawyer, Nihalsing Rathod, on what it took to get justice
Published on Mar 15, 2024 08:51 PM IST
Northeastern View | Making sense of Assam’s discordant response to the CAA
Assamese ethnonationalist groups are inherently pitted against both Bengali Hindus and Muslims. The CAA poses a continuing challenge to their agenda
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 12:04 AM IST
How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on
March 10 marked one year since Iran and Saudi Arabia entered into a Beijing-brokered reconciliation. Now the Gaza war presents new opportunities and challenges
Published on Mar 15, 2024 05:36 PM IST