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The real bite of SC’s MediaOne ruling
It provides lessons in how the judiciary should respond when faced with invocations of national security and sealed covers by the State. The real test, however, will be when the next case comes before a court somewhere in India
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 08:29 PM IST
Strengthening the federal set-up
A row over protocol in Telangana shows how the federal structure is under stress. Resolving it will need accommodation from all sides
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 07:22 PM IST
HT Editorial
Build a vaccine architecture
The procurement, distribution, affordability of vaccines must be the top priority
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 06:32 AM IST
In Bihar, how caste shapes politics and governance
What do the results say about social balance of power? Though most parties attempted to reach out beyond their core social base, there were some predictable patterns
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 06:38 AM IST
Poulomi Chakrabarti
As the LAC heats up, reading China’s playbook
It is aiming to change facts on the ground, incrementally alter the balance of power, and assert its dominance
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Shyam Saran
The anti-CAA protests have hit a wall. Here is why
Will protests remain an expression of citizen’s dissent or evolve into a political movement? Protesters must decide
Published on Feb 13, 2020 07:26 PM IST
Ruchi Gupta
Ajit flexes muscles in NCP, Congress tries to maintain balance of power
As expected, Ajit Pawar is back at the helm
Updated on Dec 31, 2019 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shailesh Gaikwad
At 70, NATO is weak and divided | HT Editorial
It, however, has a role to play in the global balance of power
Published on Dec 04, 2019 08:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Don’t dilute the RTI and the forest rights Acts
It is also important to remember that both these laws were the product of sustained, grassroots-level social movements. Consequently, perhaps the surest remedy against possible future dilution may lie not in judicial challenges (although that remains important), but in popular mobilisation.
Published on May 28, 2019 07:41 PM IST
Gautam Bhatia
India must refresh its foreign policy
As the global power balance shifts, the next government will face several challenges
Published on May 21, 2019 07:34 PM IST
Arun K Singh
Review: Will Tibet Ever Find Her Soul Again? by Claude Arpi
Claude Arpi’s new book is particularly relevant as China rolls out the Belt and Road Initiative
Updated on Apr 05, 2019 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Thubten Samphel
Is it time for the return of coalition politics in India?
The question is not whether a coalition will return. That is inevitable. Here is the question for 2019: what will be the balance of power of the next coalition? This question will shape its direction, politics and policy, as a glimpse back at recent history reveals.
Updated on Jan 01, 2019 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
The moot question: Who will guard the guardians?
Its clear that India’s guardians, its institutions, are failing to hold power to account. They are failing because the government is trespassing on the autonomy of the unelected institutions
Updated on Nov 03, 2018 06:06 PM IST
Mark Tully
The US market collapse has remade our world
And there is surely more to come. How do we prepare for a world where, two years from now, the country you care most about may be governed by someone you’ve never heard of and a political party that doesn’t yet exist? The pace of change is head-spinning.
Updated on Sep 15, 2018 04:50 PM IST