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    Design cities keeping in mind children’s needs

    opinion
    Published on Nov 10, 2026 00:45 IST
    While gated societies may have accessible playgrounds, swimming pools and other facilities, children from lower-income backgrounds often face overcrowding and sanitation issues in their places of dwelling, let alone when such facilities are available with access to the general public. (Shutterstock)

    Lighter appellate load at the top can ease judicial backlog

    The Court, constitutionally empowered to resolve substantial questions of law and constitutional importance, risks spending disproportionate time correcting errors in individual cases. Constitutional adjudication is consequently crowded out by routine appellate work. (Arvind Gupta/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 10, 2026 00:40 IST

    Climate resilience needs an insurance reappraisal

    The vast insurance protection gap is a market failure; a systemic response is needed from insurers, regulators and governments. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 10, 2026 00:35 IST

    An epidemic of violence by boys and young men

    Survivor: The six-year-old returns home after surviving a brutal physical assault allegedly by an eight-year-old boy (Statesman/Instagram)
    opinion
    Updated on Nov 9, 2026 03:25 IST

    Humans as a resource and the nature of work in the AI age

    After sea routes were discovered and navies were set up, galley slaves were employed to row huge ships. The galley commanders would decide how fast and far these slaves had to row the ship. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 9, 2026 00:45 IST

    Democrats’ midterm victory may not help US allies much

    Economically, countries looked for new partners. Canada, under pressure from Trump, worked to build a new relationship with the EU. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 9, 2026 00:40 IST

    Non-alignment died long ago, burying it took time

    Once a policy becomes a sacred cow, shifting course becomes nearly impossible. That is what happened to non-alignment over time. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 9, 2026 00:35 IST

    Just Like That | The Smokescreen of Tradition: The Diwali Cracker Dilemma

    Diwali Cracker Dilemma
    opinion
    Updated on Nov 8, 2026 13:09 IST

    The duty to protect our air continues long after Diwali, writes Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

    A thick layer of haze and smog engulfs New Delhi, reducing visibility and highlighting the deteriorating air quality, on Saturday.
    opinion
    Published on Nov 8, 2026 02:32 IST

    Advani ji gave BJP a foundation rooted in Nation First principle, writes PM Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminisces his bond with party veteran and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani, who is set to enter the 100th year of his life on Sunday.
    opinion
    Updated on Nov 8, 2026 07:45 IST

    Houthis, Saudis, Iran, and the regional power play

    The precision of the Houthi hits on Saudi airports points to an Iranian-State-supported supply of coordinates. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 8, 2026 00:50 IST

    Empowering women by improving mobility access

    Women should be actively recruited as bus drivers, conductors, mechanics, and depot managers. Gender equality commitments must be embedded into the annual municipal transport budget. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 8, 2026 00:45 IST

    Imran Khan and the question of protesting foreigners

    There were many occasions at Cambridge when I would protest against university decisions. I’m not the only Indian student who joined protests in England. Many others have. No one was threatened with deportation or any other action. (via REUTERS)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 8, 2026 00:40 IST

    Midterms done, Democrats must maintain momentum

    With the Democrats now in firm control of both houses of the legislature, barring any internecine conflicts, they will significantly constrain any White House effort to ram through Trump’s agenda. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 8, 2026 00:35 IST

    An energy partnership to reduce dependencies

    Over the past 20 years, India has increased its renewable energy generation capacity from less than 10 GW to more than 300 GW. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 7, 2026 00:46 IST

    A celebration of Sita in the world of Urdu literature

    There exists a large corpus, including several versions of the manzum (verse) Ramayana , which paint an evocative picture in words of the daughter of Janaka, her willing embrace of banwas (forest-exile) by forsaking the luxuries of her palatial home, her heart-wrenching abduction, and her pining for her husband. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 7, 2026 00:40 IST

    Our politicians must stop seeing a foreign hand in everything

    There is a deep mismatch between celebrating the wins of Indian-Americans in the US midterms and also taking the foreign-hand debate seriously at home. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 7, 2026 00:35 IST

    Midterms may not end Trumpian economic pain

    Trumpian policy decisions and the US’s retreat from multilateral engagement reinforced the perception among voters that the administration’s international agenda was imposing domestic economic costs without yielding any tangible gains. (Bloomberg)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 6, 2026 00:45 IST

    India doesn’t lack trust, but Indians trust narrowly

    Do India’s new digital rails make any difference? UPI, Aadhaar-based verification, and platform ratings let a Dalit seller and a Brahmin buyer complete a transaction in which caste plays no role in whether the deal goes through. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 6, 2026 00:40 IST

    Today’s AI infrastructure could be toast tomorrow

    Training a frontier model can require enormous computing resources, but its use does not require repeating that investment. (Reuters)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 6, 2026 00:35 IST

    The potter, the broom, and the flame

    Closer to home sits the potter. His wheel in a kumhar colony turns out the diyas the festival cannot do without, and his season lasts a few weeks of the year (ANI)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 5, 2026 16:51 IST

    India needs to rethink its legal education system

    The Supreme Court has acknowledged that contemporary legal pedagogy requires dedicated, multi-disciplinary governance rather than piecemeal administrative adjustments. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 5, 2026 00:45 IST

    The North East as an engine of India’s growth

    Bridges at Bogibeel and Dhola-Sadiya and the Sela tunnel have brought the region closer to the rest of the country. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 5, 2026 00:40 IST

    SP pivots towards greater inclusion for UP elections

    Akhilesh must be aware that 2027 may not be like 2012. The SP faces a well-oiled election machine in the shape of the RSS-BJP organisation. (HT Archive)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 5, 2026 00:36 IST

    Right to clean air: Public health and respecting religious traditions need not be opposing ideas

    It is not enough to issue directions, hold meetings and release advisories while the same violations recur every year. (HT PHOTO)
    opinion
    Updated on Nov 4, 2026 08:46 IST

    Dichotomy in Xi’s China: Discipline vs efficiency

    Xi Jinping has warned against institutional rules becoming hollow exercises. Excessive paperwork, bureaucratic formalism, and officials’ reluctance to assume responsibility have also been critiqued (Xinhua via AP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 4, 2026 00:45 IST

    Decoding farmer suicides beyond headline numbers

    Maharashtra is not a one-crop state, and the farmer-suicide crisis is not a one-crop story. Vidarbha grows cotton almost exclusively. Cotton is the most documented case because Vidarbha is where the crisis is most concentrated, and cotton prices are tracked by a global benchmark, the COTLOOK A index. (Getty Images)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 4, 2026 00:40 IST

    Lessons for the world in Lula’s big win in Brazil

    Lula’s win shows that panic does not always win. Yet, the grievances that fuel it are real and must be addressed. (AP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 4, 2026 00:35 IST

    French Halloween: Horrors of a broken social contract

    The goal today is less a regime-change than offering everyone the possibility to study and enter into professional life without too many hindrances. Obviously, this call for equality is not disconnected from political aspirations for a fairer society. (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 3, 2026 00:45 IST

    Expanding urbanisation calls for governance to keep pace

    The consequences of transport-oriented development and city-based spillover extend beyond individual settlements. Workers travel across administrative boundaries, businesses depend on regional transport networks, and demand for housing and services spreads into surrounding areas. The National Capital Region illustrates this interdependence. (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Published on Nov 3, 2026 00:45 IST
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