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The road ahead for the UN: Reform or else perish

Published on Dec 11, 2023 11:16 PM IST

The UNSC must undergo transformative changes to stay true to its founding principles and effectively address the complex challenges of our times

Members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York. (Reuters File Photo)

How a popular strand of economics lost its shine

If 2008 marked the rise of behavioural economics, 2023 marks a year of reckoning. The Gino-Colada affair has blown the lid off a simmering crisis in the field

If 2008 marked the rise of behavioural economics, 2023 marks a year of reckoning. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Representational image)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 10:00 PM IST

Cyclone Michaung points to a looming urban crisis

Surge in urban floods represents a complex challenge stemming from the interplay of urbanisation, inadequate planning and the climate crisis

Cyclone Michaung hit Chennai. (PTI)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 10:00 PM IST

Confront the wrath of the climate crisis, now

Is there still room to entertain the belief that the climate crisis will organically resolve itself?

2023 is on track to become the hottest year in human civilisation spanning over 125,000 years. (HT Archive)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:32 PM IST

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

A resolution is not expected but the template is likely to be set in Dubai for future negotiations on global climate finance

COP28 UN Climate Summit is being held in UAE (AP Photo)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:32 PM IST

Parliament and its discontents

The House needs to have a robust procedure to determine lawmakers’ misconduct, violations of ethical norms

Members of Parliament voting on clauses of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on September 20, 2023. (ANI/Sansad TV)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:22 PM IST

A helpline for students from India in Toronto as pressures push them to the edge

Until a few years ago, a majority of Indian students in Canada were from Punjab and Gujarat. Over the years, a community support system evolved for them

Indian students facing deportation from Canada over fake documents protest in Brampton
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 12:27 PM IST
BySunita Aron

Just Like That | Legacy of the rebellious women saints of the Bhakti movement

From Lal Ded in Kashmir to Andal in Tamil Nadu, female devotees challenged gender orthodoxies through poetry and devotion

Mira Bai was born in 1498 CE, the daughter of a nobleman of the house of Mewar.(Wikimedia Commons)
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 10:48 AM IST

Leadership vacuum hits INDIA’s poll prospects

For their alliance to get off the ground, the Congress will have to be humble, not a quality it’s renowned for. They must draw up sellable policies

Congress leaders Rahul gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI)
Published on Dec 09, 2023 10:15 PM IST

In botched murder plot, a few tough questions

The case of unsealed American Superseding Indictment is going to trial and we cannot brush it aside dismissively

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. U.S. authorities said an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate Pannun in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) (AP)
Published on Dec 09, 2023 10:15 PM IST

In the West, support for Ukraine is waning

For now, Putin is forced to play a long game, where he believes he can outlast the West. That confidence is in shorter supply in the US and even inside Ukraine

FILE - An armored personnel carrier burns and damaged Russian light utility vehicles stand abandoned after fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 27, 2022. Vladimir Putin on Friday Dec. 8, 2023 moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for another six years, announcing his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko, File)(AP)
Published on Dec 09, 2023 10:12 PM IST

The inner world of Perumal Murugan

This reflective Tamil writer gives his every word value, ensuring that none of his writings even accidentally float into the realm of falsity

Author Perumal Murugan.(Samir Jana/HT Photo)
Published on Dec 09, 2023 09:54 PM IST

The ballot revolution led by women voters

The emergence of the woman voter has meant that there are new deals to be made between parties and potential voters

Telangana, Nov 30 (ANI): Women voters stand in a queue to cast their votes for the Telangana Assembly elections, on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (CEO Telangana)
Published on Dec 08, 2023 10:15 PM IST

Congress’s anger against voters and EVMs is pointless

On leadership, narrative and organisation, the party has yet to find an effective counter to Moditiva. It is fighting – and losing – on Modi’s terms

Congress leaders Rahul gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI)
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 10:30 PM IST

A refugee chink in Look East policy

New Delhi needs to have a nuanced view of the crisis in the Northeast. A refugee policy is need of the hour

Champhai, Nov 14 (ANI): Refugees eat food at a relief camp after entering from Myanmar into Mizoram's Champhai following clashes between armed resistance forces and the military junta, in Champhai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)(ANI Pic Service)
Published on Dec 07, 2023 10:18 PM IST

More women are voting, but not many in the House

Women may get into boardrooms and space missions, but women-led development can become a reality only when they are integrated as voters and candidates

Women voters stand in queue to cast their votes (PTI)
Published on Dec 07, 2023 10:12 PM IST

A milestone in the journey to universal health care

Expanding investments, collaboration between departments, fostering public-private partnerships, and engaging the community are crucial for health care in India

The road to Universal Health Care is not solely about medicine accessibility. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Dec 07, 2023 10:11 PM IST

The looming threat of antimicrobial resistance

Action against AMR is a race against time and we all must work together to assure and preserve the longevity of antibiotics.

It’s important to recognise that AMR knows no borders; it can afflict anyone, irrespective of age or nationality.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Dec 06, 2023 10:15 PM IST

In Mizoram, an electoral victory like never before

The emergence of ZPM as a strong contender and eventual champ suggests that regionalism is alive and kicking in Mizoram

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) workers celebrate party's lead during the counting of votes for the Mizoram assembly election in Aizawl on Monday, (PTI)
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 12:15 AM IST

A Delhi-Dhaka duet for the present and future

In a fractured South Asia, India-Bangladesh ties are an exemplar of pragmatic political leadership and diplomatic sagacity

Under Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi, the India-Bangladesh relationship has experienced a steady improvement (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 06, 2023 10:07 PM IST

Art of Science and Fitness | Why going beyond wins and losses matters in sports

Losing or winning one match doesn’t make a team pathetic or great. It's rather about the long-term cultural change it makes in society

India's Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma look dejected after losing the ICC Cricket World Cup final(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 06, 2023 08:00 AM IST

Mandate for the BJP’s politics of aspirations

2024 presents the Congress another opportunity to course correct and if they don’t, it will be too late

BJP workers celebrating as the party’s victory in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh assembly elections. (ANI)
Published on Dec 05, 2023 10:13 PM IST

Saudi outreach to India, via Hajj, Umrah pilgrims

The strong partnership between Saudi Arabia and India has paved the way for collaborative initiatives to enrich the Umrah experience for Indian pilgrims.

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Published on Dec 05, 2023 10:12 PM IST

The time has come for an intelligence reboot

Allegations raised by Ottawa and Washington must lead to systemic correctives, particularly when it comes to the nature and functioning of intelligence agencies

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. U.S. authorities said an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate Pannun in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) (AP)
Published on Dec 05, 2023 10:00 PM IST

Terms of Trade | Three lessons for the Congress party before 2024

Congress must steer clear of political pundits with unfounded theories of the Hindi-speaking voter, and state satraps must do some soul-searching

Raipur, Dec 03 (ANI): A view of the Chhattisgarh Congress office during the counting of votes for the State Assembly elections, in Raipur on Sunday. As per official EC trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the state with 54 of the total 90 seats. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 08:58 PM IST

The Taste With Vir: Forget the movie Casablanca, go and see the real thing

Drive into the Casbah in Tangier. And lose yourself in the gardens of Marrakech. It will be a holiday with a difference.

The Taste With Vir: Forget the movie Casablanca, go and see the real thing(Unsplash)
Published on Dec 05, 2023 11:46 AM IST
By, Delhi

For Navy, small aircraft carriers limit options

India’s naval planners deciding to opt for a smaller carrier seems to be the result of diminishing options

The IAC-II will be modelled on INS Vikrant
Published on Dec 04, 2023 10:15 PM IST

Why Congress failed to win in the Hindi heartland

Poor strategy derived from misreading its electoral losses and successes limited the party’s chances in a direct fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party

BJP and Congress celebrate respective victories in assembly elections.(ANI/PTI)
Published on Dec 04, 2023 10:15 PM IST

Lessons for Congress in political diction of BJP

How will these results influence the 2024 elections? It will compel the Congress to rethink its strategies and diction of politics, especially in the Hindi Belt

Congress workers celebrate early leads for their party in Telangana state elections in Hyderabad.(AP)
Published on Dec 04, 2023 03:18 AM IST

PM Modi, the provider, and women labharthi

The BJP’s sweeping wins in the Hindi Belt are owed to the party’s support among women voters and branding of the PM as the deliverer of welfare benefits

Women display their voter's identity card sitting in the back of a truck in Chachiyawas, near Ajmer, India, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP)
Published on Dec 03, 2023 10:36 PM IST
ByNeelanjan Sircar
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