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Onus on China to take SCO beyond symbolism

Published on Sep 09, 2025 11:07 PM IST

The SCO also provided India and China with a platform for direct dialogue, and both nations voiced their willingness to find common ground on bilateral issues despite notable differences. (AFP)

Envisaging a framework for Sudarshan Chakra

In a multi-layered air defence system, which Sudarshan Chakra is meant to be, even man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), such as the good old Iglas, will have a role (of engaging the low-flying drones at short range). (@rajnathsingh X)

Published on Sep 09, 2025 11:05 PM IST

Why the old regime in Nepal had to exit

The old-party and the luxurious lifestyle of their children and grandchildren have been under intense public scrutiny for years. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 09, 2025 11:03 PM IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why Indians are back in love with the Maldives

Travel to Maldives simplified for Indians with new resorts amid improved ties. (Image by Unsplash)

Updated on Sep 09, 2025 08:36 AM IST

India needs a new compact for government-owned labs

We must stop treating labs as departmental property and start treating them as national infrastructure. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 08, 2025 08:58 PM IST

Tax rate cuts: Centre’s great growth gamble

India needs to do what it takes to trigger domestic demand and get growth on a sustained above 7% a year mark. (AFP)

Published on Sep 08, 2025 08:57 PM IST

Chinese checkers with Pakistan and the Taliban

Going forward, Beijing may find itself as a sole security guarantor to try and make sure that the Taliban and Pakistan do not disintegrate into chaos. (AP)

Published on Sep 08, 2025 08:57 PM IST

Mind the Gap: In her words: Safeena Husain

Educate Girls founder Safeena Husain with girls at the Pragati Project in Udaipur. (Educate Girls)

Published on Sep 08, 2025 06:00 AM IST

Georgia’s balancing act in Russia’s neighbourhood

The IMF pegged Georgia’s economic growth for the year 2025-26 at 6% — far less than the previous year. (Shutterstock)

Published on Sep 07, 2025 09:21 PM IST

What guides the new GST reforms exercise

A study of past GST dispute found that the majority of disputes on classification and rate were in the food sector and automobile parts. (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 07, 2025 09:21 PM IST

Bhupen Hazarika: A voice for the people

Bhupen Hazarika was an intellectual at heart — curious, articulate, and driven by an insatiable desire to understand the world. (HT Archive)

Published on Sep 07, 2025 09:21 PM IST

Giorgio Armani’s secret code of Fashion

By removing the classical scaffolding of masculine power dressing, Giorgio Armani offered liberation, not only to bodies but to identities, through his easy yet uncompromising silhouettes. (via REUTERS)

Published on Sep 07, 2025 04:42 PM IST

Book Box | Himalayan floods, Sarajevo siege and the stories that anchor us

l Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris and the latest Robert Galbraith thriller.

Published on Sep 07, 2025 01:08 PM IST

Trumpian jolt to India is debilitating, but not fatal

Making common cause against China is not critical for Trump. Chances are that he would blithely go over our heads, given the opportunity to cut a beautiful deal with President Xi Jinping. (AFP Photo/Press Information Bureau (PIB))

Published on Sep 06, 2025 09:31 PM IST

Behind the scenes of leaders’ foreign visits

President Venkataraman’s valet forgot to pack the black sherwani he wanted to wear at the main banquet given by his Chinese counterpart, during his 1992 visit to China. The Indian embassy in Beijing came to the rescue. (HT Archive)

Published on Sep 06, 2025 09:31 PM IST

Why India’s judiciary needs more women

India’s male-dominated Supreme Court has been adjudicating on some of the most significant gender issues of our time. Surely, these judicial pronouncements must be more reflective of the women of this country (HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 06, 2025 09:31 PM IST

Monsoon in Delhi, summer in London

The freak summer of 1976 in London was talked about for years. Now it seems commonplace. Who knows heat waves in summer could be the new normal? (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 06, 2025 09:31 PM IST

What could be in store with GST rationalisation

The rate rationalisation will impact three distinct areas: Revenue, economic growth and formalisation of the economy. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 05, 2025 08:33 PM IST

India’s iodine delivery policy is worth its salt

Several members of the trade association are small-scale, coastal salt producers operating on razor-thin margins. Mandatory iodisation requirements in India change production models from bulk, loose salt traded locally, to packaged, branded products. (HT Archive)

Published on Sep 05, 2025 08:33 PM IST

Stand up to the US, but be careful about standing with China

The age of America as school captain is over. But if India is speaking of multi-polarity and strategic autonomy, then that’s what the coming months and years have to be steered by. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 05, 2025 08:33 PM IST

The AI opportunity: How India can redefine the future of learning

OpenAI is enabling further research on learning and AI, so the first step is to advance research on what success with AI in learning looks like (AFP)

Published on Sep 05, 2025 04:27 PM IST

Smarter stadiums, immersive apps, AI commentary: New era of sports engagement

At the ongoing US Open at Flushing Meadows, for instance, IBM is offering AI-powered, near-real-time commentary and fan insights for all 254 singles matches on the US Open app (Representative photo)

Updated on Sep 05, 2025 02:24 PM IST

Proactive protection lacking, US tariffs will hurt MSMEs

The tariffs have had a particularly painful impact on Rajasthan. The pain is most acutely felt by smaller businesses and MSMEs that often secure loans against export orders and now face a scenario where they will be unable to repay these loans. (AFP)

Published on Sep 04, 2025 10:01 PM IST

Reimagining education is key to future of work

AI is helping us expand our worldviews with vast amounts of information, enabling the intersection of interests, ideas and disciplines. (HT Archiv)

Published on Sep 04, 2025 10:01 PM IST

Tehran-New Delhi: New horizons for old friends

Current geopolitical imperatives further reinforce the rationale for closer Iran-India convergence. The unprecedented developments of 2025 have shown that a multipolar world order is no longer a far-fetched idea. (AFP)

Published on Sep 04, 2025 10:01 PM IST

An India-China tango is unlikely at present

A more normal footing for the relationship is beneficial for both countries, but that can be achieved only in a calibrated manner. (AFP Photo/Press Information Bureau (PIB))

Updated on Sep 03, 2025 09:09 PM IST

Letters to financial inclusion, India’s postal system delivers

The IPPB’s performance is extraordinary — deposits are now nearing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,000 crore and revenue alone has grown to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,200 crore, with profits amounting to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>134 crore. (HT Archive)

Published on Sep 03, 2025 09:09 PM IST

In Ola’s battery efforts, a shift in Indian innovation

What Ola is attempting is no less ambitious, despite the constraints. It is building not just a vehicle company, but a battery-technology platform inside an ecosystem that has historically lacked the infrastructure and incentives to support deep tech. (Getty Images)

Updated on Sep 03, 2025 09:09 PM IST

A barometer of Chinese thinking on Modi’s visit

The idea that India is pivoting to China to spite the US is a tantalising narrative in Beijing, even though most know it’s more wishful thinking than reality. (AFP)

Published on Sep 02, 2025 08:46 PM IST

Keeping growth out of the US tariff shadow

MSME clusters producing textiles, leather, auto components, gems and jewellery, employing millions, will be the worst hit. (AFP)

Published on Sep 02, 2025 08:46 PM IST

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