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A decade of Make in India: What will it take for India to become the factory of

Published on Mar 28, 2024 01:17 AM IST

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

The government has also promised huge subsidies to help turn India into a semiconductor manufacturing hub.(AP)

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

**EDS: IMAGE VIA PIB** Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck waves to the gathering at the Paro International Airport as he departs for New Delhi, in Paro, Bhutan, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_23_2024_000244B)(PTI)
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

A view shows the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22, 2024.(AFP)
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

Devendra Fadnavis and Sharad Pawar
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

**EDS: FILE IMAGE** New Delhi: In this Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 file image actor Kangana Ranaut attends Dussehra celebrations, in New Delhi. The BJP on Sunday nominated Ranaut as its Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) (PTI03_24_2024_000236B)(PTI)
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

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana seeks to provide affordable housing. (HT PHOTO)
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’

The ENOPO has been demanding a separate Frontier Nagaland state since 2010 over alleged issues of discrimination. (File)(HT_PRINT)
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

A report by the World Inequality Lab, which is yet another example of income disparity in the country, said the distribution of economic growth in India has significant consequences on global inequality dynamics. (CES) (AP)
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

Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor of India, reviewing the East India Company's troops, painted 1781. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume IV, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1894.(Tilly Kettle/A Short History of the English People
Published on Mar 23, 2024 09:31 PM IST
ByValay 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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. (PTI/File)
Published on Mar 23, 2024 07:41 PM IST
ByDebabrata 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.

Portrait of banker Vakhatchand Jhaveri and retinue
Painted on the inner marble wall of the Jain temple Ajithnath Derasar Jhaveriwada, Vaghan Pol, Ahmedabad(Courtesy Sheth Anandji Kalyanji ni Pedhi, Ahmedabad)
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

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan Asim Munir, and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC), along with others attend the funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali, 39 and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar, 23, after according to the military, militants attacked a military post in Mir Ali, North Waziristan district in Pakistan near Afghanistan early on Saturday using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, during the funeral at Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi, Pakistan March 17, 2024. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)/Handout via REUTERS (via REUTERS)
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.

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Indian Navy's INS Tir and INS Sujata participate in the second edition of a joint maritime exercise India Mozambique Tanzania (IMT) Tri-Lateral (TRILAT) being held from March 21-29. (ANI Photo)(Indian Navy)
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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @narendramodi** Palakkad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during a roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Palakkad, Kerala, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_19_2024_000128B)(PTI)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 12:17 AM IST

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?

Former President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind who heads High-Level Committee (HLC) on ‘One Nation, One Election’ presented the report on simultaneous elections in the country to President Droupadi Murmu along with members of the HLC including Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah. (@rashtrapatibhvn)
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

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield listens as Algerian Ambassador to the UN Amar Bendjama speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas war, at UN Headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2024 (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)(AFP)
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

Mumbai, India - March 20, 2024: A boy Jumping in the afternoon heat as temperature soars at Dadar chowpatty in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
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?

Once bail is granted, the subsequent processes related to verification of sureties and execution of bonds should be set into motion immediately. (HT File Photo)
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

New Delhi: A child holds a passport during a protest by Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan at AICC headquarters over statements made by the INDIA opposition bloc leaders on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), in New Delhi, Friday, March 15, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) (PTI03_15_2024_000062B)(PTI)
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

The water crisis in Bangalore is more severe on the outskirts of the city(AFP)
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

In a light moment, women protesters hold up a large stuffed teddy bear during a protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR at Shaheen Bagh on February 13, 2020.(Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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

 Santiago Martin became the single largest political donor in the country after his firm, Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited, went on an electoral bond-buying spree in 2019. (HT)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:13 PM IST

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?

While street vendors and activists acknowledged the positive impact of this scheme, they said that their livelihoods are far from secure as they continue to be under constant threat of eviction (Photo by Raju Shinde)  
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

GN Saibaba, who suffers from 90% disability, contracted Covid 19 twice and even caught swine flu, which impacted his health adversely. (HT file photo)
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

Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)(AP)
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

Wang Yi (centre), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Ali Shamkhani (right), the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Minister of State and national security adviser of Saudi Arabia Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban pose for pictures during a meeting in Beijing, China. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 05:36 PM IST

HistoriCity | The syncretic past of the Kamal Maula mosque-Bhojshala complex

Why is a 14th century mosque being called ‘Bhojshala’? Here’s what the ASI and other historical scholars say about Dhar

The Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar, which is also known as Bhojshala temple amongst Hindus(HT File Photo)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 10:19 PM IST
ByValay Singh

A global study on being underweight and obese is a mixed bag for Indians

In India and globally, indices of malnutrition show remarkable improvement. But the country needs to do a lot better in ensuring nutritional intake for all

In total, an estimated nearly 880 million adults were living with obesity in 2022 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:16 PM IST

Legally Speaking | Can fundamental principles of the Constitution be altered?

The Parliament has unrestricted authority to alter the Constitution as long as it does not damage the essential structure of the Constitution

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of the land. (Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 07:33 PM IST
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