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]Adani strikes back. But can he win the perception war against Hindenburg?
Published on Jan 30, 2023 11:28 AM IST
Hindenburg Research’s allegations of stock-price manipulation and accounting fraud were contained in a 106-page report, which has now been denounced by the conglomerate as “nothing short of a calculated securities fraud under applicable law.”

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Is reversing reforms to grab power the way forward for India?
The move to shift from a defined benefit pension scheme or Old Pension System to defined contribution pension scheme or New Pension Scheme was in order to contain the rising and unsustainable pension bill with around 4 per cent of Union Budget already going towards pensionary benefits.

Updated on Nov 07, 2022 09:00 AM IST
Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
The science behind the load, span and design of a safe bridge
Different kinds of bridges require different factors to be taken into consideration. HT explains:

Published on Nov 01, 2022 09:46 PM IST
We are still far from attaining Mahatma Gandhi's vision of ‘Swaraj'
Mahatma Gandhi’s moral weapon was the initiation of "Change of Heart”, a very effective and potent weapon that he had used efficaciously to achieve several successes.

Published on Oct 01, 2022 07:33 PM IST
Temples of Modernity: Dream Big for ‘New India’
Pratik Mathur is an Indian Foreign Service officer, currently posted as Counsellor at Permanent Mission of India to UN in New York.

Published on Sep 06, 2022 10:48 AM IST
Choosing a climate action path wisely
For a climate-sensitive development plan, India must walk a line between the ‘development-first climate-later’ view and the ‘untrammelled opportunity’ view

Updated on Sep 04, 2022 09:12 PM IST
Hutong Cat I China could tighten abortion rights to tackle population crisis
The point is abortion is common in China and private clinics even launch campaigns to attract clients. That could change

Updated on Aug 29, 2022 01:57 PM IST
Five years of GST regime: How have the states fared?
With GST completing five years last week and the RUP period over (at least in the current form), it is worthwhile to assess how the states fared during this transition period.

Published on Jul 05, 2022 12:44 PM IST
Premium Conversations | India's coal phase-down, with Pradip Swarnakar, JTRC
Swarnakar, who heads the Just Transition Research Centre, spoke to HT about how 15-20 million livelihoods are likely to be affected, what should drive India's coal phase-down, and how to protect workers during the energy transition.

Updated on Jun 06, 2022 08:13 PM IST
The story of India’s shifting trading partners and patterns
Here are three charts that explain India's trading partners in the years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22:

Published on May 31, 2022 01:01 PM IST
Numbers Matter | The growing booster challenge for India
Six weeks since the vaccine drive started, it is becoming apparent that the road ahead for booster coverage is going to be different in terms of pushing for coverage. Here's what we know:

Published on May 17, 2022 02:49 PM IST
Digital transformation of the social impact sector for a sustainable tomorrow
When done right, digital transformation can help social sector organisations drive down costs, higher efficiency, service deliver, increase transparency and accountability.

Published on May 16, 2022 05:04 PM IST
4 cities power India's start-up rush, but emerging hubs may be key to the future
A record 44 start-ups turned into unicorns in India in 2021, when India overtook the United Kingdom as home to the third highest number of unicorns after the United States and China.

Published on May 07, 2022 01:49 PM IST
Numbers Matter | The expansion of India's booster programme
Despite the sheer size of the expansion plan, it does not appear to be an unsurmountable task for the government, especially going by past data. Let's see why.

Updated on Apr 13, 2022 03:38 PM IST
Explainer: Interpreting S Jaishankar’s speech and Indian position on Ukraine
In both what the foreign minister said, and what he did not say, lies the story of India’s strengths, constraints, calculations and aspirations and the larger strategy that is an outcome of these variables.

Published on Apr 07, 2022 12:07 PM IST
Punjab election: How candidates and parties used social media
In what was considered largely a digital affair due to restrictions on campaigning, candidates and parties took to Twitter and Facebook. Here is how they used these platforms to connect with voters:

Published on Mar 22, 2022 02:30 PM IST
Numbers Matter | The figures behind the booster expansion debate
Protection against severe Covid starts fading fast after 4-6 months. This is why, the sooner the issue of wider booster coverage is dealt with (and boosters are made available), the better for India, and the world.

Published on Mar 22, 2022 01:17 PM IST
How sanctions on Russia will strain India’s defence
The sanctions could pose a unique set of challenges for the India-Russia defence relationship and put India’s military preparedness to the test

Published on Mar 17, 2022 02:00 PM IST
The poor record of assemblies in nominating and electing women
While women's representation across the five states has increased inchmeal — from an average of 4.6% in 2002 to 10% in 2022 — in real terms, the difference between the two is only 36 legislators.

Published on Mar 16, 2022 02:52 PM IST
Gilles Verniers
Numbers Matter | Why the current outbreak in Hong Kong is unlike any other
With the average daily deaths much higher than ever seen since the beginning of the pandemic, there are lessons for countries on their approach to fighting the virus

Published on Mar 16, 2022 12:52 PM IST
Explainer: A history of police reforms in India
There have been hits and misses over the years — with a shortage crisis and a lackadaisical approach to implementing various recommendations on training and mindsets having plagued the force.

Published on Mar 15, 2022 09:01 PM IST
What does the UP assembly verdict mean for Muslim political representation?
The polls saw a polarised verdict, with 83% of Muslim voters picking the SP. Here are the trends in party nomination and representation of Muslims to understand voter behaviour

Published on Mar 15, 2022 04:59 PM IST
Gilles Verniers
A near-peer competitor: How US intelligence views China
A report prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, titled the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, was made public on March 8. HT's deep dive into the fine print of the report:

Published on Mar 15, 2022 01:57 PM IST
Is Punjab another Delhi now for the AAP and Congress
For the nationally enfeebled Congress, the loss of face in Punjab over Aam Aadmi Party huge win is way bigger and self-inflicted after the head-start it had with Charanjeet Singh Channi’s elevation as the state’s first Dalit chief minister.

Updated on Mar 10, 2022 05:04 PM IST
This election season, India's dismal score on women's representation
While women have been at the core of parties' campaigns, every party — barring the Congress — has done little to actually include them. Here are four charts that explain this:

Updated on Mar 09, 2022 04:28 PM IST
The micro narratives that shaped the poll agenda in Uttar Pradesh
UP election: There is a significant dip in religious polarisation in Purvanchal as we move from western Uttar Pradesh. And eastern UP doesn’t have either an urban agglomeration or agricultural surplus like the NCR in western UP to boost the region’s economy.

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 05:09 PM IST
Russian brinkmanship in Ukraine and echoes of the Cold War
As per US intelligence, February 16 was the date given by President Joe Biden for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Published on Mar 06, 2022 04:11 PM IST
Numbers Matter | Two years, three waves, four lessons
Here we take a look at the lessons that two years of the pandemic have taught us, and how they may serve us in possible future waves.

Published on Mar 03, 2022 02:46 PM IST
Is China the sole beneficiary of Sino-US economic ties?
Did the US make a strategic blunder by facilitating China’s economic rise? Part of the Indian strategic establishment seems to think so. But the reality is more complicated.

Published on Mar 01, 2022 05:18 PM IST
UNSC fiddles while Kyiv burns
The trappings of a sacrosanct ritual were all there. Before entering the Security Council chambers, European diplomats and the Ukrainian Representative stood with the Ukrainian flag in front of Pablo Picasso’s ‘Guernica’, a tapestry about the Spanish Civil War.

Updated on Feb 26, 2022 06:35 PM IST