Editorial Views from Hindustan Times

A hostile side to trials

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:21:41 GMT

The Jessica Lall case highlights the need for quicker trials and an effective witness protection programme.

Opposition for the sake of it

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:27 GMT

If the government, which has been in power for a good nine years, is patting itself on the back on its achievements, what should the Opposition do?

Bollywoods sugarcoated bitter pill

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:58 GMT

Representations of mental illness in Hindi films can be as irresponsible as they are thought-provoking

A man for all reasons

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:21 GMT

Sharif is committed to picking up from where Vajpayee and he left off around 14 years ago. The political class in India should not let him down, writes Vinod Sharma.

India under a Eurosceptic lens

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:50 GMT

By focusing on the problem of Eastern European immigrants, the UKIP has taken away the heat from Indian migration. Dipankar De Sarkar writes.

Not the right tablet

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:09:35 GMT

Personal computers are not going to win political parties the votes they so actively seek. An inclusive society is now their only chance. Samar Halarnkar writes.

Throwing in the towel

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:46 GMT

In cricket's universe bookies are hitchhikers adept in all sorts of tantra. Rahul Karmakar writes.

A difficult conundrum

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:57 GMT

Khalid Mujahid’s death in police custody has left the Uttar Pradesh administration with many a riddle to solve.

Make a pitch for fair play

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:23 GMT

Anything less than a thorough clean-up will destroy the little credibility that is left in cricket.

The buzz

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:39:23 GMT

Keeping tabs on the political grapevine.

The conscience keeper

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:34:47 GMT

Through both his reel and real works, Balraj Sahni helped uplift people who were exploited. He also played a pivotal role in the establishment of socialism. Sitaram Yechury writes.

Locked in not locked out

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:06 GMT

Sanjay Dutt’s case underlines the need for prisons to become centres for reform and not just incarceration.

Bordering on a welcome realism

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:54 GMT

The Li Keqiang visit is marked by honesty and pragmatism, a good sign for Sino-Indian ties.

Lets chew over this one

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:41:45 GMT

Eat, drink and be merry because the next day’s research may prescribe a more austere way of life.

Turn a paler shade of saffron

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:39:17 GMT

The BJP’s politics is turning out to be neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring. The BJP must come up with a poll plank that is far more inclusive than Hindutva.

Getting back into the game

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:05 GMT

Indian sport might just get a chance to make a comeback on the international field. Positive signals from the IOC will bring no cheer if India’s sports administration is not cleansed.

An alarming diagnosis

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:03 GMT

Jolie’s ‘medical choice’ is brave but the luxury of being forewarned and forearmed is not available to everyone.

Theyre really in a spot now

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:54 GMT

The arrest of Sreesanth and two others indicates that fixing continues to sully the T20 league.

Give a little get a little

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:51:40 GMT

The United States immigration reform bill pleases no one, but may displease too few to perish before it remakes the American dream, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall.

Slap in the face for women

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:48:12 GMT

We hear the phrase ‘sensitisation of the police’ in connection with the safety and rights of women often but time and again we have seen that it is almost meaningless in this regard.

Bottomup welfare is the only way

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:38 GMT

Social schemes, customised to the needs of the people in a region, help empower the weaker sections. Sreeram Chaulia writes.

Not a pleasant exchange

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:37 GMT

Two custodial deaths in India and Pakistan prove that we react more than respond. Uddalok Bhattacharya writes.

At the cost of others

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:38 GMT

Public protests are part of our rights but they can’t involve collateral damage like destruction of public property.

India needs a Dr Dolittle

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:00 GMT

The Supreme Court was recently compelled to take recourse to the imagery of a parrot to lament the degradation of the CBI into abject slavery. Manoje Nath writes.

Curious case of blind mans bluff

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:53 GMT

Delhi University's four-year undergraduate programme is being portrayed as moving in the direction that the UPA government, in tandem with India Inc, wants to push the nation’s higher education.