Newspaper editorials — Wednesday 19 August, 2026

The State needs a government that identifies the industries of the future, builds the capabilities they require, and measures success by the number of happy workers on the factory floor

On World Humanitarian Day, let it be underscored that the measure of health systems should not be how much profit they can generate, but whether a person with the least power can receive timely, affordable, respectful care

VB-G RAM G was sold as an expansion of MGNREGA, but it has actually driven employment guarantee into the ditch

Under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh’s democratic journey seeks inclusion, equality, dignity, and accountable governance

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

Resilience, intelligent failover and honest failure communication matter as much as model quality.

Both life and health insurance need to move from a push model to a pull model, which rests on changes in product structure, incentives and disclosures.

The most important factor behind Ukraine’s success is its ingenious deployment of drone warfare, targeting Russian logistics, supply lines, and command centres.

The future will belong to nations that treat knowledge creation as a form of capital formation. India has every opportunity to be one of them.

America’s Mythos curbs were a sharp reminder of the risk of reliance on foreign AI models. India has already taken policy initiatives that can add up to self-reliance. What it takes are AI systems whose data resides at home and whose key…

A no exams, no 'failing' policy for school children till age 15 may have seemed like a progressive idea, but how did it work out? While continuous evaluation was supposed to keep learning on track, a whole generation of students had to b…

Scepticism over the huge valuations of Big AI players like Anthropic, OpenAI and Nvidia may have grown amid warnings from financial risk trackers, but a scenario exists to justify them. How dreamy it is remains unclear, though.

The first quarter of this fiscal year saw a wide sample of companies outperform expectations in defiance of a war shock. Are Indian equity indices finally about to snap a flat trend?

Airfare prices remain stable despite rising crude oil costs and industry growth. A Supreme Court case seeks to cap airfares and establish a consumer body. Price controls, like rent control, can lead to industry decline and shortages. The…

Freedom is a cherished virtue, yet it can be easily abused by individuals. Philosopher Paul described this internal conflict, questioning who could offer salvation. Charles Wesley's hymn illustrates freedom found within a prison cell's d…

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