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Shashi Shekhar

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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Shashi Shekhar

    Fraying exchange of ideas, and a world torn by conflict (opens the original)

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    This week, we will be celebrating the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Don’t we feel his relevance more acutely today, when the world is lost in the fog of war? More than 50 nations are embroiled in bloody conflicts. The US, along with its rich allies, is waging a war against a relatively smaller country such as Iran. While Iran’s effective resistance is bleeding American power, the US doesn’t have a credible excuse to wriggle out of this morass. The US has destroyed the very image of

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Shashi Shekhar

    Gen Z to Gen Alpha, what explains the discontent? (opens the original)

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    An amateur made the video on the go, but it went viral on social media: Some girls suddenly barged out of their school to jam the road. They didn’t have a leader. Their sit-in had no coordinator or sponsor. It was just spontaneous. They were complaining about how they would be able to study if the school, run by the state social justice department, didn’t have enough teachers. The logical arguments these girls marshalled while presenting their case in front of the teachers and the administrators

  3. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Shashi Shekhar

    For India's economic superpower goal, retaining homegrown talent China, US style (opens the original)

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    Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew once told the island-nation’s Parliament, “If you have a political system that does not attract the best into government, then you are going to get second-rate people running the country, and you will get second-rate results.” Our country faces the same challenge as the 80th year of Independence approaches. We will have to work towards conserving and promoting our talent. Our growth, social progress and security depend on it. The exodus of more than

  4. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Shashi Shekhar

    Ending digital addiction to safeguard children's future (opens the original)

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    It’s a slightly old story. A 16-year-old boy was sitting in a police station in Uttar Pradesh. He had been detained for threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, and then Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. The boy, from a rural background, wanted overnight fame and hence resorted to the online stunt. As it involved VIPs, the police zeroed in on him in no time. Later, the court took a lenient view considering his age and granted him bail. But this is no iso

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Shashi Shekhar

    Questions for society after student protest ended: 'Will ministers' exit fix the system? Who uses cheating services?' (opens the original)

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    The “cockroaches” have left Jantar Mantar after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, the education minister. Their successful movement brought back memories of vintage Indian youth politics where students weren’t mere voters but also the first line of resistance against injustice and oppression. These youngsters have shown that they aren’t a crowd but a wave that has the capacity to bring about huge change. What’s the permanent solution to the pressing issue riling the youth? There are no easy

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