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Shashi Shekhar

ARTICLES BY SHASHI SHEKHAR

This week marks 50 years since the beginning of the anushasan parv. (Pexels)

Testimony to the enduring spirit of Indian democracy

3 min read . 23 Jun 2025

The road ahead is difficult. But India is now set to become the fourth-largest economy in the world in FY26.

We need to sprint to get across the steep hill ahead

3 min read . 09 Jun 2025

As the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has convinced citizens that he is committed to their welfare round the clock by initiating landmark moves. (PMO)

Firm and focused leadership keeps India on course

3 min read . 02 Jun 2025

Last Wednesday, the operation to snuff out Naxals led by home minister Amit Shah registered a defining success when security forces gunned down Nambala Kesava Rao, alias Basavraju, in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur region. (X)

This may be the nail in the coffin of Maoist menace

3 min read . 26 May 2025

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addresses the media after the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, in New Delhi on Saturday. (PIB)

The army can fight an enemy. Who will fight the trolls?

3 min read . 19 May 2025

Taliban tendencies are rearing their head in Pakistani society doesn’t augur well for its future. (AFP)

World should take note of Pak’s nuclear bombs

5 min read . 12 May 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorized the Indian armed forces to take “appropriate action”. (AP)

Military action is to be taken with greatest caution

3 min read . 05 May 2025

Security personnel talk to a child riding a bicycle as they keep a vigil along the banks of Dal Lake, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, in Srinagar on Sunday. (PTI)

Pahalgam should be handled with a firm, wise hand

3 min read . 28 Apr 2025

West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose speaks with locals during a visit to a violence-hit area in Murshidabad district on Saturday. (PTI)

A nation falling for the lure of majoritarianism

4 min read . 21 Apr 2025

The law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved, dealing a body blow to Pakistan’s plans against India and convinced the world that the picture given of Kashmir and its residents was fabricated. (PTI)

Ballot: Panacea for every peril democracy faces

3 min read . 14 Apr 2025

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at an event in Bengaluru. (FILE)
(Savitha)

Is a new Ayodhya-like plan brewing in RSS back room?

5 min read . 07 Apr 2025

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. (Bloomberg)

The many dangers that democracy confronts today

3 min read . 31 Mar 2025

Police and the media outside the residence of Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma on Sunday. (PTI)

The judiciary cannot turn into a haven for the corrupt

3 min read . 24 Mar 2025

For the police, Holi was a strenuous time, especially if it fell on Fridays. (REUTERS)

Before universal kinship becomes a relic of the past

3 min read . 17 Mar 2025

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

President Trump’s decisions will set the global order

3 min read . 10 Mar 2025

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. The Congress is facing its most potent challenge since Independence in the form of the Modi-Shah combine. (ANI)

Delhi elections a wake-up call for Cong, INDIA bloc

3 min read . 24 Feb 2025

Jaswant Singh's daughter was 14 when she saw her father and brother being burnt to death in 1984 riots. She is 54 now, when the case has finally been closed. (HT_PRINT)

Hatred thrives in forgetfulness of a country’s past

3 min read . 17 Feb 2025

Arvind Kejriwal, National Convenor of Aam Admi Party. (Hindustan Times)

A verdict against the mismatch in words and deeds

4 min read . 10 Feb 2025

Donald Trump is entering the office with a threat to impose an extra 10% tariff on Chinese goods. (Getty Images via AFP)

Trump’s deeds may not have the same bite as his plans

3 min read . 20 Jan 2025

Delhi chief minister Atishi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and party leaders Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai during the party's campaign in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

National parties shoot for gold in battle for Delhi

4 min read . 13 Jan 2025