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Business News > Mint Authors > Shashi Shekhar

Shashi Shekhar

ARTICLES BY SHASHI SHEKHAR

We have new money magnates like trillionaire Elon Musk brushing aside old-money royalty, and yet the same societies experience growing hardships at the bottom of the economic pyramid. (Bloomberg)

World’s malady: rising inequality, low employment

3 min read . 13 Jul 2026

For the BJP, the heady feeling of a landslide victory in West Bengal hadn’t subsided and it has already started laying the groundwork for the coming voter fest. (HT)

Family-run parties face existential test in next polls

3 min read . 29 Jun 2026

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Social media buzz fails to become political force

3 min read . 08 Jun 2026

The current heat spell we are experiencing, attributed to Super El Niño or any other recent disturbance, is partial truth. (PTI)

India must heed nature before history repeats

3 min read . 01 Jun 2026

After three months of holding back, the prices of petrol, gas and diesel are rising. (Reuters)

Economic crisis needs collective national response

3 min read . 25 May 2026

The petrochemical industry’s daily loss has crossed ₹1,000 crore. (HT)

Is India’s national unity slowly weakening?

4 min read . 18 May 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Secunderabad. (PTI)

The wheels that make a political juggernaut roll

3 min read . 11 May 2026

Infrastructure is developing at a rapid pace, but most of the roads, flyovers or overpasses become a traffic nightmare the moment they are inaugurated. (HT)

Right of way: the right debate at the right time

3 min read . 27 Apr 2026

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Conflict as a tool of political survival?

3 min read . 20 Apr 2026

After the initial positivity, the rise of the US as the sole superpower since 1991 has become detrimental to global peace. (Reuters)

From Lidice to Minab: lessons remain ignored

3 min read . 30 Mar 2026

During Navratri and other religious functions, noise pollution registers a 15-30% increase. (HT)

Reverence lost in relentless festival noise

3 min read . 23 Mar 2026

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump’s Iran war exposes limits of American power

3 min read . 16 Mar 2026

Nishant Kumar with his father Nitish Kumar, after joining the JD(U) at the CM residence in Patna on Sunday. (HT)

A 20-year trip from 7-day failure to long-term rule

3 min read . 09 Mar 2026

Judiciary is the last hope of millions in the country. Securing its integrity protects the hopes of those people. (istockphoto)

Is Institutional integrity in India under threat?

3 min read . 02 Mar 2026

India has tried to hit many targets simultaneously by hosting the New Delhi AI summit. (Istockphoto)

Tracing Bandung in the times of a busy AI summit

3 min read . 23 Feb 2026

Theoretically and practically, one should never assess a sovereign country on the basis of personal like or dislike towards its current ruling dispensation. (Sansad TV)

Manmohan Singh’s calm amid din in Parliament

3 min read . 16 Feb 2026

If the situation persists, water scarcity would be more lethal for Tehran than the US missiles. (Image: Pixabay)

From Tehran to Delhi: Capitals running dry

3 min read . 09 Feb 2026

Since the Constituent Assembly’s creation, India has preserved national unity and democracy despite countless setbacks. (Pexels)

Celebrating a legacy of shared differences

3 min read . 26 Jan 2026

The fear of losing 30 year-long control over the BMC forced the Thackeray family to resurrect the ‘Marathi Manush’ slogan. (Mint)

Of friends & foes: The perpetual poll mode malady

3 min read . 19 Jan 2026

US President Donald Trump, (AFP)

Trump’s power play risks global blowback

3 min read . 12 Jan 2026