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Shahid Faridi

Shahid Faridi is the Editor of India Monitor (@MonitorBharat). With decades of experience in journalism, he has served as Resident Editor at The New Indian Express, The Morning Standard, and The Sunday Standard. Over the years, he has also worked with leading publications including The Economic Times, DNA, Times of India Plus, and Realpolitik Magazine

Old ties, new strategic demands
ByShahid Faridi

Opinion : The Modi–Putin joint statement signals a recalibration of ties to address energy security and shifting global power dynamics and shifting power alignments

India confronts the data dilemma
ByShahid Faridi

India’s new data protection rules promise more clarity, stronger user rights, and greater digital trust, but their true impact depends on fair and consistent enforcement.

India’s cities deserve real power
ByShahid Faridi

India’s cities are expanding rapidly in size, economy, and aspiration — yet too often, they continue to be managed as administrative extensions of state governments rather than as dynamic, self-governing communities shaped by their residents.

Power shifts beneath the earth
ByShahid Faridi

A new global contest is emerging over critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel — the resources powering EVs, clean energy, and the world’s next economic phase.

Democracy faces the algorithm
ByShahid Faridi

As parties embrace data, AI & digital campaigning, the real question is how technology will deepen India’s democracy — & reshape it to serve people by empowering them

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