Summaries by Shashi Shekhar

The author critically contrasts India's past national unity during crises (1962, 1965, 1973) with current political divisiveness, despite severe economic challenges like the ₹1,000 crore daily petrochemical loss. He recalls public sacrifices following Nehru and Shastri's calls. Today, he laments the lack of collective conscience, political opportunism, and declining patriotism. Questioning if this trend can be reversed, the author expresses dismay at politicians' shifting stances and the erosion of national solidarity from historical collective responses.