What does courage actually require?
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In her recent article on July 27, 2026 titled ‘What does courage cost us?’, Smarinita Shetty, CEO and co-founder of IDR, posed a critical challenge to India’s civil society, urging organisations to find their spines and demonstrate genuine courage in an increasingly hostile environment. This brings us to an uncomfortable question: Does our development sector ecosystem have the political capability for courage? Or does the process of institutionalising nonprofits dull the ability to question powe