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The historian said that to tackle discrimination, it was crucial for those enjoying advantages of the caste system to acknowledge its existence globally instead of shying away from it.

Local government minister Jim McMahon said the new government had inherited a crisis and there was "no shying away" from the scale of it.

Washington isn’t shying away from the realities — or criticism — of the organization’s recent decision-making.

"To be representing our people, not shying away from our culture is a big thing," he says.

“I think he’ll still make a presence, not just here but everywhere. I don't think that’s something he’s going to be shying away from.”