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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India, is a former Under Secretary General of the UN and an award-winning novelist and commentator.
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  • Indian Ocean Unity

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-07-15
    The Indian Ocean Rim Countries’ Association for Regional Cooperation is perhaps the most extraordinary international grouping that most people have never heard of. All of Samuel Huntington’s famously clashing civilizations are represented, uniting the widest possible array of worldviews in their smallest imaginable combination - just 18 countries.... read
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  • The Elephant’s Choices

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-05-07
    cartoon With the results of India's month-long general election set to be announced on May 16, only one outcome is certain: another period of broad coalition rule. That may not be a bad thing, since coalition politics gives representation to the myriad interests that make up a diverse and complex society, and ensures that the country as a whole accepts the policies ultimately adopted.... read
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  • When India Votes

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-04-14
    Beginning this month, the largest exercise of the democratic franchise in history will take place, as Indian voters head to the polls to elect a new national parliament. Unlike most developing countries, Indians now take for granted that elections will take place, that they will be free and fair, and that they will result in actual transfers of power.... read
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  • Resilient India

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-03-13
    cartoon With the world’s most developed economies reeling under the incubus of what is already being called the Great Recession, India at the beginning of the year issued a revised forecast of 7.1% GDP growth in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. So, for those looking for signs of recovery from the global economic downturn, India remains the place to watch. ... read
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  • Slumdog Oscar

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-02-13
    Danny Boyle's film "Slumdog Millionaire" has generated protest in India over its title, its depiction of the country's poverty, and its portrayal of Indians as conniving, unprincipled, and ruthless. But, for precisely the same reasons, the film has generated considerably more admiration among Indians.... read
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  • India’s Israel Envy

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2009-01-12
    As Israeli planes and tanks exact a heavy toll on Gaza, India’s leaders and strategic thinkers have been watching with an unusual degree of interest – and some empathy. When Indians watch Israel take the fight to the enemy, some cannot resist wishing that they could do something similar in Pakistan. ... read
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  • The Terror Next Door

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2008-12-03
    NEW DELHI – The fallout from the terror attacks in Mumbai last week has already shaken India. Deep and sustained anger across the country – at its demonstrated vulnerability to terror and at the multiple institutional failures that allowed such loss of life – has prompted the resignations of the Home Minister in the national government and the Chief Minister and his Deputy in the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital. As evidence mounts that the attacks were planned and directed from Pakistani territory, calls for decisive action have intensified. But what can India do?... read
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  • An Obama Moment for India’s Untouchables

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2008-11-14
    Among the many international consequences of Barack Obama’s stunning victory in the United States is the widespread introspection around the world about whether such a breakthrough could happen elsewhere. In most countries, the answer is no, but in India it is a definite possibility.... read
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  • The Indian Exception

    Shashi Tharoor Series:
    2008-10-06
    The ratification by the United States Congress of the historic India-US Nuclear Agreement marks a remarkable new development in world affairs. Indeed, as America struggles with financial crisis and quagmires in the Middle East and Central Asia, sealing this agreement may be one of the beleaguered Bush administration’s enduring foreign policy accomplishments.... read
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