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Awakening India

by Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor, an acclaimed novelist and commentator, is a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Are India and China doomed to Great Power rivalry? Is the “moral” foreign policy of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru obsolete? Will Bollywood replace Hollywood as a source of “soft” power? Is India now a de facto ally of the United States and Japan? Will democracy help or hinder its long-term growth?

Shashi Tharoor, a former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and the author of acclaimed novels such as Riot, The Great Indian Novel, and Show Business, is one of today’s most knowledgeable and provocative observers of India’s global rise and of the myriad perplexities and effervescence of its everyday life. How will India’s increasingly international companies confront stiffening resistance in the West? Why can’t a country that excels at cricket field a decent Olympic team?

In Awakening India, written exclusively every month for Project Syndicate, Tharoor captures and deciphers the multifaceted complexity of the ambitious country that India has become: one where there is much more hope – but also more frustration – than ever before.

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Date	Title / Authors	Available Languages
July 2008	Eyeball to Eyeball at the Top of the World by Shashi Tharoor
June 2008	India at Play by Shashi Tharoor
May 2008	Can the Elephant Dance with the Dragon? by Shashi Tharoor