Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs, is currently an MP for the Indian National Congress and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. He is the author of Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century.
By accusing India of demanding “billions" of dollars for its participation in the Paris climate agreement, US President Donald Trump has jeopardized what promised to be a close relationship between th… read more
Around the world, newspapers seem to be facing imminent extinction, as a mass exodus to the Internet causes their circulation to slump and their advertising revenue to collapse. But not in India, wher… read more
China has stridently opposed the Dalai Lama’s visit to the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. But, rather than press the issue, China should allow passions on the topic to subside, and re… read more
Thanks to India’s parliamentary system, inherited from the British, the country holds elections in one or more of its 29 state assemblies every six months or so. That gives the leadership in New Delhi… read more
Whether through national strength or civilizational weakness, India has long refused to hold any grudge against Britain for 200 years of imperial enslavement, plunder, and exploitation. But Indians’ e… read more
Diplomacy often witnesses unusual spats: the Pig and Potato War of 1859, the Bogotá Bracelet incident of 1970, and the Affair of the Dancing Lamas in 1924, to name just a few. But none was more surpri… read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's November 8 announcement that 86% of the country's currency would be removed from circulation at the stroke of midnight has plunged the economy into chaos. And the… read more
One major casualty of Donald Trump’s victory in the bruising US presidential election is, without a doubt, America’s soft power around the world. It is a development that will be difficult – perhaps e… read more
The announcement that Indian commandos recently conducted “surgical strikes” on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Kashmir has disrupted the predictable pattern that has characterized the bi… read more
