
India’s COVID Con
May 16, 2022 accuses the government of subordinating accurate mortality reporting to its obsession with image control.
Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, is an MP for the Indian National Congress. He is the author, most recently, of Pride, Prejudice and Punditry: The Essential Shashi Tharoor (Aleph Book Company, 2021).
May 16, 2022 accuses the government of subordinating accurate mortality reporting to its obsession with image control.
Apr 7, 2022 worries that officials are more willing to be courted by leading powers than to help mediate an end to the war.
Mar 8, 2022 shows why the ongoing conflict is raising fundamental questions about the country’s geopolitical strategy.
Feb 7, 2022 warns that the Indian government’s inept policies could have potentially explosive consequences.
Jan 3, 2022 shows that a Christmas Day crackdown on a Christian charity is part of a broader pattern of official bigotry.