Shashi Tharoor

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 and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for a fourth successive term, representing Thiruvananthapuram. He is the author, most recently, of Ambedkar: A Life (Aleph Book Company, 2022).

Shashi's articles (2 total)

From Myanmar to India, a generation is testing South Asia’s politics
Shashi Tharoor

From Myanmar to India, a generation is testing South Asia’s politics

Youth-led uprisings are reshaping South Asia, but similar frustrations have produced radically different outcomes depending on whether political institutions repress, adapt or give way.

India is no longer resisting globalisation – it is shaping it
Shashi Tharoor

India is no longer resisting globalisation – it is shaping it

India has shifted from decades of economic protectionism to an outward-looking strategy built on trade, investment and global integration, transforming its role in the world economy.