Shashi Tharoor

Former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development

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The Indian Diaspora Has Arrived

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s political ascent is the latest example of a person of Indian heritage rising to global prominence. Ironically, the values and traits that have allowed Sunak and others like him to thrive in the West are the ones that the BJP government now seeks to suppress writes Shashi Tharoor.

India's Long Infatuation with Russia Must End

A weakened Russia is at at best an ineffective ally for India and at worst a liability, writes Shashi Tharoor.

Modi's damaging dominance

As India prepares to mark 75 years of independence next week, Prime Minister Modi is running the country in an increasingly authoritarian style, writes Shashi Tharoor.

What is India doing in Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine has increased India’s strategic importance writes Shashi Tharoor. But has it used its influence well?

The price of Modi's economic incompetence

India was poised under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reap a societal dividend of favourable demographics, established democracy, and growing demand. Instead, Shashi Tharoor argues the economy is stumbling amid rising unemployment and debt and slowing growth. He warns that without the return to a sustainable growth path, India risks creating “a mass of young, poorly educated, unemployed, and angry people – the classic formula for social and political unrest”.