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Shashi Tharoor

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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).

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  1. Is a North-South Divide Opening in India?
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    Is a North-South Divide Opening in India?

    Apr 8, 2025 Shashi Tharoor fears that the government’s push to redraw the electoral map will favor poorer, more populous states.

  2. Will Trump’s Tariffs Derail India’s Economy?
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    Will Trump’s Tariffs Derail India’s Economy?

    Mar 17, 2025 Shashi Tharoor urges policymakers to brace for the impact – known and unknown – of the US administration’s trade policies.

  3. Islam on Trial in India
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    Islam on Trial in India

    Jan 31, 2025 Shashi Tharoor warns that efforts to replace centuries-old mosques with Hindu temples could trigger communal violence.

  4. The Indians Dividing MAGA
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    The Indians Dividing MAGA

    Jan 2, 2025 Shashi Tharoor shows how one immigrant group became central to the “civil war” within Donald Trump’s base.

  5. Why Are So Many Indians Fleeing to America?
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    Why Are So Many Indians Fleeing to America?

    Dec 10, 2024 Shashi Tharoor points out that even middle-class families increasingly see no future in their home country.

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    Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

    Konstanty Gebert

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to fire the country's internal security chief has raised suspicions, given that the move comes just after the launch of an investigation into a new scandal involving his own aides. Israelis are right to worry that they could now be heading for a constitutional crisis.

     explains the latest scandal to hit Israel's increasingly illiberal, norm-breaking government.
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    The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

    Nina L. Khrushcheva thinks the Kremlin is laying the groundwork for a highly favorable deal on the Ukraine war.
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    Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

    Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
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    How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor touts the potential of foreign remittances to sustain public services as external support shrinks.
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    How Should China Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

    Huang Yiping urges Chinese policymakers to fill the leadership vacuum created by America’s protectionist turn.
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    Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

    Jim O'Neill considers what other large economies can do to offset the effects of the Trump administration's trade warfare.
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    Health Is Wealth in a Geriatric World

    Hippolyte Fofack

    The Global South is increasingly at risk of growing old before becoming rich, which implies huge social and economic costs. To avert this outcome, the Hevolution Foundation, a nonprofit backed by the Saudi royal family, has begun to support research focused on lengthening healthspans – the period of life spent in good health.

     explains why increasing “healthspans” to match lifespans is a moral and economic imperative.
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    Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight

    Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.
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    Governments Are Not Startups

    Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.

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