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The Sanju Samson I know — and admire

The Sanju Samson I know — and admire

There are few joys in public life as deeply personal as watching a young talent you have known since boyhood rise to fulfil the promise you sensed in...

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Era of gentle trade is over. Global village is being replaced by law of jungle

Shashi Tharoor writes: Era of gentle trade is over. Global village is being replaced by law of jungle

The realisation that a single geopolitical tremor — a pandemic or a sudden invasion — can collapse a supply chain has turned trade into a...

13.03.2026 10

Indian Express

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On Disagreement, Democracy: An Open Letter To Mani Shankar Aiyar - By Shashi Tharoor

12.03.2026 10

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Era of gentle trade is over. Global village is being replaced by law of jungle

Shashi Tharoor writes: Era of gentle trade is over. Global village is being replaced by law of jungle
12.03.2026 20

Indian Express

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Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Uncomfortable questions persist about the strategic logic of unleashing war. Was this gamble for regime change inspired by a desire to create a...

06.03.2026 10

Indian Express

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Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation
06.03.2026 20

Indian Express

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The Vizhinjam Vocation: Anchoring Kerala's future in a Maritime renaissance

For decades, the discourse surrounding the Vizhinjam International Transshipment Port has been anchored in the language of civil engineering-24 metres...

04.03.2026 10

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Reimagining Governance

As the Budget session of Parliament has got under way, it is arguably time to reflect not merely on governance as an administrative necessity, but as...

15.02.2026 80

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Why I introduced a Bill for a permanent framework for states’ reorganisation

13.02.2026 40

Indian Express

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For India-Pakistan, peace is not weakness, dialogue is not defeat

05.02.2026 30

Indian Express

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Blog | The Descent Of Man (And MP) - By Shashi Tharoor

05.02.2026 10

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Opinion | Budget 2026: Is 'Invisible Kerala' Paying The Price For Being 'Unaligned'?

02.02.2026 40

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Kulathoor: A lesson in development without disturbance

They had insisted—almost pleaded—that I visit them, and so, with a touch of reluctance at first, I made my way to that quiet, unhurried village....

02.02.2026 20

Mathrubhumi English

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Blog | "Hamberder" To "Furniture Of Children", Trump And His 'Unpresidented' English

31.01.2026 7

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Civilisational pride should remind us that our greatest achievements were born of openness, not insularity

29.01.2026 10

Indian Express

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Opinion | Why India Must Applaud - And Learn From - Carney's Davos Speech

22.01.2026 20

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Opinion | The Great Nobel 'Giveaway': Machado About Nothing?

17.01.2026 10

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The sage who reimagined Hinduism: Remembering Sree Narayana Guru

As Mathrubhumi Publishers release the Malayalam edition of my newest book, The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism, a few days after the Vice-President of...

16.01.2026 30

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Sergio Gor’s arrival signals that a reset of India-US ties is within reach

16.01.2026 20

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Opinion | Kerala's Minerals May Be India's Key To Long-Horizon Strategic Independence

10.01.2026 50

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The Cartography of Belonging

This month, I find myself speaking at two literary festivals in Kerala – at the Kerala LitFest on Kozhikode Beach and then at the Mathrubhumi...

02.01.2026 10

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Opinion | Bangladesh To Pak, An Embattled India Steps Into 2026 - By Shashi Tharoor

31.12.2025 10

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Opinion | On Christmas And 'Tulsi Diwas' - And, Manufactured Traditions

28.12.2025 10

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Shashi Tharoor writes: When Parliament becomes a rubber stamp

26.12.2025 10

Indian Express

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Shashi Tharoor writes: When Parliament becomes a rubber stamp

25.12.2025 10

Indian Express

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Opinion | The 'SHANTI' Bill Is A Radioactive Gamble With India's Future

19.12.2025 10

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The marital rape exception in criminal law is a colonial relic. It needs to go

18.12.2025 20

Indian Express

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Beyond Cynicism: Kerala 2.0 - A blueprint for bold reform

The new book, 'Beyond Cynicism: Kerala 2.0', is not just another policy compendium or bureaucratic memoir. It is a bold, clear-eyed and deeply...

16.12.2025 40

Mathrubhumi English

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India must reject the Macaulay mindset, not English

11.12.2025 10

Indian Express

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India must reject the Macaulay mindset, not English

11.12.2025 10

Indian Express

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Opinion | What The IndiGo Crisis Reveals About The Fragility Of Indian Aviation

07.12.2025 10

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Opinion | Navigating the Tightrope: Why Putin's Visit Is A Masterclass In India's Foreign Policy

06.12.2025 8

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Preserving the tradition of compassion in healthcare

Healthcare has made astonishing progress in the 21st century: genome editing, AI-aided diagnostics, robotic surgery, personalised medicine. But for...

02.12.2025 10

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Opinion | The Imran Khan I Know - By Shashi Tharoor

28.11.2025 10

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Opinion | On A Friend's Death And Dying With Dignity - By Shashi Tharoor

26.11.2025 10

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Opinion | The Reel Is Over, But The Light Remains: Remembering Dharmendra

24.11.2025 10

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Opinion | IND vs SA: How The First Test Became A Lesson In Self-Sabotage

18.11.2025 10

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Gubernatorial outreach: The emergence of ‘Rajahams’

I had the pleasure recently of participating in an unusual instance of a rare phenomenon in our conventional politics – an example of gubernatorial...

16.11.2025 9

Mathrubhumi English

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Opinion | The Inescapable Nonsense Of "6-7"

12.11.2025 90

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Pakistan’s double game with China and America is its ticket to disaster

06.11.2025 20

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Opinion | Women's World Cup: A '1983' Moment Again, And The Dawn Of Desi Dominance

04.11.2025 10

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Opinion | The Busan Consensus: Is 'Chimerica' Dawning?

03.11.2025 6

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The unbroken connection between Tamil Nadu and Kerala

I recently had the opportunity to inaugurate an Onam celebration not in Kerala but in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, under the auspices of the...

02.11.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust trilogy comes to an end. Like all great tales, this ending too is bittersweet

30.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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Rush to promise freebies in Bihar election campaign ignores aspirations of electorate

30.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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Express view on cloud seeding in Delhi: A damp squib

30.10.2025 20

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‘Six-seven’ is a rage. Until parents ruin it, of course

30.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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Ratna Pathak Shah writes: Goodbye Satish, thank you for the laughs

30.10.2025 10

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India's Taliban outreach requires reconciling principle with pragmatism

30.10.2025 10

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Ratna Pathak Shah writes: Goodbye Satish, thank you for the laughs

30.10.2025 20

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