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Opinion | Bomb And The Button: Time To Call Pakistan's Nuclear Blackmail By Its Name

18.08.2025 10

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Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | On Janmashtami, A Few 'Krishna' Lessons For Indian Politics - And Politicians

16.08.2025 40

NDTV

Shashi Tharoor

Independence and the Indian soul: A reflection on August 15, 2025

Independence and the Indian soul: A reflection on August 15, 2025

Seventy-eight years ago, at the stroke of midnight, India awoke, in Jawaharlal Nehru’s immortal phrase, to life and freedom. That...

16.08.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | Trump Tariffs: India Must Stand Firm Against Unreasonable Demands

08.08.2025 10

NDTV

Shashi Tharoor

The tightrope of trade: Navigating India-US economic ties

August 1st is the deadline for US tariffs – officially “reciprocal”, but arguably punitive – to kick in. India and the United States do not...

01.08.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Opinion | A Rude Awakening For India: Navigating the Trumpian Tempest - By Shashi Tharoor

31.07.2025 10

NDTV

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | Beyond Hesitations: Why The India-UK Trade Deal Is An Inflexion Point

25.07.2025 10

NDTV

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | The Anguish Of Nimisha Priya And The Imperative Of Compassion

17.07.2025 70

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CH Mohammed Koya: A reformist's enduring legacy in Kerala's social fabric

Today (July 15), as we mark the 98th birth anniversary of C.H. Mohammed Koya, my thoughts, and indeed the thoughts of all who cherish Kerala's unique...

16.07.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | The Dragon-Scorpion Embrace, And Why India Can't Afford To Ignore It

04.07.2025 10

NDTV

Shashi Tharoor

A wordy voyage with Sumanto Chattopadhyay

A few years ago, when I sat down with Sumanto Chattopdhyay—known and loved by netizens as “The English Nut”, the friendly neighbourhood English...

02.07.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | In The Death Of US-China Engagement, A Lesson for India

19.06.2025 10

NDTV

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Operation Sindoor: India signals new era of zero tolerance for terror

Weeks after India struck nine known terrorist base-camps and launchpads in Pakistani territory on May 7, an analysis of the military and operational...

16.06.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

The Saga of Cheraman: Unveiling the power of historical fiction

On Kerala’s vibrant literary stage, few genres ignite the imagination as potently as historical fiction. In this hallowed tradition, Sreekumari...

04.06.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | Foreign Policy Is Not Just High-Table Talk. It Matters

20.05.2025 20

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Shashi Tharoor

The trail of blood on Indian soil; chronicle of terror strikes unleashed

Now that the firing has ceased across the Line of Control, and the Chinese-made missiles and Turkish drones have stopped whining across the...

16.05.2025 20

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Opinion | Operation Sindoor: What Can India Expect From The World's Reactions?

07.05.2025 10

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Revisiting Mahatma Gandhi’s landmark visit to Kerala

This year marks the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Kerala in 1925, a significant chapter in his journey of social reform and India's freedom...

01.05.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Ports: A vision for Kerala’s maritime future

As Kerala stands on the cusp of the Vizhinjam Port inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2, a crucial conversation is taking shape about...

01.05.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor writes: After Pahalgam, India must hit back smart, not just hard

30.04.2025 10

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor writes: After Pahalgam, India must hit back smart, not just hard

30.04.2025 10

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

After Pahalgam: India's Options

27.04.2025 20

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Opinion | An Elegy For A Beloved Pope

22.04.2025 20

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Opinion | Aurangzeb, The Ghosts Of History, And The Politics of Remembrance

05.04.2025 20

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Opinion | Three-Language Row And Some Hard Facts You Can't Wish Away

27.03.2025 10

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Opinion | Union Budget 2025: Balancing Act Or Missed Opportunity?

13.02.2025 9

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Opinion | Manmohan Singh, Who Brought The India Story To World Stage

Thirty-three years ago, India's mild-mannered Finance Minister delivered a startlingly bold Budget to the nation with the memorable words, ‘No...

30.12.2024 4

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Express View on Congress and EVM controversy: Ghost in the machine

Congress's call for a return to the ballot paper shows it's still looking for an imagined villain -- rather than within. This course is fraught.

28.11.2024 4

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

The Constitution will prevail as long as its spirit survives in the ordinary citizens of India

Today, our Constitution’s pluralist, progressive, and peaceful idea of India faces numerous perils, as do the institutions and watchdogs entrusted...

25.11.2024 5

Indian Express

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