Dr. Shashi is a Buzz Board insider

Dr. Shashi Tharoor is Chairman of Afras Ventures, a prize-winning author of ten books, and a widely-published critic, commentator and columnist (including for The Hindu, The Times of India and Newsweek). In 2007 he concluded a nearly 29-year career with the United Nations, culminating as the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. For more information, please visit www.shashitharoor.com.

City Under Siege

City Under Siege

The Daily Beast's Shashi Tharoor writes from India that the biggest threat to Mumbai isn't bullets or bombs--but an a...

Posted 9:54 PM | Nov 26, 2008
Indias Dangerous Response to the Meltdown

India's Dangerous Response to the Meltdown

There are dangerous signs that the global financial crisis may push back capitalist influences that finally brought I...

Posted 8:39 AM | Nov 9, 2008
Why India Loves Bush

Why India Loves Bush

America's warm ties with India may be the Bush administration's most significant foreign policy achievement. Secreta...

Posted 6:51 AM | Oct 7, 2008