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43 quotes by Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor MP Shashi Tharoor Member of Parliament – Lok Sabha Incumbent Assumed office 2009 Preceded by Pannyan Raveendran Constituency Thiruvananthapuram Minister of State for Human Resource Development In office 28 October 2012 – 18 May 2014 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Daggubati Purandeswari Minister of State for External Affairs In office 28 May 2009 – 18 April 2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Anand...
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I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and... →

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Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in... →

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I returned to India because I believe in an India of honesty and hard work, not of corruption and crookedness. I believe in an India of openness and... →

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I don't go by my caste, creed or religion. My works speak for me.

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I'm not a techno-determinist. I believe we need to improve our existing human resources, and technology can only be a complement.

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Among the many international consequences of Barack Obama's stunning victory in the United States is worldwide introspection about whether such a... →

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I have been a frequent air traveler since I was a few months shy of my sixth birthday, when my parents packed me off to boarding school two plane... →

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Many of the people who are most considered anti-American would love to partake of the American dream: the unspoken slogan of many protesters outside... →

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The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the... →

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The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in... →

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The United Nations is the preeminent institution of multilateralism. It provides a forum where sovereign states can come together to share burdens... →

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Though the euphoria surrounding Barack Obama's election last week as President-elect has not yet begun to subside, it is already time to... →

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We've gone from the image of India as land of fakirs lying on beds of nails, and snake charmers with the Indian rope trick, to the image of India... →

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