Shashi Tharoor

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Shashi Tharoor

From ancient republican traditions to pluralist ideals, this excerpt from Shashi Tharoor’s new book ‘Our Living Constitution’ traces how India’s democratic ethos evolved across centuries of cultural fusion, legal transformation, and the lived reality of a pluralistic coexistence. Early Indian republicanism can be traced back to the independent gana sanghas, which appear to have existed between the sixth and fourth centuries bce.

1 week ago | scroll.in | Shashi Tharoor

The very idea of India is of one land embracing many. It is the idea that a nation may accommodate – indeed, celebrate – differences of caste, creed, colour, culture, cuisine, conviction, costume, and custom, and still rally around a democratic consensus. That consensus is around the simple constitutional principle that in a democracy under the rule of law, you do not really need to agree all the time – except on the ground rules of how you will disagree.

2 weeks ago | theweek.in | Shashi Tharoor

After decades of turbulence, the people of Kashmir were beginning to find their footing amid peace, slowly gaining a stake in stability and its rewards. Last year witnessed a record-breaking tourism boom, with 2.3 crore visitors flocking to the region. This resurgence offered the local people not just economic opportunities, but also a rare chance to reclaim a semblance of normalcy.

2 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Shashi Tharoor

In a world buzzing with the relentless static of local news and the fervour of domestic debates, it's all too easy for many Indians to perceive foreign policy as a distant, almost ethereal realm - a sophisticated parlour game played by seasoned diplomats in faraway, gilded capitals. This perception, however, is not merely an oversight; in our increasingly, almost irrevocably, interconnected global village, such a view is a luxury we can ill afford, a blind spot that carries tangible risks.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Shashi Tharoor

The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, on April 22, 2025 has once again shaken our collective conscience, reminding us of the fragility of peace in a region long burdened by the weight of history. As India grieves the loss of innocent lives and strengthens its resolve against terror, we must also recognise the critical importance of bipartisanship — both in shaping our response and in ensuring that national security does not become another theatre for political posturing.