Shashi Tharoor

Roy’s case risks showcasing all the most unattractive features of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Just as the BJP’s victory represents a kind of defeat, the resurgent opposition’s defeat looks a lot like victory

As India’s general election enters its second month, most conventional expectations have already been upended.

India could not always afford to ignore Pakistan, which was long a source of terrorism directed at India.

Once admired for its commitment to pluralism, India no longer stands out as a model democracy.

India's upcoming election sees BJP's narrative shift to Hindu identity under PM Modi, prompting opposition emphasis on economic issues

The attempted murder of Sikh separatist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen, in New York City, allegedly at the behest of an Indian government official in New Delhi, has cast a shadow over India’s global image.

For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.

Indians are proud of their space program, for good reason.

Modi's recent visit to Washington appears to mark a new chapter in the India-US relationship.

Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”

The shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system extend far beyond Uttar Pradesh. Just last month, the 69 defendants accused of perpetrating the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre in Ahmedabad were all acquitted.

What happens to Gandhi has important implications for India’s future.

The BJP’s charge against Gandhi is a serious one.

Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, and an MP for the Indian National Congress, discusses his most recent book, India’s foreign policy, and India’s majoritarian turn in an interview with Project Syndicate. 

Given India’s strategic importance, why has the White House left the ambassador position vacant for two years?

India’s population is expected to grow over the next four decades to approximately 1.7 billion, before plunging to 1.1 billion by 2100.

Rishi Sunak’s rise points to a broader, longer-term phenomenon: the growing prominence of the Indian diaspora across the Western world.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, Congress will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.