Lessons for Shashi Tharoor from diminished victory

Thiruvananthapuram did not give Shashi Tharoor a resounding victory, but did not abandon him either. If he learns his lessons and avoids the pitfalls of the past, he will have a bright political......

Kofi Annan: The 'teflon' UN secretary-general

'Kofi Annan will be remembered more for his Nobel Prize and related glory rather than Rwanda and Volcker,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan with whom he worked in the UN. IMAGE: Former UN......

Twittering about Shashi's tweet

Kanchan Gupta, whose exchange on Twitter with Shashi Tharoor caused the Congress party to chastise the minister, reflects on the controversy. It won't surprise me at all if Shashi Tharoor is......

When the Minister became a Bollywood heart-throb again

'"I have heard so much about Bollywood, Excellency... Oh, I am so excited to meet you," said the lady guest from Morocco.''We had entered another world.''Someone asked what was distinctive about......