Dr. Shashi Tharoor on India.

Posted on | May 21, 2009 | No Comments

One of the amazing perks of hosting a nightly talk show on DubaiEye is the incredible people I get to talk to.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor has been one of those people.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor was the official candidate of India for the succession to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006, and came a close second out of seven contenders in the race. His career began in 1978, when he joined the staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva, and included key responsibilities in peace-keeping after the Cold War and as a senior adviser to the Secretary-General, as well as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.

But what we spoke about was his take on what has just transpired in the India election and what it might mean for the future of India.

Witty, forthright and passionate about his homeland Dr. Tharoor is front and center in the new brand of Indian politics that has been born in 2009.

A conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor.