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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor is an author, journalist, and former UN official.

Tharoor served as the UN Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information between June 2002 and February 2007. He was the official candidate of India for the succession to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006, and came second out of seven official candidates in the race.

 
 

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Selected Publications:
Books include: Nehru: The Invention of India (2004)
Riot: A Love Story (2002)
 
Specialization:
India; refugees; peacekeeping; communications; literature
 
Link: http://www.shashitharoor.com/index.shtml
 
Last Updated: Dec 07, 2007

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