Member of Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament) Dr. Shashi Tharoor has been a vocal critic of India's mishandling of COVID-19.
This week, he was in the news for participating in a protest organized by Indian Youth Congress in Kerala; the protest took place at a 'roadside ICU,' a day after Kerala reported a single-day count of 31,445 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday.
Confirmed cases in Kerala reached 3,883,429. A Member of Lok Sabha since 2009, Dr. Shashi Tharoor has also spoken out about border disputes with China along the Himalayas and campaigned for the United Nations to open its doors to elected representatives.
Dr. Shashi Tharoor joins Ian Williams to discuss the Indian government's mishandling of COVID-19, Indian foreign policy - specifically in relation to the U.S. and China - and more. Dr Shashi Tharoor, former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and third-term Member of the Indian Parliament and former Minister, is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, both fiction and non-fiction, notably his recent "An Era of Darkness” explaining how British Colonialism underdeveloped India.
A penetrating critic of the Modi government in both its domestic and foreign policy, he will happily field questions about India’s potential and actual role in world affairs.
