Recently I read a couple of books written by him. Nehru (a biography about the first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru) and India - from midnight to the millenium. I must say I am really impressed with his writing and his deep understanding of the Indian politics in particular and world in general.
He is also running for the post of Secretary General of UN. He is just 50 years old but has spent most of his career at the UN. Although the UN election and his candidature has been extensively covered in the Indian media, I dont see his name being surfaced in the American media at all. I recently heard in NPR (Talk of the Nation) about the UN election and his name was not even mentioned until a caller (surprise! of Indian origin) asked about his chances.
According to this report, he has been running a distant second in all the straw polls behind the South Korean Foreign Minister...
Tharoor not 'disheartened', asks nations not to be influenced
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