Best Shashi Tharoor Quotes
- A weak, insecure nation needs sporting heroes, players larger than life on the cricketing field, who can transcend the limitations of their country and team. Country
- I returned to India after long years of international service, because I had always cherished the desire to make a difference in my own country. Always Cherished
- I returned to India because I believe in an India of honesty and hard work, not of corruption and crookedness. I believe in an India… All
- I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in… Believe
- Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and… Challenges
- There was a time when bright people had few prospects for higher education and good jobs here. But that is changing. India is no longer… Bright
- The United Nations is the preeminent institution of multilateralism. It provides a forum where sovereign states can come together to share burdens, address common problems,… Address
- Global challenges also require global solutions, and few indeed are the situations in which the United States or any other country can act completely alone. Act
- The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in their internal affairs.… Affairs
- The Internet is emblematic of an era in which what happens in Southeast Asia or southern Africa - from democratic advances to deforestation to the… Advances
- Malaysians talk with Mauritians, Arabs with Australians, South Africans with Sri Lankans, and Iranians with Indonesians. The Indian Ocean serves as both a sea separating… African
- Indian democracy has often been likened to the stately progress of the elephant - ponderous in its gait and reluctant to change course, but not… Been
- Because so many voters happen to be illiterate, India invented the party symbol, so that voters who could not read the name of their candidate… Campaigned
- Whereas China has set about systematically striving for Olympic success since it re-entered global competition after years of isolation, India has remained complacent about its… China
- The Chinese, as befits a Communist autocracy, approached the task of dominating the Olympics with top-down military discipline. Approached
- If China wants to build a new six-lane expressway, it can bulldoze its way past any number of villages in its path; in India, if… Any
- In China, national priorities are established by the Government and then funded by the state; in India, priorities emerge from seemingly endless discussions and arguments… Amongst
- A witticism in an airport security line is like a Swiss tap - turn it on, and you instantly find yourself in hot water. Airport
- Foreigners have a complex set of associations in their minds when they think of America - from Iraq to 9/11, certainly, but also from Coke… America