Pax Indica by Shashi Tharoor in Paperback

Shashi Tharoor is an elected member of Parliament and former minister of state for external affairs and human resource development, as well as a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. With fourteen books, both fiction and non-fiction, to his name, he is an award-winning author. Additionally, Tharoor has served twenty-nine years in the United Nations in roles such as refugee work and peacekeeping, as well as heading communications and public information. In 2006, he was a top contender for the position of UN Secretary-General and has been honored with India's highest award for overseas Indians and various literary awards, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. In his book, Pax Indica, Tharoor offers a thoughtful and expert analysis of India's diplomatic relationships and argues for a move towards multi-alignment in the new millennium.