Shashi Tharoor

Dr Shashi Tharoor is a writer, politician and former international diplomat with a career spanning public service, international relations and Indian politics. Serving his fourth term as a Member of Parliament, he represents Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress. He has held ministerial positions as Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development in the second United Progressive Alliance government. He currently chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, having previously led the committees on Information Technology from 2019 to 2021 and Chemicals and Fertilizers from 2021 to 2024. He also chaired the External Affairs Committee from 2014 to 2019.