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- Published 20180206
- ISBN: 9781925603293
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook
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Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor is a Congress Party member of the Indian Parliament. This essay is an edited extract from his book, Inglorious Empire (Scribe, 2017).
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