He is the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations. And he’s also a novelist and Bollywood expert. Shashi Tharoor explains the phenomenon of Indian film stars becoming politicians — and talks frankly about his current candidacy to become Secretary General, replacing Kofi Annan.
The Israeli government is scrambling to contain the fallout from the first UN Security Council resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its settlements in Palestinian territory, after the US refused to block the resolution as it has traditionally done.