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February 4th |
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@simran315 perhaps not, but we can render them irrelevant. If majority votes for pluralist politics, bigots will c no profit in intolerance [shashitharoor]
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Yes of course. India for all Indians! RT @tinucherian: @gulpanag @KanchanGupta @sardesairajdeep Do you believe in #MumbaiForALL #Indians? [shashitharoor]
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@simran315 banning is not the solution. We must win the battle of ideas. India's pluralism must be defended &promoted as superior to bigotry [shashitharoor]
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in btwn,mtgs,files,drop-in to ICCR exhibition of Sondeep Shankar's wonderful photos of Buddhist sites in India,&PranabMukherjee book release [shashitharoor]
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Long day, beginning w speech on Indo-Arab economic co-operation & ending w working on one on India's foreign policy,for Oman where i go tmrw [shashitharoor]
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@zigzackly i've done a lengthy interview about Twitter on Tehelka a few months ago - link was posted at the time [shashitharoor]
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@Kartikeyatanna sorry, who's the "him" u want me to "urge"? something missing in your tweet [shashitharoor]
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@harikrishnan66 yes, I will visit Tvm bldg disaster site. But am leaving for official visit 2 Oman tmrw. In Tvm from 9th night/10th morn [shashitharoor]
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Wonderful pix RT@alabhyav: Sirji kindly find time to chk this out Alabhya Vaibhav Photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alabhya [shashitharoor]
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@nostraticispeak 100s of good autobiogs out there. Depends on who/what u r interested in. My fav is Brian Urquhart's A Life in Peace & War [shashitharoor]
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Well said SRK! RT @iamsrk:sad my statements are seen as a stand against a group instead of a stand for myself and my individuality. [shashitharoor]
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February 3rd |
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@SDV001 I don't have time for narcissism! [shashitharoor]
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on my Haiti and Latin America visit (went to Africa too, though!) http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100203/jsp/opinion/story_12057236.jsp [shashitharoor]
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@bblal100 no, it doesn't, but my brilliant niece Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan edited it for 2 years. [shashitharoor]
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@Tweetsweet28 agree. didn't mean to omit Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu or Rohan Prem. The cup overfloweth with batsmen... [shashitharoor]
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@heshpathi the new days are pretty good too -- all your&Paes' Grand Slams. But why don't we win at singles any more? Is it a stamina thing? [shashitharoor]
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RT @heshpathi: @arrahman congrats.. You make us extremely proud time and time again.. [shashitharoor]
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Impressive!RT murali67@ShashiTharoor Sir, I am a Trivandrumite.V have started website www.filmydum.com. Pl promote, tweet a few words for me [shashitharoor]
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@sachinfitness you only have to "find" time if you "lose" it in d1st place.Trick is to pack 2 minutes' worth of life into every minute u hv [shashitharoor]
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@heshpathi have been a huge tennis fan since childhood.Still remember Ramanathan Krishnan getting India into DavisCup Challenge Round in1966 [shashitharoor]
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@shantanuthapar MEA's budget smaller than u think.We don't spend billions.In fact we are under-resourced by comparison w most FornMinistries [shashitharoor]
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@tunkuv @manasj11 attack of Zaheer,Irfan,Ishant,Harbhajan,Mishra,Sehwag can take 20,+Ojha,Chawla,Mithun,Abdulla,Ashwin in rsrv:Aal iz well! [shashitharoor]
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RT @SangitaSri: @ShashiTharoor Sir, Muscat hosts tweetup for @ShashiTharoor 5Feb2010(Fri) {~_~) Blog http://tinyurl.com/ykedfd5 #Tharoor ... [shashitharoor]
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@usk2007 Qatar in due course, when we find mutually convenient dates for the Government [shashitharoor]
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@karishma_batra please see our Govt's statements on this on the MEA website, http://mea.gov.in [shashitharoor]
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Two very good centuries today by Indian batsmen in the margins: Nayar &Karthik, with Kohli,Sharma,Pujara,Raina waiting in the wings. Riches! [shashitharoor]
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RT @23jacob: Very sad RT @sidin: Farewell yet another childhood icon. RT @the_hindu: Actor Cochin Haneefa dies http://bit.ly/c10xWC [shashitharoor]
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@cricketwallah yes, at the Eden Gardens when all the spectators were thrown out after the Sachin run-out incident vs Pak [shashitharoor]
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February 2nd |
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RT @emanin: Dont u think decision by hyd cricket association 2hold this final in empty stadium is setting a bad precedent?Yes,bad decision [shashitharoor]
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@pk3061972 Major difference: Kerala welcomes people frm everywhere, whereas Mr Thackeray does not. I celebrate diversity, not chauvinism [shashitharoor]
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23yr old Tvm batsman Rohan Prem debuts at#7in DuleepTrophy final. Low for man w 4 1stclass 100s. Looks v impressive:3 stunning 4s in 20mins [shashitharoor]
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RT @filter_c: In this month's Pragati, @ShashiTharoor defends India's continued involvement in UN peacekeeping missions. http://u.nu/3iwv4 [shashitharoor]
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RT @sandeep007sinha: @ShashiTharoor: want 2say anything on REHMAN's performance at the grammies? [ST: his music transcends my words!] [shashitharoor]
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RT @pradeep_es: Excellent meeting with @shashitharoor last night reg Kerala-Catalonia co-op. Excited about new areas of trade development. [shashitharoor]
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thanks @Rumana65. good to meet a public health practitioner from our valued neighbour Bangladesh. Hope your work helps keep ppl well&healthy [shashitharoor]
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@T_H_F no, it's not true. Commentary was in English & MrsG's 20-pt programme was still four years away [shashitharoor]
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@sardesairajdeep '71 was his grt year. Instrumental in both WI & Eng victories.What a wonderful team we had then. InferiorTV coverage though [shashitharoor]
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Tragic bldg collapse in Tvm, 1 dead, several injured, 7 missing. 1st ever bldg collapse in Tvm, aftr attempted alterations to55yr structure [shashitharoor]
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Strange seeing those young faces of 39 yrs ago&wondering what became of them. Imagined how Rajdeep might feel watching his Dad bat on screen [shashitharoor]
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On treadmill this morning, saw glimpses of India's historic victory vsEng, the Oval 1971.Remember listening to the radio commentary that day [shashitharoor]
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Long first day back at the desk today. Bushelfuls of files, multiple meetings, long lists of thank-you letters. Intrvw w "Mint" on Africa. [shashitharoor]
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Kathakali, kalaripayattu (martial arts)& ayurveda in xchnge for technical co-opn on port,sanitn,water,roads,health.+football help frm Barca! [shashitharoor]
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today, excellent mtg w Min frm Catalonian Govt & Director of Barcelona Port abt Barcelona-Tvm twinning.Agreed thr wld b great mutual benefit [shashitharoor]
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more Tvm actions: more than 50K personal petitions processed, umbrellas¬ebooks 4poor schoolkids, Id&Onam meals at orphanages, food kits [shashitharoor]
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February 1st |
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re:free ipads @ShivamVij @Babajeee @Fulltosss If you believe that you'll believe anything. Watching too much Headlines Today? [shashitharoor]
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RT @cricketwallah: Must digress. Leander has just won another Grand Slam title. Superb example for budding Indian sportspersons on how t ... [shashitharoor]
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@Kesh84 Can't spearhead it myself but would welcome establishment of high-quality International Affairs grad school in India [shashitharoor]
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RT @JassiKhangura Now a Punjab MLA I was an NRI.I wish more NRIs would join Indian politics.Do u agree?Can you help with this? [i'm trying!] [shashitharoor]
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RT @brijeshnairan: The Quizzer in @ShashiTharoor http://tinyurl.com/yc992tj @ShashiTharoor as a contestant in the quiz program "Rananganam" [shashitharoor]
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RT @Tweetsweet28: @ShashiTharoor bravo paes. Won mxd dbls wit ms black @ aus open again!! Wat a player!! & to top it all he is a fiercel ... [shashitharoor]
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RT @Tweetsweet28: @ShashiTharoor Akbar askd Birbal to write sumthing tat wld make him sad wen happy & happy wen sad. Birbal wrote 'TIS T ... [shashitharoor]
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@twiternair Criticism comes far more easily 2us than recognition of work done.Prhps problem is my MEA duties don't permit me2hang around Tvm [shashitharoor]
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@anilpauljacobda still on tour? [no, i'm back in Delhi at last, at MEA till 4th Feb when i go to Muscat on official invitn of Govt of Oman] [shashitharoor]
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&dozens more initiatives on various issues from drinking water to National Highway to education.Instant results not possible.Permnt striving [shashitharoor]
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actions for Tvm contd: fighting successfully for recogn &aid for Tvm Mental Health Centre & winning allocations from Central Rd Fund for Tvm [shashitharoor]
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my actions 4Tvm include: twinning wBarcelona; gains in Rlwy budget; 22 college scholarships for BPL kids; donating boat 2marooned villagers [shashitharoor]
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@twiternair a few examples follow in my next tweet [shashitharoor]
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RT @unnikuttan Any advice for an aspiring IFS officer from Trivandrum? [yes: be curious about the world. read widely. do well in the exams!] [shashitharoor]
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January 31st |
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RT @maniksa2001: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. Our Great Gandhiji's words on 62nd anniv of his assn [shashitharoor]
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RT @jawaharmohan: Why did u join politics? What is the purpose of ur life? [Answer to both qsns: to make a difference.] [shashitharoor]
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@crashonash ithink my writings reflect my holistic view of India's problems. My work priorities, however, reflect my job as MoS MEA and MP [shashitharoor]
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RT @arunmku: closer historical link: KPS Menon presiding over UN commission that midwifed birth of South Korea, a TravanKorean connection! [shashitharoor]
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RT @aman_armaan: what advice would u give someone who wants to enter politics? ST: same as IndiraG gave NatwarSingh: grow a thicker skin! [shashitharoor]
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To me, NRIs are National Resource of India. they Never Relinquished India. RT @sumeetjoshi: You sound like an NRI (Not Required in India) [shashitharoor]
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RT @yezdi55 interesting to read that India Is Korean First Lady Kim's Ancestral Home http://bit.ly/6JOVch - Ind &Korea related in many ways [shashitharoor]
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RT @Priyvratgadhvi: tiger consrvationists need2 take leaf out of asiatic lion consrvn in gujarat, 13 animals left in wild in 1920, 359 today [shashitharoor]
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January 30th |
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RT @ankurmehrotra: Plz RT. Just 1411 tigers left in India! Roar for the cause; pledge for support. Visit http://saveourtigers.com [shashitharoor]
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RT @sujithvignesh: @ShashiTharoor watch the rananganam inagural episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuCm5Wv89gs (in Malayam) [shashitharoor]
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to @jainrajesh2001 &dozen others who asked why i don't focus on problems in India instead: because i am Min of State for EXTERNAL affairs! [shashitharoor]
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News from the Addis visit: http://tharoor.in/press/telemedicine-facility-of-pan-african-network-inaugurated/ [shashitharoor]
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January 29th |
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RT @tinucherian: "Auto rickshaw diplomacy" by @ShashiTharoor :) Promoting India far and wide .. http://twitpic.com/109w6a [shashitharoor]
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RT @nityasthalekar: Amazing - Dialogue between Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Shashi Tharoor : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEKMf9Vk7z0&feat ... [shashitharoor]
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@sindhuanurag thanks. no offence taken! [shashitharoor]
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@fantasticmv that's strange. I tweeted my opinion ("surprised &disappointed") a week before the HomeMin expressed his views! nothing to add [shashitharoor]
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@kgaflit no, sorry, committed to Oman, Trivandrum and Mali on those dates!! [shashitharoor]
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RT @cricketaakash (with thx 4 your fine&thoughtful column): http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/445865.html [shashitharoor]
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RT @vimalLR: @ShashiTharoor article about ur visit to haiti in rediff http://tinyurl.com/y8e52md [shashitharoor]
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RT @chaluchacha: @ShashiTharoor Hope you join Krishnadevaraya's 5th centenary celebrations at Hampi now on from 27 to 29 Jan, 2010. [shashitharoor]
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@anirudhsbh zaroor Hindi padh sakta hoon! [shashitharoor]
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@deepaddy my choice to replace Dravid,Laxman&Yuvraj? Kaif, Badrinath&AbhishekNayar (like for like).Irfan for Sreesanth if still injured [shashitharoor]
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@omendrasachan i have nothing to do with it any more. Once I became a minister I relinquished all outside business activities &relationships [shashitharoor]
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High praise for India as a country that grants assistance multilaterally ¬ just bilaterally.Our Pan-African e-network connects 47 nations [shashitharoor]
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Launched Tele-medicine facility at AU w Pres Ping. African docs in Addis can connect to Indian docs at 22 super-specialty hospitals in India [shashitharoor]
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Lounges outside conf hall full of impromptu mtgs.Talking pts balanced amongst the coffee spoons.FMs exchanging mobile nbrs.Aides scurrying [shashitharoor]
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very long day in AddisAbaba,at AU FornMins mtg.Met a dozen African FornMins on sidelines.Grt to catch up w old UN friends esp AUPresJeanPing [shashitharoor]
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January 28th |
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Shared आडवाणी जी का ब्लाग.
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January 27th |
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Taking off from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa for African Union's annual meeting. Last leg of my marathon 3-continent trip. Sorry to miss Rep Day [shashitharoor]
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Shared vkMok.kh th dk Cykx.
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RT @khalidalkhalifa: congratulations India &its people for 60th anniversary of adopting the constitution. A great achievement for humanity [shashitharoor]
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@arianadmctpx8 @brigittekhair thanks. Have left haiti, am on my way to Addis for AU mtg. Pls give Ross my best wishes for safety&success [shashitharoor]
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RT @rizwinashraf: what wud b your one message on this republic day? (Do something to make India proud of you. Be the best Indian u can be.) [shashitharoor]
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Happy Republic Day. Spent in transit in NY en route between Latin America & AddisAbaba where I will attend the African Union meeting [shashitharoor]
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ThxDavid!RT @DMiliband: 60th anni of indian constitution.ShashiTharoor has said curry's place in British life shows the empire strikes back! [shashitharoor]
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3rd&4th parts of my SantoDomingo speech:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv9LvxsCIxQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9Ujxxl04o [shashitharoor]
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Speech in Santo Domingo on India's recent transformation. 4Parts: http://bit.ly/arQFOM also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiHtP-x-XF8 [shashitharoor]
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RT @AmigosdeIndia: 28th Jan2010 music concert in Bogotá for haití. Amigos de India helps promote the event http://tinyurl.com/yksufcn [shashitharoor]
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January 26th |
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January 25th |
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@achaleshs Pres Preval told me latest death toll in Haiti quake is 111,000 w more bodies under the rubble [shashitharoor]
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Grt conversation w CNN's Sanjay Gupta. Real hero. There's no one like him: not just media celeb but a man of action who sets a rare example. [shashitharoor]
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Gd mtg w Pres Preval to convey the condolences &solidarity of the people &Govt of India. In addn to immed relief provided,will help longterm [shashitharoor]
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@lflauletta yes, Luis Da Costa was a close colleague friend for 20 years. As was Hedi Annabi [shashitharoor]
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Indian contingent doctors treated 500 patients aftr quake for trauma injuries.Our police hv been heroic.Will recommend unit for commendation [shashitharoor]
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Many Indians running small businesses in Haiti hv lost everything. Indians nuns of Missionaries of Charity spoke movingly of plight of poor [shashitharoor]
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Moving gathering of Indian peacekprs &community mbrs. All safe bar 1, IT engnr Satnam Singh. Anxious to reassure ppl back home they are OK. [shashitharoor]
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But there's hope &strength here. Lives resuming.Glimpses of beauty amid devastation in Port-au-Prince. Bougainvillea blooming thru the ruins [shashitharoor]
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Very hard to see the wreckage and think of those who had worked, laughed, felt &planned there. How fragile life is. Many left behind so much [shashitharoor]
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Just stood amidst the rubble of the UN HQ.Laid a wreath 4those lost.At Luis daCosta's widow's rqst, prayed for thier souls &those left bhind [shashitharoor]
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Indian blood saved Haitian lives. 1day before quake 50 Indian peacekeepers (CISF) donated blood to Haitian Red Cross. Proved indispensable [shashitharoor]
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With Indian UN staff incl 1 frm Tvm. UN Indians stuck together in aftermath of shock. Great spirit. Tried 2attach pic but not going through [shashitharoor]
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In Haiti. There's hope amid the heartbreak: signs of revival. Met UN officials striving to rebuild. Old friends in charge. Mourned lost ones [shashitharoor]
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January 24th |
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Wonder why Bollywood film producers haven't yet discovered LatinAmerican locations.Beautiful, also warmer &cheaper than Europe! @kjohar25 [shashitharoor]
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visited CyberPark in Santo Domingo, inspired by Tvm's Technopark! Scope for IT collaboration w India is great. Also tourism, ayurveda, yoga [shashitharoor]
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In Dominican Rep without Bberry access,so apologies for silence. Day began early w brkfst mtg w FornMin, then speech on India to full house [shashitharoor]
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January 23rd |
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4those who asked: Haiti on Sunday is to mourn the earthquake victims and to express solidarity with the Indian community & our peacekeepers [shashitharoor]
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It seems we waste more wheat every year 2storage &distribution losses than Australia grows!Real need for pvt sector 2move into grain storage [shashitharoor]
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Things we need to change: I read that India loses 40m tonnes of fruit&veg &21m tonnes of wheat a year to poor storage& distribution. [shashitharoor]
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@samjessy excellent. God bless your efforts to help the people of Haiti in need. [shashitharoor]
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@andreswormull will let u know when a trip to Chile is planned. Keep up your good work. [shashitharoor]
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@nithinrao as a cricket fan I was surprised &disappointed at the omission of Pak cricketers. The Govt wld have posed no obstacle re visas [shashitharoor]
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@ashokkadam only China grows consistently at a faster rate than India. In last 5 yrs our avge rate of growth is higher than anyone else's [shashitharoor]
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Takng off. All these journeys &the fulltime schedules involved leave no space for another important journey,into yourself. Notime2introspect [shashitharoor]
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@bharathbio nor did I. India needs ppl of all kind of bckgronds to enter politics. Rooting for you! Good luck! [shashitharoor]
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@THINKTANKOLKATA I am in favour of outreach to minorties incl specl classes to help them prepare 4exams. Pls see my Dec 08 column in TOI [shashitharoor]
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@gkarwal tough for Indian nationals. Best check out www.undp.org to get a sense of the possibilities [shashitharoor]
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@SrisailReddy try the Min of Health. [shashitharoor]
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Signed protocol on science&tech co-opn w Peruvian FM. Sorry to lve!Heading to airport to fly to Santo Domingo. On Sunday I will visit Haiti. [shashitharoor]
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Friday: visited Lima Mayor, compelling pol figure and possible Presidrntl contender. V.intrstd in India.Wants Tata to manufctr Nano in Lima! [shashitharoor]
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Wonderful to relive UN moments - saw exSG Perez de Cuellar 3 times, dined w old friend Alvaro de Soto. Saw pic exhibn, incl PdC wRajivGandhi [shashitharoor]
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@its_pi wish I had time 4tourism on these trips! No MachuPichu,just quick tour of historic Lima cathedral, 1st in Americas,w Pizarro's tomb [shashitharoor]
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Tremendous warmth in Peru-India relnsp.No real diffs on pol/econ issues. Both devlpng cntries grappling w povty,violence &terr thru demcy. [shashitharoor]
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Long day in Lima Thurs. Mtgs w Andean Cmnty org,& Trade,Industry&Forn Ministers. Speech &lively xchnge atDiplomatic Academy. Press intrvws. [shashitharoor]
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RT @vijucherian: would like to get your feedback http://bit.ly/5y1R5g (thx. Fine piece, less thrilled about title!) [shashitharoor]
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January 22nd |
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@ssunils not sure our roads are broad enough to handle the extra lane that such a system would require. [shashitharoor]
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January 21st |
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RT @ashwinsid: @23jacob Emails I received since @shashitharoor took office 48,348 Unread emails 0 Knowing that u made diffrnce:priceless :) [shashitharoor]
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Perez de Cuellar has accomplished renown 4both international& natnl public service. Bdy gift: selected works of Tagore, old favourite of his [shashitharoor]
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In Lima, Peru. Called on former UN SecGen Javier Perez de Cuellar to wish him on his 90th birthday. He is in wonderful health,spoke w vigour [shashitharoor]
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Leavng Bogota. Won't forget historic Forgn Min bldg, incl bedroom where Bolivar slept and from whose balcony he leapt to avoid assassination [shashitharoor]
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@ramgandhi52 we do indeed. And he says hello! [shashitharoor]
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RT @jaipurprince: Is Bogota safe for business now? (Yes it is. Colombia deserves a better press. Old image of violent land out of date.) [shashitharoor]
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Thanks @karmadude for that extraordinary feat! Have to tell you that the March/April tweets were not me but my campaign team. I start 11 May [shashitharoor]
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RT @karmadude @23jacob this is probably going to kill my site but here you go :) http://bit.ly/7Ovc0y Collected tweets of @shashitharoor [shashitharoor]
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January 20th |
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Indian naval officer Cdr Dilip Donde sailing solo around the world in an Indian sailing boat! Blogging his adventure on http://bit.ly/5dqsfg [shashitharoor]
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@chrisbrogan hi back! [shashitharoor]
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