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World stage: An appetite to lead on climate and trade

By James Lamont in New Delhi

Published: January 28 2010 19:04 | Last updated: January 28 2010 19:04

India’s place in the world is a subject that can raise hackles. Shashi Tharoor, minister of state for external affairs, knows that all too well.

The former United Nations official was pilloried this month for being “anti-Nehruvian” because of the way he summarised a lecture by visiting UK political scientist Lord Bhiku Parekh.

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