The Paradoxical Prime Minister
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| Author | Shashi Tharoor |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Aleph Book Company |
Publication date | 26 October 2018 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 504 |
| ISBN | 9789388292177 |
The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India is a 2018 nonfiction book written by the senior leader of the Indian National Congress, Shashi Tharoor, about the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The book was released on 26 October 2018 by Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram, Arun Shourie, and Pavan Varma.
In the book, Tharoor examines and questions the tenure of the Modi government. He states that his criticisms are based on "facts and figures", along with examples. Tharoor claims that he questions "the foreign policy, relationships in the neighbourhood, the priorities, the episodic nature of much of our foreign policy conduct, the inconsistent yo-yoing of [the] relationship with Pakistan, etc., etc." of Modi's tenure. The book was published by Aleph Book Company.