Smita

Works in Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs|Security/Nuclear Politics| Disarmament & Diplomacy| Gender |JNU| @WIIS_Global Fellow @HPAIR Views:Personal

[Amitabh Mattoo @amitabhmattoo]

India is becoming a shaping power https://t.co/LigHse0212 via @AJEnglish @sisjnu_official @JNU_official_50

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@SobhanaNair Congratulations and look forward to reading it

[Greater Kashmir @GreaterKashmir]

Parliamentary panel led by Shashi Tharoor visits Kargil https://t.co/tEXOlBtbOE

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@thewire_in @ShashiTharoor Those critiquing this visit would do well to ask themselves: would they prefer parliamentarians remained insulated from ground realities?
@ShashiTharoor has consistently discharged his parliamentary responsibilities with diligence, intellect and integrity.

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@thewire_in @ShashiTharoor Dr. Tharoor stated this clearly and on record. Visiting sensitive frontier areas deserves acknowledgement, not cynicism. As for the charge of following a “familiar pattern” the committee being the 7th to visit in 3 months. That is sustained parliamentary engagement

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Our trip concluded with a final briefing by the evocatively-named Fire and Fury Corps, commissioned after the Kargil War, and a meeting with the Lt-Governor of Ladakh, Shri VK Saxena, who has set about dramatically improving water security and afforestation in the Union Territory.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

The highlights in Srinagar on June 23 included an excellent briefing by the Chinar Corps on the India-Pak border situation,…

[Amitabh Mattoo @amitabhmattoo]

India and the War on Iran with Amitabh Mattoo https://t.co/lL0FpYGlTu via @YouTube

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Two important recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs highlighted in these Media reports:

https://t.co/JwOx8VJKBE

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https://t.co/aKJXvf5GBW

Looking forward to the GoI reaction!

[Tony Abbott @HonTonyAbbott]

There’s been a Raisina Dialogue in Delhi every March since 2016. It’s the brainchild of Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Narendra Modi’s long-serving foreign minister. Like other global gatherings, it brings together political leaders, senior military commanders, prominent business people, leading journalists, and think tank chiefs to discuss key issues; but it’s better than Davos because it’s not so dominated by politically correct plutocrats; and better than the longer-running Chinese Boao Forum, because it not essentially an exercise in homage to the host government.

I started attending virtually, during the pandemic, and have been there in person since 2022.

My reflections on Raisina, Modi, and why India matters more than ever in my latest at The Tony Abbott Newsletter: https://t.co/fsro4QFrI9

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@manasipritam Wohoo! Congratulations 😊

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

My response to Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar on his public criticism of me for "moral amnesia" -- it is clear that others kinds of amnesia are also operating here! One "Open Letter" deserves another, so here is mine:
https://t.co/LBSwE5GlzU

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@amitabhmattoo @heeraman98 Happy Holi, Sir

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

@HappymonJacob The global order has always advanced the interests of the West. The camouflage has just been cast aside, of late

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

A substantive all-day meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs today. Attended by 16 MPs who asked dozens of questions, ably fielded by the Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri !

[Amitabh Mattoo @amitabhmattoo]

https://t.co/ETD562OPIG @sisjnu_official

[Smita @SmitaJNU]

PhD journey complete!
Grateful to @amitabhmattoo Sir, CIPOD faculty members, family & friends. Thankful for the insight, growth, &wisdom gained along the way.
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@ShashiTharoor
@dpradhanbjp
@VPIndia

[Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp]

आज JNU के 9वें समावर्तन समारोह में माननीय @VPIndia श्री सी.पी. राधाकृष्णन जी की गरिमामयी उपस्थिति में सम्मिलित हुआ। इस समावर्तन समारोह में मानक और डिग्री प���राप्त करने वाले सभी विद्यार्थियों को उज्ज्वल भविष्य हेतु अनेकानेक शुभकामनाएं।

वर्षों के निरंतर शैक्षणिक योगदान के माध्यम से JNU ने academic excellence की एक सशक्त और विशिष्ट परंपरा स्थापित की है। यह देश के उन अग्रणी विश्वविद्यालयों में रहा है, जिसने Inter-disciplinary वातावरण में वास्तविक academic autonomy को ��त्मसात किया है और critical thinking, JNU की आत्मा रही है।

इस दीक्षांत समारोह के अवसर पर उपाधि प्राप्त करने वाले सभी विद्यार्थियों से मेरी अपेक्षा है कि, "आप JNU की inclusivity, social justice और responsibility की परंपरा को और आगे बढ़ाएँ, वंचितों की आवाज़ बनें और inequalities को कम करने की रणनीति बनाएं।

आप में से कुछ संसद और विधानसभाओं तक पहुँचकर लोकतंत्र को सुदृढ़ करें, कुछ कर्तव्य भवन में राष्ट्र सेवा का दायित्व निभाएँ, कुछ Strategic experts और ambassadors के रूप में भारत की वैश्विक भूमिका को मजबूत करें। वहीं कुछ नवाचार और उद्यमिता के माध्यम से start-ups और unicorns की नींव रखें और कुछ लेखक, पत्रकार एवं समाज के thought leaders बनकर राष्ट्र के व���चारिक विमर्श को दिशा दें। देश आपसे आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के ‘विकसित भारत - 2047’ के संकल्प को साकार करने में सक्रिय, सकारात्मक और सार्थक योगदान की अपेक्षा करता है।

[Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) @JNU_official_50]

The 9th Convocation Ceremony of Jawaharlal Nehru University, scheduled to be held on January 12th, 2026 at AICTE Auditorium, New Delhi.
The convocation will be held in the gracious presence of Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, Honourable Vice President of India as Chief Guest, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education , GoI as the Guest of Honour, Amb. (Retd.) Kanwal Sibal, Chancellor, JNU and Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Vice-Chancellor, JNU along with esteemed members of the academic community, dignitaries, and graduating students.