Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power
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http://www.ted.com India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the long run it's not the size of the army that matters as much as a country's ability to infl... Read more
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- -: Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power
December 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the long run it's not the size of the army t...
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- -: Anne-Marie Slaughter: Lego World
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- -: Arvind Subramanian: China's ascendance
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- -: China's Olympics Best-Case Scenario - James Miles
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- -: Fascislamism - Bernard-Henri Lévy
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- -: Peace in the Middle East: Is Capitalism the Answer?
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- -: Why 'Freedom Fries' Never Stuck
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