Democracy in decline: Backlash against globalisation and the rise of new nationalism

Dr Shashi Tharoor is a former UN under-secretary-general and currently a serving Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha in India. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology and All India Professionals Congress. He is the author of several books, including “India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in our Time” and “An Era of Darkness: