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Ishaan Tharoor joins New Yorker as global-affairs columnist
Tharoor holds a Bachelor's degree in history from Yale University, where he bagged a Sudler Fellowship and the History Department Thesis Prize.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 10, Jun 2026
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Heartbroken: Shashi Tharoor’s son after being laid off by Washington Post / Photo: X/Ishaan Tharoor
Indian-origin journalist and son of veteran Indian politician Shashi Tharoor, Ishaan Tharoor has been appointed by the New Yorker as a full-time as a global-affairs columnist.
In his new role, Tharoor will be writing a weekly essay on world affairs. He described the role as a "dream gig" and said, " I'm still pinching myself that I get to say all these incredible, talented journalists I've long admired are my colleagues!"
Tharoor made headlines earlier this year after he announced that he was laid off by The Washington Post, in a large restructuring exercise that has been described as one of the most extensive newsroom job cuts in recent media history and involved shutting down its sports desk and scaling back several international bureaus.
Tharoor was then working as a senior international affairs columnist at the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper.
Before joining The Washington Post, Tharoor also worked in the Time Magazine, where he started as a Reporter and became a Senior Editor by the time he parted ways, eight years later.
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He was welcomed by Michael Luo, the executive editor at The New Yorker, who said, "Ishaan also joins us from the Washington Post, where he wrote the column and newsletter called WorldView. His reporting for the Post sent him to four continents, two World Cups, and countless foreign policy conferences."
Luo added, "Before joining the Post, in 2014, Ishaan spent eight years as a senior editor and correspondent at TIME magazine, based first in Hong Kong and later in New York. He lives with his wife and daughter in Washington, D.C."
Along with Tharoor, Luo also welcomed Jesús Rodriguez, who joined the New Yorker as a staff writer, and said, "Please join me in welcoming Jesús and Ishaan to The New Yorker."
Tharoor holds a Bachelor's degree in history from Yale University, where he bagged a Sudler Fellowship and the History Department Thesis Prize.
He has won the Arthur Ross Media Award for Commentary in 2021 and the Ted Sorensen Award in 2024.
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