I beg to disagree with the author. The manner in which the Indian govt. (or at least some parts of it) went around pushing for Mr. Tharoor was overbearing, to say the least. Having staked its prestige on the outcome, to now say that we came out with enhanced prestige is clearly streching the facts. Our PM went around almost begging for support wherever he went. All the other countries may have done the same, but at least they preferred to do it in the background - after all, isn't that more in keeping with 'diplomacy'. And, the decision to push for Mr. Tharoor's candidature, clearly wasn't well thought out either - MEA was none too happy about this. Perhaps Fuddy Duddy (the PM, in case you missed it) should pay more attention to actual diplomats in such matters, instead of his coterie (on second thoughts, more likely he does not have a coterie). Mr. Tharoor ran and lost - that is perfectly acceptable. But, his days at the UN do seem numbered now. No worry, I'm sure he will get a suitable post in Fuddy Duddy's government (sorry, Sonia Gandhi's government)!
