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Who is Ishaan Tharoor, journalist behind Today’s WorldView and Shashi Tharoor’s son, sacked by the Washington Post?
WASHINGTON DC: The Washington Post has laid off senior international affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor as part of sweeping newsroom cuts that have sharply reduced its global coverage.
I have been laid off today from the @washingtonpost, along with most of the International staff and so many other wonderful colleagues. I’m heartbroken for our newsroom and especially for the peerless journalists who served the Post internationally — editors and correspondents…
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) February 4, 2026
Tharoor, a long-time member of the paper’s foreign desk and author of the popular Today’s WorldView column and newsletter, confirmed his departure on X, calling the day “a bad one” for the newsroom and expressing heartbreak for colleagues caught in the shake-up.
A bad day pic.twitter.com/cIX8rIjJPu
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) February 4, 2026
The cuts, among the most extensive in the paper’s recent history, have hit international desks particularly hard, reflecting the financial pressure facing legacy news organisations as digital advertising and subscriptions remain volatile.
Before joining The Washington Post, Tharoor spent nearly two decades at Time magazine, where he served as a senior editor and correspondent, reporting from Hong Kong and New York on geopolitics and global affairs. Alongside journalism, he has taught undergraduate courses on digital-era global politics at Georgetown University.
Launched in 2017, Today’s WorldView built a large following for its analytical take on diplomacy, power politics and historical context, attracting close to half a million subscribers at its peak.
Born in Singapore in 1984, Tharoor is the son of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and academic Tilottama Mukherji Tharoor. He studied history at Yale University, graduating in 2006, and later received the Sudler Fellowship for distinction in the arts and humanities.
His exit follows a wave of job losses across American newsrooms, as publishers rein in costs and rethink international reporting at a time of rising production expenses and shifting audience habits.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
