Shashi Tharoor Joins UK Firm as Strategic Adviser, among British experts & ex-politicians

Senior Congress Party MP and well-kwn author Shashi Tharoor was on Tuesday confirmed as latest addition to ranks of a UK-based advisory firm alongside leading British experts and former politicians.

CTD Advisors said Tharoor will provide strategic advice to its clients operating in opaque and unfamiliar political and regulatory environments and man ir reputational risk. He joins a team made up of former UK National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant, former Head of British Defence Intelligence Chris Nickols and Friends of Israel Group's Horary President Lord Stuart Polak. 

"Corporate diplomacy, effective negotiation and having a soft power strategy in place, are vital business tools se days," said Tharoor, author of numerous books, most recent being Hindu Way  An Introduction' and 'Inglorious Empire: What British Did to India' which topped bestseller lists in UK.

"Ongoing Brexit uncertainty, access to public information/fake news, China and India's developing role in new world order, and emergence of new global relationships amid world's disorder, are all causing geopolitical uncertainties for governments, corporates and investors, but at same time creating opportunities to increase ir influence and to succeed provided y have right strategic advice and geopolitical due diligence, he said.

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CTD Advisors was founded last year by former British banker and business strategist Shoaib Bajwa as a London-based international affairs advisory firm with global access. It provides strategic advice to a wide range of private equity firms, corporations, hedge funds, financial institutions, high net worth (HNW) families and sovereign entities to make informed decisions and help navigate ir way around unpredictable, challenging and opaque situations and environments. Bajwa, CTD Advisors Founder and CEO, said: se are exciting times when corporations have started to address geostrategic issues. "Having Shashi as one of our trusted advisors will give our clients additional insight in managing crises, communication strategy and geo-ecomic challenges."

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