Dr. Tharoor: In Dubai, ambition meets possibility

Indian MP urges finance professionals to pair ambition with integrity, vision with discipline, and human judgment with technological progress

- BY ANAND RAJ OK Special to Gulf News

When Dr. Shashi Tharoor takes the stage, it is less a speech and more a journey into ideas. At Udaan, ICAI Dubai's 43rd Annual Conference held at Le Méridien Dubai, he delivered an address that seamlessly combined inspiration, insight, and a compelling call for professionals to shape a future defined not by circumstance, but by conviction.

"Dubai is a city that has never been content to accept the horizon as the boundary of possibility," Tharoor began, drawing a powerful parallel between the emirate's transformation and the aspirations of its professional community. Where sand once dictated limits, he said, imagination has risen in steel and glass. It was an elegant metaphor for a city that has turned ambition into architecture.

Courage to dream