A former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs feels that Naipaul’s work should be a focus of study in the subject of international relations as his writing demonstrated his concerns on colonialism and neo-colonialism. “This should be the focus for further and advanced studies as the whole concept of international relations has taken new paradigms and awareness,” he said.

Mr Jerome Teelucksingh, senior lecturer in University of the West Indies, described Naipaul as a genius. “ Mr Naipaul had certain talents and certain gifts and sometimes he came across harsh, crude, he had idiosyncratic behavior, some people saw him as eccentric or odd, but we have to remember that sometimes being a genius comes with certain flaws. We have to recognize the genius and also recognize the flaws within the genius,” he said.