Prashant Jha is the Washington DC-based US correspondent of Hindustan Times. He is also the editor of HT Premium. Jha has earlier served as editor-views and national political editor/bureau chief of the paper. He is the author of How the BJP Wins: Inside India's Greatest Election Machine and Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal.
Articles by Prashant Jha
Bullet grazes Trump’s ear in sniper attack at election rally
Former President Trump survives assassination attempt at rally in Pennsylvania. Shooter killed, one dead, two injured.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Politicians normalising violence should know it can turn against them: US expert
Top US expert Rachel Kleinfeld compares current moment in US politics to the 1960s, and in global politics to the 1930s
Published on Jul 14, 2024 09:27 PM IST
Victim and Hero: Donald Trump’s shooting seals his political edge for 2024
The shooting allows Trump’s supporters to neutralise Democratic narrative that has painted him as a source, rather than a target, of political violence so far.
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 09:42 PM IST
Former US President Donald Trump shot at campaign rally, but safe
Donald Trump was speaking to thousands of supporters at a campaign rally in Butler town of Pennsylvania when he was shot in the ear
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 09:51 AM IST
More Biden gaffes add to clamour for change
Despite growing concerns about his mental sharpness and candidacy, President Biden doubled down on staying in the race, facing pressure to withdraw.
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 02:13 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
‘Ukraine’s future is in Nato, path to membership irreversible’
At the summit, Nato’s key goal appeared to be aimed at insuring the alliance and its commitment to Ukrainian security against internal political and external strategic shocks
Published on Jul 11, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Stop enabling Ukraine war or face consequences, Nato warns China
The declaration stood out for its emphasis on China in yet another sign that the Moscow-Beijing alliance has, in the West’s perspective, led to an increasing fusion of the European and Indo-Pacific theatres
Published on Jul 11, 2024 10:36 PM IST
In a signal to Biden, Pelosi hedges on his candidacy
Biden also got another jolt on Wednesday when actor George Clooney, a lifelong Democrat who just hosted a fund-raiser for Biden, called on him to drop out
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 11:52 PM IST
Nato stronger than ever, Russia will fail in Ukraine: Biden
Biden’s address came at a time when he is facing increasing pressure from his own supporters to quit the prez race after his debate performance last month
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 11:51 PM IST
US concerned about Modi’s Moscow visit, says has been in touch with India
The State Department said the US has expressed its concerns to the India government directly but kept the content of the conversation private
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 04:03 AM IST
In US, Nato at 75 grapples with internal and external crisis
Every discussion on Nato, both among the bloc’s leaders and officials and among experts, now revolves around the man who won’t be present at the summit; Donald Trump
Published on Jul 09, 2024 09:31 PM IST
Imagining a second Trump presidency
Donald Trump will be disruptive in many ways. But on climate and democracy, his actions will weaken the US and should concern India
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 09:14 PM IST
Staying in the race till the end, time to unite: Biden tells Dems on the Hill
The Democratic Party is mired in turmoil after the first presidential debate on June 27, when Biden’s age-related vulnerabilities came into sharp focus
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 11:44 PM IST
What Labour landslide means for geopolitics
Labour returns to power in a vastly changed world with Trump's potential re-election, UK's EU dilemma, Russia-Ukraine conflict, China strategy, and economic woes.
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 05:54 AM IST
US presidential polls: Joe Biden says he will stay in the fight
News reports suggested that Biden’s last week debate performance wasn’t an aberration and there have been many moments recently where he has been incoherent.
Updated on Jul 05, 2024 01:16 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
On foreign policy, Biden and Trump trade insults, present diff views of the world and wars
India came up only once in the debate when Trump clubbed Russia, China and India together as countries that benefited from the Paris Climate Agreement
Published on Jun 28, 2024 10:16 PM IST
Biden stumbles; Trump establishes dominance in presidential debate
In a 90-minute debate on CNN, Trump contrasted what he painted to be his presidential record of safe borders, a thriving economy and an America respected by the world with Biden’s alleged failure
Published on Jun 28, 2024 12:39 PM IST
Pulpit offers Biden his comeback opportunity
Donald Trump has the clear edge but the presidential debate offers Joe Biden a big chance to address an image deficit. Like in India, the final lap of the campaign will shape the outcome
Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:55 PM IST
Won’t tolerate attempts to silence, harm our citizens: US Attorney General
Last year, the Department of Justice indicted Nikhil Gupta for allegedly plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who stands for a separate Khalistani state and is designated by India as a terrorist.
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 07:38 AM IST
To counter China, US & India need to work on joint eco action: R Krishnamoorthi
In a recent interview with HT, he offered an overall assessment of the state of US-China competition
Published on Jun 18, 2024 08:55 AM IST
US outlook on India: Bullish, comfortable
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell praises India's successful elections, sees democratic advantage over China, bullish on US-India ties.
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 04:34 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
US hails Indian democracy, sceptical of progress on India-China border talks
Kurt Campbell calls India the “leading nation” of Quad, points to growing strategic alignment, acknowledges US must change old practices on export controls
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 06:14 PM IST
Verdict 2024: A huge asset for foreign policy
The outcome has rebuilt India’s image as a robust democracy. This offers a chance to bridge the divide with the alienated diaspora
Published on Jun 11, 2024 08:39 PM IST
The resilience of Indian democracy over 4 decades
What binds 1984 and 2004, 2014 and 2024 is the ability of India’s institutions and citizens to deliver on their core mandate
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 09:43 AM IST
The federal mandate: A call for more collaboration
As it gets ready to lead a coalition government of allies, and strong regional allies at that, the BJP may want to reset its federal playbook
Published on Jun 04, 2024 10:51 PM IST
The mandate’s economic message: After welfare, time for jobs
The mandate allows the BJP as a single-largest party to continue its welfare architecture and rewards the party for this improvement
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:57 PM IST
The social mandate: Identity-based justice over identity-based chauvinism
Indian voters are willing to go beyond their caste identities, but they also see their caste identity as a fundamental marker of their life experience
Published on Jun 04, 2024 10:34 PM IST
A political mandate for balance and restraint
Lok Sabha Election 2024 results: Here are the broad lessons that can be drawn.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 10:27 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik: Politician who beat all odds to lead Odisha faces a setback
Naveen Patnaik, 77 not only made Odisha his home but came to dominate its politics like no one else had before, not even his legendary father
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 11:12 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi: 5 key shifts in strategy helped shape outcome
The Congress should not see the verdict itself as a victory. It remains a distant second. It remains geographically more limited than it has been in the past
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 11:12 PM IST