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
What the Delhi verdict means for Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi's leadership has seen Congress decline from Delhi dominance to zero seats, facing credibility issues and limited electoral success.
Published on Feb 09, 2025 07:24 AM IST
In Delhi’s political win, BJP gets a governance gift
The BJP is politically comfortable, and it has a seven-month window to get its economic governance right before the political cycle heats up all the way to 2029
Updated on Feb 08, 2025 09:01 PM IST
US boycotts G20 foreign ministers meet, attacks South African land reforms
US will boycott G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, citing South Africa's treatment of farmers and focus on climate and diversity, says Rubio.
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 12:15 AM IST
Trump wants deal with China; Modi playing cards smartly: Lisa Curtis
Key former official says Trump wants fast defence deals with India, warns immigration must be managed delicately, among other things.
Published on Feb 06, 2025 09:06 AM IST
Trump plan: Take over Gaza, make it ‘Riviera’
Trump has proposed US takeover of Gaza, urging Palestinians to relocate to Egypt and Jordan, sparking outrage and accusations of ethnic cleansing
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 12:05 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
US will take over Gaza Strip: Trump
Says all Palestinians should permanently leave for Egypt and Jordan; US to decide on Israeli sovereignty over West Bank soon
Published on Feb 05, 2025 07:55 PM IST
When America goes to war against itself
Donald Trump is attacking the US State’s ideology and institutions. The destruction is clear; the regeneration is to be seen
Published on Feb 04, 2025 08:06 PM IST
Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico for a month after phone call with Sheinbaum
Donald Trump said Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to deploy 10,000 additional Mexican troops to the border with the US
Published on Feb 03, 2025 10:21 PM IST
Modi and Trump likely to meet on February 13, Trump may host a dinner for PM
PM Modi is expected to arrive in Washington DC on the evening of February 12 after wrapping up his visit to France, and will stay in the US capital till Feb 14.
Updated on Feb 04, 2025 10:26 AM IST
Trump slaps tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
In what analysts see as the opening of a broader trade war, the tariffs take effect on Tuesday, February 4. Canadian energy products face a reduced 10% tariff
Published on Feb 03, 2025 12:26 AM IST
How back-channel talks set stage for Modi’s visit to US
The central characters in this saga are Michael Waltz and S Jaishankar
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 12:43 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
PM Modi to visit US in Feb, announces Trump
PM Modi will visit the White House in February, as Trump emphasizes US-India ties, discussing trade, defence, and immigration in a recent call.
Published on Jan 29, 2025 12:24 AM IST
Trump-Modi summit will straddle key space between geopolitics, real impact
Trump announces Modi's visit to DC in February, highlighting India's importance amid US political shifts and the need for strategic dialogue on key issues.
Published on Jan 29, 2025 12:19 AM IST
Ahead of Trump-Modi's February meet, a 5-fold challenge for India's diplomacy
The timing of Modi’s visit is the message as it speaks to India’s importance and bipartisan links in the US
Published on Jan 28, 2025 12:06 PM IST
Buy more US security equipment, move towards fair trade ties: Trump to Modi
US indicates Modi’s visit to White House in the works as early as February.
Updated on Jan 28, 2025 06:07 AM IST
Trump says will appeal birthright citizenship order
Court stay offers relief to Indians but concern about long term fight, other immigration battles. A group of 18 states have filed a challenge in Massachusetts, while the Seattle order was in response to a challenge filed by four other states
Published on Jan 25, 2025 10:12 AM IST
Under Trump and Modi, India-US ties will become bigger, bolder: Jaishankar
Jaishankar said that the two countries would like to deepen ties in defence, security, technology and more domains and are competing on how to take it forward.
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 06:13 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
Quad ministers meet in DC as Trump returns to office
First diplomatic engagement of Trump team focuses on eco, security, tech coop in Indo-Pacific; Jaishankar says will think bigger and deepen agenda
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 07:44 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
India, US talk ties, energy immigration in key meet
The two met right after participating in a Quad foreign ministers meeting where they agreed to work for a free and open Indo-Pacific
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 12:19 AM IST
8 years later, why Trump 2.0 is not like his first coming
Unlike 2016, when Trump’s win was seen as a fluke or attributed to external interference or merely to an unpopular rival, 2024 is Trump’s mandate
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 12:17 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
Where Trump 2.0 is distinct from Trump 1.0
Awe, fear, greed, purpose and resignation explains why 2025, Trump’s first year in a second term, is different from 2017, Trump’s first year in his first term
Published on Jan 22, 2025 10:29 PM IST
Depending on an undependable US
India should deepen strategic and economic ties with Trump’s DC, but be aware of its nationalist and revisionist avatar
Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:07 PM IST
Rubio meets Jaishankar in his first bilateral; commits to deepening India ties
Jaishankar and Rubio both reaffirmed their commitment to stronger US-India ties especially in technology, defence, and energy.
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 01:09 PM IST
Quad agrees to strengthen cooperation, sends message to China
First diplomatic engagement of Trump team focuses on economic, security, technological cooperation in Indo-Pacific; external affairs minister S Jaishankar says will think bigger
Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:26 AM IST
In Trump’s firing line, the diversity of American federal government
Activists believe that this move, while ostensibly to prioritise merit over identity, will give an unfair advantage to those who are already advantaged
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 11:51 PM IST
No citizenship at birth for children of H-1B holders in US: Trump's new order
Donald Trump’s decision on birthright citizenship will have life-altering implications for all those on a temporary visa status in US.
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 04:18 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
Trump announces 25% tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico
With “America First trade policy”, instructs team to study trade deficits, tariffs, deals; the US has a trade deficit of over $150 billion with Mexico and $67 billion with Canada
Published on Jan 21, 2025 10:43 PM IST
US out of WHO, halts all foreign aid
US President Donald Trump slammed WHO for Covid and said US aid programs have destabilised the world
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 09:36 PM IST
In Trump's pardons for Jan 6 rioters, a tale of two realities
The President first constructed a new political narrative and then bent the law to its direction in a rewriting of reality
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 10:30 PM IST
Marco Rubio is America’s new Secretary of State; Trump directs “America First” policy
Marco Rubio from Florida is the first cabinet rank official in the Donald Trump administration to be confirmed
Published on Jan 21, 2025 09:15 PM IST