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
On Labour Day, Americans enter the decisive electoral season of their lifetimes
Kamala Harris has the momentum, but don’t underestimate Donald Trump’s support. This remains a close election and either outcome is possible
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Harris projects herself as candidate of continuity, change, consensus
Kamala Harris addressed her campaign’s four big vulnerabilities — economy, immigration, energy policy, and Israel’s war
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 09:49 PM IST
Kamala’s swing states challenge, through 3 Indian-origin backers
On the sidelines of the DNC, HT spoke to three Democratic Indian-American politicians who are legislators in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Michigan
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 12:12 AM IST
Five takeaways from Dems convention in Chicago
The Democratic convention in Chicago has shown that the Democratic party is alive, vibrant, united, and ready to fight till the last vote. This race is truly on
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 12:03 AM IST
‘Kamala for the people’: Harris seals nomination
Harris told Americans her life story, traced her career, and offered dark warnings against the implications of the return of Trump
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Chicago
Kamala Harris backs Israel’s right to defend, supports Ukraine
Kamala Harris laid out her foreign policy world view, claiming US will win the competition with China, and positions herself as a champion of democracy
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 12:02 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Chicago
Kamala Harris true to her identities: South Asians for Harris chief Harini Krishnan
Harris campaign’s top South Asia campaign organiser speaks about her candidacy and identity, and how Indian Americans and Indians should see her
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 04:40 PM IST
Tim Walz accepts VP nomination, takes the fight to Republicans
Vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz focused on the evening’s theme of freedom and positioned Democrats as the party that will fight for it
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 11:45 PM IST
Democrats reclaim freedom with Oprah, Clinton, and younger pool of leaders
Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to those Black girls who were at the forefront of fighting school segregation in the 1950s, and linked it to Kamala Harris’s story
Published on Aug 22, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Emhoff offers glimpse into Harris’s personal life at Democrats’ convention
Emhoff, who is the first Second Gentleman in American history and may become the first First Gentleman, in a role that has only known First Ladies
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 12:20 AM IST
‘Ugly, racist, misogynist’: Michelle Obama tears into Trump, floors Democrats
Speaking right before her husband, Barack, Michelle Obama alluded to the 2008 campaign that was premised on hope and change
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 01:35 AM IST
Obama turns back clock for Kamala Harris: Yes, she can!
Obama attacked Trump for his proposals, killing a bipartisan immigration deal, and not caring about reproductive freedom
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 04:58 AM IST
‘End to genocide’: The shadow of Gaza war in Chicago
To be sure, the 2024 convention hasn’t seen either the scale of protests that took place during the 1968 Democratic meet in Chicago against the Vietnam war
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 12:15 AM IST
Two generations, two political strands: When Hillary and AOC stormed Chicago
Hillary Clinton and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, represent the centrist and more progressive factions within Democratic Party
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 12:14 AM IST
‘Love my job, love my country more’: Emotional Biden bids farewell
Declares picking Kamala as VP “best decision” of his career; Democrats thank Joe Biden for his service to the nation
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 11:27 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Chicago:
Kamala Harris’s USA: Welcoming, reformist
To understand Harris, go back to the movements for justice and freedom, but also to the strand of reform rather than radicalism, that have shaped America
Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:54 PM IST
People, future, Trump: Democrats narrow down on convention message
Trump strips away people’s freedoms, Harris has fought her entire career for freedom. A second Trump term will be more extreme and dangerous than the first, Harris will lead America into a brighter future
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 10:21 PM IST
Re-energised Democrats return to Chicago for DNC to bid Biden farewell, celebrate Harris
Democrats gather in Chicago to celebrate Kamala Harris's presidential nomination, bid farewell to Joe Biden, and oppose Trump, aiming for a poll boost and unity.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
PM Modi to visit US in September, address major community event in New York
Around 15,000 people are expected to attend the gathering that will be “unique and different” in its format, flow and themes compared to past events.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 06:05 PM IST
Harris, Walz kick off campaign with focus on middle class and freedom
“Coach Walz” sharpens Democratic attack on Trump-Vance; Trump said Harris-Walz will make America communist
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 12:24 AM IST
US Elections: Minnesota guv Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ running mate
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House during that period, hailed the selection of Walz and called him a true heartland Democrat.
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
US polls: What Walz gets Harris, what he doesn’t
Harris embarked on a career in law as a public prosecutor, before she ran for office and became a district attorney and eventually the California attorney general
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 05:24 AM IST
US presidential polls: Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate
Midwestern state governor, army veteran, rural White leader meant to counter Trump-Vance appeal and balance ticket
Published on Aug 06, 2024 10:28 PM IST
Dhaka, Delhi, and DC: Trio that tried to tango
India and the US had a genuine, good-faith policy disagreement on Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh. But don’t spin conspiracies due to that. They must work together now
Published on Aug 06, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Indo-Pacific Biden’s imp, least talked about success: Blinken, Austin, Sullivan
In a joint piece in The Washington Post, Antony J Blinken, Lloyd Austin, and Jake Sullivan cited the elevation of Quad and the US and India “investing together”
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 09:06 AM IST
US welcomes interim govt announcement in Bangladesh
US wants to see path to democratic government; Washington calls for an end to violence and demands accountability for abuses
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 01:21 AM IST
In Dhaka, a massive foreign policy challenge for Delhi
India was playing a high-risk game when it backed Hasina. It was a strategy that ran the risk of alienating Bangladeshi citizens increasingly furious with Hasina.
Published on Aug 05, 2024 08:18 PM IST
Trump says Harris is Indian, turned Black recently; his lies spark outrage
Kamala Harris, born to a Black father and Indian mother, calls Trump’s remarks divisive and disrespectful; White House slams Donald Trump for such remarks
Published on Aug 01, 2024 08:01 PM IST
How Kamala Harris reshaped the US election
In seven days, Harris has shattered the popular caricature around her, infused energy into the Democratic campaign, unified the base and made 2024 an open election. But she has a long way to go
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 09:22 PM IST
Obamas endorse Kamala Harris’s presidential bid
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris's candidacy. NY Times poll shows her neck to neck with Trump. Harris challenged Trump to a debate.
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington