Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

The standard book on the India-United States relationship, by the former US diplomat Dennis Kux, was titled "Estranged Democracies". In a slow process going back to the Bill Clinton administration, however, the two countries have been…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has been a political phenomenon in India, despite it being one of the most fragmented and competitive democratic environments in the world. His first national election victory in 2014 gave his…

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri is Senior Editor of the Hindustan Times and Senior Associate of the consultancy Rhodium Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBid0ITGbrA&feature=emb_title

In May, India re-elected Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, increasing his majority and giving him 303 out of 543 parliamentary seats. If the tally of coalition partners is added to those of his own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Modi has an…

Asian economies are weathering the present global crisis but long-term gains will be possible only if governments use the opportunity to carry out more reforms. It has been almost exactly two years since Bear Stearns  & Company ignited…