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
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
Donald Trump is America’s new President
Justice Brett Kavanaugh administered the oath of office to America’s new Vice President JD Vance. His Indian-origin wife Usha, and three kids, stood alongside
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 12:22 AM IST
The rise and rise of JD Vance
An ardent builder of the new conservative America First intellectual ecosystem, Vance will closely engage with nationalist conservatives of all stripes
Published on Jan 20, 2025 10:05 PM IST
New Delhi keeps an eye on House and Senate picks
Indian diplomats have their plates full as they revive old ties and build new ones to align an America First Congress with an India First diplomatic mandate
Published on Jan 20, 2025 09:29 PM IST
The tragic end of the Biden presidency
Joe Biden’s exemplary public life deserves appreciation but it also serves as a warning; if you are a politician and don’t know when to leave, history will be brutal and unkind
Published on Jan 20, 2025 07:58 PM IST
Decoding Donald Trump’s five policy passions and personnel
Donald Trump’s second term is marked by a sharper and more diverse agenda and the political mandate to implement this agenda
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 07:20 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington
Trump and India-US ties: What will work, what needs work
Ties will also go through its share of challenges, due to the larger global climate, developments in the US, and the specifics of bilateral ties
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 05:47 PM IST
Stage set for Trump’s grand swearing-in ceremony on Monday
Freezing temps have forced the transition panel to shift the venue of the oath to inside the US Capitol. His supporters will congregate in the Capitol Arena
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 12:30 AM IST
Trump to issue executive order to keep TikTok alive in the US
Proposes joint US-Chinese ownership of app; Trump’s announcement comes after the US Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld a US law, banning it from January 19
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 12:04 AM IST
Interview: Yesha Yadav on ABC of Donald Trump’s new crypto world
A leading scholar on crypto distills the essence of the technology, the legal landscape, the differences in India and the US, and the new world of crypto that Donald Trump plans to usher in on day 1
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 09:07 PM IST
US Supreme Court upholds ban on TikTok with Chinese ownership
Since 2017, TikTok has gained 170 million users in US. In 2023, US TikToK users uploaded 5.5 billion videos, which were viewed 13 trillion times
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 11:24 PM IST
Will solve problems with Xi Jinping, make world safer, says Donald Trump
The call comes three days before Trump takes office, having promised high across-the-board tariffs against China and sparked concerns about an intense trade war
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 09:48 PM IST
Trump’s mandate economy not Greenland; risk of wealth concentration: Ro Khanna
House India caucus co-chair and California Congressman spoke to HT on Trump, his China approach and ties with India, Indian-Americans, Silicon Valley, and liberal internationalism
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 10:33 AM IST
In Modi, Trump sees a bit of himself: Trump’s former NSA Robert O’Brien
Robert O’Brien, Trump’s last NSA, spoke to HT about the relationship between Trump and Modi, the US and India, China, and what’s in store in Trump’s next term
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 04:26 AM IST
On this path, China will control how Americans live in a decade: Marco Rubio
Warns of Taiwan crisis by end of decade. On Ukraine, Rubio said that the official US policy must be to call for an end to the war in Ukraine
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 11:55 PM IST
Panel suggests ‘action’ on individual in US plot case
The external affairs ministry confirmed last October that Yadav, a former officer of the CRPF deputed to the Research and Analysis Wing, was sacked by the government
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 05:48 AM IST
In bid to boost energy ties, US removes curbs on three Indian entities
The announcement of US intent was first made by US national security advisor Jake Sullivan during his visit to New Delhi last week.
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 11:41 PM IST
Prashant Jha, Washington