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
Reaffirming India as a responsible power
A crisis is here and it is best to recognise it and deal with it
Updated on Sep 25, 2023 12:02 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
India is on the high table, but is taking us along: Global South hails Delhi’s leadership
Leaders from various countries of the global south and the UN praised India for its partnership with the UN system and its support for development projects. They see India as a voice for their aspirations and as providing help and assistance. India has filled a void in the international system where low-income and developing countries have felt ignored. The leaders called for reform of global institutions and highlighted the need to address issues like sustainable development, climate financing, and food and fuel crises. India was hailed as a trusted partner and champion of the vulnerable.
Updated on Sep 24, 2023 11:55 PM IST
Dominant resisting change, it is still a world of double standards: Jaishankar
Jaishankar said that India’s challenge and success at G20 Summit was steering the global conversation back to global growth and development issues
Published on Sep 24, 2023 11:53 PM IST
From global north to south, Jaishankar continues bilateral engagements
The external affairs minister is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
Published on Sep 24, 2023 04:26 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
In New York, IBSA commits to working together on global south issues
India, Brazil, and South Africa (IBSA) have called for reformed multilateralism and are planning to add more substance to their trilateral grouping. The three countries, which recently found success at the G20 summit, have agreed to meet again for a stand-alone IBSA meeting in Brazil in early 2024. They are committed to principles such as reformed multilateralism, participatory democracy, and respect for human rights. They also expressed frustration with the slow progress of UN Security Council reform and called for concrete outcomes within a fixed time frame. Additionally, they emphasized the need to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and address debt vulnerabilities.
Updated on Sep 24, 2023 12:01 AM IST
In New York, IBSA commits to working together on global south issues
India, Brazil, and South Africa (IBSA) have called for reformed multilateralism and are investing new energy in their trilateral grouping. The three countries aim to enhance trilateral cooperation, provide a new framework for South-South Cooperation, and work towards multilateral reform. They also emphasized counter-terrorism cooperation, the implementation of sustainable development goals, and the resolution of debt vulnerabilities. Additionally, starting from December 1, 2023, the three IBSA countries will comprise the G20 troika and aim to integrate a developmental perspective in the G20 agenda.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 11:58 PM IST
US calls for India, Canada to cooperate; NIA cracks down
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that the US is consulting with Canada on its allegation linking the Indian government to a killing on Canadian soil. Blinken called for India to cooperate with the investigation and for accountability to be established. He also expressed the US's concern about "alleged transnational repression" and took a broader swipe at China for its pattern of such behavior. These comments come as India intensifies its crackdown on the secessionist Khalistani network, which is at the center of the row.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 11:29 PM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
G20 success, women’s reservation bill draws India accolades in New York
When the UK’s minister of state for South Asia Tariq Ahmad stepped into the Kennedy Room in the same hotel to meet Jaishankar, he began by congratulating India for G20
Published on Sep 23, 2023 10:29 AM IST
We helped but G20 success due to India, no view on Canada’s allegation: Brazil FM
Brazil’s foreign minister Mauro Vieira said IBSA was a “very important grouping” where the three countries share a common goal of global institutional reform and discuss a range of social and political issues, drive cooperation on the global stage, serve as a steering committee for G20, and deliver development benefits elsewhere
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 10:36 AM IST
‘Coordinating with Canada, want to see investigation complete’: Blinken
Blinken said the US was “extremely vigilant” about any instances of “alleged transnational repression”, and took it “very, very seriously”as a broader issue.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 09:11 AM IST
In New York, Quad foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to Indo-Pacific
The Quad is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive & resilient, the foreign ministers of the group’s four countries have reaffirmed.
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 11:52 PM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
Jaishankar kicks off intensive bilateral engagements in New York with close partners
External affairs minister S Jaishankar met his counterparts from two close partner countries, Japan and Australia, where the leaders discussed bilateral and global issues and the minister put forth India’s perspective on Canada’s recent allegations, people familiar with the development said.
Published on Sep 22, 2023 11:04 PM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
India calls for people-centric approach to Ukraine, says UNSC ineffective
In a discussion on Ukraine at the UN Security Council, Sanjay Verma, secretary (West) in the ministry of external affairs, reiterated the Indian line that dialogues were “the only answer”
Published on Sep 22, 2023 08:50 AM IST
India is not Russia and is different from China: US NSA Jake Sullivan
Sullivan said that India is not Russia and is different from China, in response to a question on why the United States is giving a “free pass” on Beijing and Delhi on Russian aggression
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:42 AM IST
Concerned by Canada’s charges, in contact with both countries: US NSA
Sullivan said the US fully supports the investigation and it would like to see perpetrators brought to justice
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 05:22 AM IST
I2U2 announces business coalition, invites private sector proposals
I2U2 grouping members, namely India , Israel, the US, the UAE, launched a uniquely structured I2U2 business coalition on Thursday to boost public-private partnership among each other
Published on Sep 22, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
India renews push for UNSC reform in New York
L69 is a grouping that includes countries from Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Pacific Island states and Asia.
Published on Sep 22, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Canada fails to persuade G7 nations to back its claim
The G7 foreign ministers met in New York on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly week late on Monday night.
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 12:28 PM IST
Biden and Netanyahu welcome IMEC
The Biden-Netanyahu meeting came at a difficult time in the bilateral US-Israel relationship.
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 04:04 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
In Biden’s speech, the American push for global multilateral reform aligns with India’s agenda
In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden made a strong pitch for reformed multilateralism, calling for the inclusion of both more permanent and non-permanent members in the Security Council (SC) and reaffirming the American commitment to the reform of multilateral development banks (MDBs).
Published on Sep 20, 2023 11:46 PM IST
Prashant Jha, New York
New Parliament should pave way for renewed democracy
As India gets ready to embrace a new temple for democracy, Modi deserves accolades for recognising the need for a new Parliament
Updated on Sep 19, 2023 12:47 AM IST
On Modi’s foreign policy, here is what the Opposition gets it wrong
Political prejudices should not come in the way of appreciating India’s success on world stage. It diminishes the credibility of critics, not of the government
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 12:31 PM IST
On G20 margins, push for UN reform
PM Narendra Modi and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed to have “regular bilateral coordination meetings on Security Council Reform
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 04:27 AM IST
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G20 has stood up for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the omission of a reference to Russian aggression against Ukraine in the G20 Leaders' Declaration.
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 12:38 AM IST
What the G20 Summit success means for India and the world
The summit's declaration will have implications for bilateral ties, India's global influence, and efforts to revive multilateralism.
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 08:14 AM IST
G20 charts new global path
Modi handed over the ceremonial gavel to Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country will take over the presidency on December 1.
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 04:29 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New Delhi
How to read the fine print of the G20 Delhi Declaration
The Delhi Declaration of G20 acknowledges the defining moment in history and addresses political, economic, and environmental challenges
Updated on Sep 10, 2023 04:34 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New Delhi
Skilful diplomacy to clear messaging: How India forged consensus on declaration
India achieved a consensus on the historic Delhi Declaration of the G20 by leveraging diplomacy, goodwill, personal relationships, and straightforward messaging
Updated on Sep 10, 2023 04:46 AM IST
G20 Summit: On Ukraine war, a fine balance in declaration’s language
The declaration emphasised the importance of refraining from the threat or use of force for territorial acquisition
Updated on Sep 10, 2023 12:44 AM IST
History@G20: We do declare
Charting a middle way between the western bloc and Russia on the contentious issue of the war in Ukraine, an issue that had led to a lack of consensus in all G20 meetings in the past 10 months, the declaration firmly positioned India as a reconciler of global contradictions Modi pulls off a massive victory for India’s presidency as members come together to adopt the Delhi Declaration in the true spirit of one earth, one family, one future
Published on Sep 10, 2023 12:17 AM IST
Prashant Jha, New Delhi
