James Astill
James Astill is The Economist’s Asia editor, based in London. He was previously its Washington bureau chief and Lexington columnist. He is the author of The Great Tamasha: Cricket, Corruption, and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India. He is a contributor to Open
US Elections: Missing the Leader
The rise of Donald Trump is a sign of deep conflict and malaise in the Republican Party. Still, it is premature for Hillary Clinton to smile
29 October 2015
Ashes 2015: Dust to Dust
A thrilling and unexpected series victory for England in the Ashes of 2015 points to a troubling cultural change in world cricket
20 August 2015
Is David Cameron the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Britain’s general election has produced a stunning victory for the Conservatives. Yet the stability it has brought may be fleeting as Prime Minister David Cameron faces a House of Commotions
14 May 2015
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Labour or Tory, the 7 May election poses a big threat to the United Kingdom. JAMES ASTILL takes a train ride with Prime Minister David Cameron to gauge the mood of a politically broken Britain
30 April 2015
BRING BACK THE BOWLERS
Now that would be a subplot to watch out for in this World Cup
12 February 2015
Big Dreams in an Impossible Job
Can Ashraf Ghani save Afghanistan? The new President in conversation with James Astill
11 December 2014
Is it the end of the Cricket Nation?
India’s Test humiliation in England tells a bleak story of the future of a great Indian obsession
04 September 2014
The end of Britain?
An impending referendum in Scotland could bring about the end of a 307-year-old union—and the most successful nation state in history
10 July 2014
What Modi can learn from 2009
The Political Editor of The Economist returns to the last General Election to make sense of India 2014
18 April 2014
Authors
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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