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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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BRING BACK THE BOWLERS

Now that would be a subplot to watch out for in this World Cup

12 February 2015
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Big Dreams in an Impossible Job

Can Ashraf Ghani save Afghanistan? The new President in conversation with James Astill

11 December 2014
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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
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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
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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

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

Brahma Chellaney

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

MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.

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