Prem Shankar Jha is an eminent journalist, policy analyst and author. Born in Patna and educated at Doon School, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and the University of Oxford, he began his career with the United Nations Development Programme before returning to India to join the Hindustan Times and later the Times of India. He has served as Editor of the Financial Express and the Hindustan Times, and as Economic Editor at the Times of India. Jha has also worked as a consultant to the World Bank and the United Nations, and served as information adviser to Prime Minister V.P. Singh. A widely published columnist and visiting scholar at institutions including Harvard and Oxford, he is the author of several influential books on politics, economics and international affairs.