Ananth Krishnan

About

Ananth Krishnan is a journalist who has written extensively on foreign affairs with a focus on developments in China and India. He is a Director at The Hindu Group. He reported from China for more than a decade, and previously worked in leading think-tanks and public policy institutes. He has expertise in the fields of journalism, public policy, public relations, communications, and foreign affairs. He is the author of 'India's China Challenge', a best-selling and critically acclaimed book published by HarperCollins in 2020; 'Following the Money: China Inc.'s Growing Stake in India-China Relations', a first-of-its-kind study mapping Chinese investments in India published by The Brookings Institution India Center in 2020; 'The Comrades and the Mullahs: China, Afghanistan, and the New Asian Geopolitics', his second critically-acclaimed book, co-authored with Stanly Johny, and the first book to focus on China's relations with Afghanistan, published by HarperCollins in 2022.