Book Details

Imprint: Mehta Publishing House

Publication Year: 2022

Contributors

Author Info: JAMES ASTILL IS THE POLITICAL EDITOR AND BAGEHOT COLUMNIST OF THE ECONOMIST. HE WAS FORMERLY THE NEWSPAPER’S ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT EDITOR, IN WHICH ROLE HE PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO FORESTS. IN 2010 HE WROTE A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE WORLD’S FORESTS, RESEARCHED IN INDONESIA, UGANDA, INDIA, MEXICO AND BRAZIL, THAT WON THE GRANTHAM PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING ON THE ENVIRONMENT. HE CONTINUES TO SPEAK AND CHAIR EVENTS ON FOREST ISSUES. HE HAS ALSO WORKED AS THE ECONOMIST’S SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EDITOR, AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN CORRESPONDENT, AND AFRICA CORRESPONDENT. HE HAS WRITTEN OTHER SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE ARCTIC, INDIA AND PAKISTAN, AND THE PRIZE-WINNING BOOK ‘THE GREAT TAMASHA : CRICKET, CORRUPTION AND THE TURBULENT RISE OF MODERN INDIA. ‘ HE WAS EDUCATED AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND TOKYO AND LIVES IN LONDON.