Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
Managing Editor, NWS
Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta has spent nearly two decades chronicling the fault lines of Indian democracy — federal politics, the communal cauldron, and the shifting tides of caste and community in India's electoral landscape. Rising from reporter to editor, he led politics coverage as Political Editor at The Wire until recently, steering teams and shaping story packages. A 2024 Asia Journalism Fellow in Singapore, he continues to write with the rigour of an archivist and the instincts of a reporter who has seen the country up close.
Articles by Ajoy
Xi Confirms New Delhi Trip as India Pushes BRICS Digital-Currency Plan Ahead of Summit
The Reserve Bank of India’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-linking proposal and a rare Modi-Xi meeting arrive as Putin, Lula and Ramaphosa navigate US tariffs against a fractured Gulf-Ukraine backdrop.
The U-Turn That Cleared Gautam Adani of Bribery Charges – And the Judge Who Called It Out
A US federal court dismissed Gautam Adani’s US$265 million bribery case but slammed DOJ’s reversal as “concerning”, rejecting claims that India ever investigated the allegations.