A. K. Bhattacharya

A.K. Bhattacharya is at present Editorial Director at Business Standard, a national business daily, and author of the long-running column ‘Raisina Hill’. After holding leadership positions at Financial Express and The Economic Times, he went on to become editor of The Pioneer and Business Standard. Among his books are India’s Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency (2023, Penguin) and India’s Finance Ministers: Different Strokes (1998–2014) (2025, Penguin).