"As remarkable as India’s growth story is, it doesn’t wash away the fact that poverty has become richer institutions’ problem.”
Avantika Chilkoti is a sharp, internationally respected global business correspondent at The Economist, bringing depth and empathy to complex economic stories. Based in London and a Kennedy Scholar alumni of Harvard and Cambridge she covers philanthropy, development, and corporate influence across emerging markets.
Formerly a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times in Mumbai and Jakarta, Chilkoti has reported on crises, growth, and inequality from Asia to Africa. She hosted the acclaimed podcast The Modi Raj, which investigated Narendra Modi’s global influence by mixing investigative journalism with cultural introspection. Her writing appears in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and 1843 Magazine, weaving hard data with human stories to challenge elite economic narratives.
“Avantika Chilkoti writes with flair and authority—rare in global business journalism.” — The Economist
