Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist and commentator. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, al-Araby al-Jadeed and BirGun, and is a contributing editor for Himal Southasian. He usually writes on the Middle Eastern politics, development economics, North-South relations and current events. He is the author of a number of books, including The Darker Nations: a People's History of the Third World and Arab Spring, Libyan Winter.