Utpal Bhaskar is Assistant Managing Editor with Mint, and is part of the founding team that launched the newspaper. Widely cited by authors and think-tanks, he leads the policy coverage for Mint. He is a Chevening, and US State Department’s IVLP fellow, and his interest areas include political economy and geo-economics. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Centre for Political Studies (CPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi.