Gerry Shih

New Delhi

South Asia

Education: Stanford University, BA

Gerry Shih is the India Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, covering India and neighboring countries. He previously served as China correspondent until 2020, when his Chinese journalist visa was revoked. Before joining the Post in 2018, he reported for the Associated Press from Beijing. He has also covered Silicon Valley’s social media companies for Reuters and northern California for The New York Times.
Latest from Gerry Shih

Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhs

Canada on Monday ordered six Indian diplomats to leave the country, including India’s top diplomat in Ottawa, Sanjay Kumar Verma, officials said.

October 14, 2024
People hold flags at a Sikh rally outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto in September 2023 to protest the Indian government's alleged involvement in the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Ratan Tata, Indian billionaire and philanthropist, dies at 86

The family-led business empire expanded by Mr. Tata touched nearly every facet of Indian life with its holdings and his philanthropy.

October 10, 2024
Ratan Tata attends the launch of a Tata Motors vehicle in Mumbai in 2020.

India’s Modi visits Ukraine, urges Zelensky to hold peace talks

The Indian prime minister’s trip to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, came after his visit to Moscow last month, which was sharply criticized by Zelensky.

August 23, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stand at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on Friday.

India pressed U.S. to go easy on Bangladeshi leader before her ouster, officials say

After Indian lobbying, Washington toned down its criticism of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Now both countries must confront whether they mishandled Bangladesh.

August 15, 2024
Students chant slogans near a vandalized mural of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, during a protest on Monday in Dhaka.

Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests

Schools and universities have been closed indefinitely, and authorities have cut mobile internet services nationwide, citing the need to curb disinformation.

July 19, 2024

Across river from lavish Indian wedding, frustration and flooded streets

The extravagant nuptials of Anant Ambani were a national Rorschach test: awe-inspiring showcase of Indian affluence or indictment of lopsided development?

July 16, 2024
A motorbike lies partially submerged in a flooded street after a heavy downpour, in Mumbai on July 8.

Biden administration disturbed by Modi-Putin visit during NATO summit

The United States is trying to build a growing alliance with India to counter China, but an independent streak complicates relations.

July 11, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin presents Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.

Modi bear-hugs Putin in Moscow, marking deep ties between Russia and India

The visit shows India will maintain close ties with Russia despite Washington’s efforts to woo Prime Minister Narendra Modi and isolate President Vladimir Putin.

July 9, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin embrace at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Monday.

With Orban in China and Modi in Russia, Putin’s multipolar world takes shape

As Hungary’s leader pushed for a Ukraine cease-fire, Russian missile strikes hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv and killed at least 37 across the country.

July 8, 2024
People walk past a large screen showing news coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing on Monday.

U.S. lawmakers support Dalai Lama amid questions over Tibet’s future

The U.S. delegation gave the Dalai Lama a framed copy of the Resolve Tibet Act that was passed by Congress last week and represents a shift in U.S. policy toward Tibet.

June 20, 2024
The Dalai Lama exchanges greetings with former U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi in Dharamshala, India, on Wednesday.