MUMBAI: Mihir Swarup Sharma has joined Bloomberg News as a view columnist. He will be focusing on business and economy in India.

Sharma brings over 18 years of deep journalistic experience and was trained as an economist and political scientist in New Delhi and Boston. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was a columnist at The Indian Express and Business Standard, and was conferred the Sriram Sanlam award in recognition for his work in financial journalism.

A member of the Harvard University Fellowship between 2000 and 2003, Sharma has contributed significantly as an economist to reputable universities including his alma mater Harvard University, Institute of International Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In 2015, Mihir published a book Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy to considerable critical acclaim. It was awarded the Tata LitLive Best Business Book of the Year and was long listed for the Financial Times–McKinsey Business Book of the Year.