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India Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-born American journalist, political commentator, and author known for hosting CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and his columns for The Washington Post.
Host of "Fareed Zakaria GPS," a weekly show focusing on foreign affairs and global policies, airing Sundays at 10am & 1pm ET in the US and four times weekly on CNN International. He also hosts primetime specials for CNN.
Writes a weekly paid column for The Washington Post.
Served as editor-at-large for TIME, as well as being a columnist for the publication.
Fareed talked to The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio about the economic chaos of President Trump's first term.
Has been a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International.
Became one of the producers for the HBO series "Vice," serving as a consultant for the show.
A contributing editor for the Atlantic Media group, which includes The Atlantic Monthly.
Hosted the weekly TV news show, "Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria" on PBS from 2005–08.
Fareed Zakaria was born in Mumbai, India, on January 20, 1964, to Rafiq Zakaria, a politician and scholar, and Fatima Zakaria, an editor of the Sunday Times of India. He attended the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai before moving to the United States for his higher education. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1986, where he was involved with the Yale Political Union and the Yale Political Monthly. He earned his PhD in government from Harvard University in 1993, studying under notable theorists such as Samuel P. Huntington, Stanley Hoffmann, and Robert Keohane. His academic background provided a strong foundation for his later career in journalism and political analysis.
Zakaria began his professional career shortly after his doctoral studies, becoming the managing editor of Foreign Affairs in 1992 at the age of 28. Under his leadership, the magazine transitioned to a bi-monthly publication schedule. He also served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching a seminar on international relations. In October 2000, he was appointed editor of Newsweek International and began writing a weekly column for Newsweek. He later moved to Time magazine in August 2010 as an editor-at-large and columnist, while also contributing to The Atlantic Media group and writing a weekly column for The Washington Post. His diverse roles in prominent publications established him as a significant voice in global affairs.
His career further expanded into television, where he was a news analyst for ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” from 2002 to 2007. He hosted “Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria” on PBS from 2005 to 2008. In June 2008, he launched his weekly show, “Fareed Zakaria GPS (Global Public Square),” on CNN, which airs internationally and has celebrated over a decade on air. He has authored several New York Times bestsellers, including “From Wealth to Power” (1998), “The Future of Freedom” (2003), “The Post-American World” (2008), and “In Defense of a Liberal Education” (2015). In 2013, he also became a producer and consultant for the HBO series “Vice.” He has received numerous accolades, including a National Magazine Award in 2010, a Peabody Award for his show, and the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government in 2010 for his contributions to journalism.
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