--- title: "2 Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran Quotes - Famous Journalist (Power to the People)" description: "Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran was the global energy and climate innovation editor of The Economist through May 2026. Previously he served as The Economist's U...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vijay-v-vaitheeswaran-93654.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vijay-v-vaitheeswaran-93654.jpg) # Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran (1969) Journalist India **2** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is a journalist from India, best known for *Power to the People*. ## Quick Facts About Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran Born April 5, 1969 Nationality India Profession Journalist Notable works Power to the People ## About Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran was the global energy and climate innovation editor of The Economist through May 2026. Previously he served as The Economist's U.S. business editor and its first China bureau chief. His editorial expertise includes climate change, energy and the environment, business, corporate governance, finance, international trade, geopolitics and economics, science, technology and innovation. ## Awards & Honors Asian American Literary Awards ## Quotes by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran > [Civilization is in no immediate danger of running out of energy or even just out of oil. But we are running out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/civilization-is-in-no-immediate-danger-of-running-out-of-energy-or/) [Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/) [Capacity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capacity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran-98367_capacity_civilization-is-in-no-immediate-danger-o_77645.jpg) > [“As Paul Saffo, a forecaster of large-scale change at Discern Analytics, observes wisely, 'Change is never linear. Our expectations are linear, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/as-paul-saffo-a-forecaster-of-large-scale-change-at-discern-analytics/) [Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/) [Clear view](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear-view/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran-98367_clear-view_as-paul-saffo-a-forecaster-of-large-scal_3124435.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/#itemlist", "name": "Vijay V. 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