Career
He writes on Indian politics and on South-Asian and South-east Asian affairs Born in New Delhi, India on 24 July 1960, he was a director of United News of India, a leading Indian news agency, from 1992 to 2008, and twice its chairman. He was the chairman of Media Research Users" Council for 2012-2013 and president of the Indian Newspaper Society in its platinum jubilee year, 2013-2014.
During this period he wrote a book, "Threescore and Fifteen - The story of the Indian Newspaper Society".
The first copy of the book was presented to the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, at a function to mark the platinum jubilee.
Member, Executive Committee (and past president), Indian Newspaper Society
Founding member (and past Chairman), Asia News Network
Member, Board of Governors (and past chairman), Media Research Users" Council
Member, Council of Management, All India Management Association
Member, Executive Board, Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism.
