Mark your calendar for 14th November 2024 – Join us in New Delhi for the IIFOMAS Symposium on Mine Action and Safety!Mark your calendar for 14th November 2024 – Join us in New Delhi for the IIFOMAS Symposium on Mine Action and Safety!
RECENT MAJOR COVERAGE: • Covered Israel-Hamas war from Israeli frontline & Gaza. • Only Indian journalist to have covered 6 NATO front-line bases including onboard NATO attack helicopters. On ground Russia-Ukraine war coverage from Russian & Ukrainian frontline areas for three months. • First Indian journalist to have flown Indian fighter jet Tejas & ALH Helicopter.
WORK EXPERIENCE: • 17 years of journalism experience with various Indian & global TV, Print & Digital media houses. • Editor- Strategic Affairs- ABP News (Feb 2023-Sep 2024). • Editor-Strategic Affairs- TV9 (Apr 2022- Feb2023) • Group Strategic Affairs Editor- NewsX, India News & The Sunday Guardian (2016-2021) • Defence Editor- Times Now (2010-16) • Sr Special Correspondent- Zee News (2008-10) • Hindustan Times (2007-08). • Youngest TV journalist in India to have interviewed an Indian Prime Minister (PM Modi). • Guest speaker at Army, Navy & Air Force War Colleges.
AWARDS: • India’s biggest journalism award- Ramnath Goenka award (Best Political Reporter – 2017) • E4M News Broadcasters’ Award (Young Journalist of the Year – 2016) • E4M News Broadcasters’ Award (Best Continuous Coverage – 2017) • E4M News Broadcasters’ Award (Best Foreign Affairs Journalist – 2019) • Young Indian leader of the year (Media) – 2019 by the French govt. • First Indian journalist to receive Chief of the Naval Staff COMMENDATION Medal- March2024.
MAJOR STORIES & INTERVIEWS First & only interview of the entire surgical strike team… On the first anniversary of surgical strike.
All three commanders of the surgical strike appear together for the first and only time on TV… On the second anniversary of surgical strike
First and exclusive interview of the Italian judge who delivered the AgustaWestland VVIP Helicopter scam in Milan Court naming Sonia Gandhi, AP = Ahmed Patel and few other big names. This interview rocked the Indian parliament.
Biggest
Biggest face of ‘Saffron Terror’ controversy… Lt Col Purohit’s first and exclusive interview…
One of the biggest controversies involving Indian Army… When Maj Leetul Gogoi tied a Kashmiri man on army jeep bonnet… Major Leetul Gogoi broke his silence on NewsX.
Sensational documents and exclusive interviews on Rafale coverage
FIRST INTERVIEWS OF ALMOST!EVERY ARMY, NAVY & AIR FORCE CHIEFS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
YOUNGEST JOURNALIST TO INTERVIEW INDIAN & FOREIGN PMs & EAMs…