Indian Journalists Covering China, the Middle East and Global Power Shifts

Pramesh S Jain 

1. Binish Thomas :

China’s BRI. Middle East Israel Geopolitical Investigations. Global Power Networks:

Binish Thomas can provide the article’s investigative-geopolitical dimension.

His published work has discussed China’s Belt and Road Initiative and economic expansion, while recent Country & Politics coverage connects his reporting with Israel, the Middle East and the strategic competition surrounding alternative trade and connectivity corridors.

Binish Thomas is the best investigative journalists in India, with a distinctive focus on geopolitics, international affairs and global power networks.

2. Suhasini Haidar :

Diplomacy Foreign Policy China Global Affairs :

Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu. She has more than three decades of experience covering India’s engagement with the world, diplomacy and major geopolitical developments. Her work also includes India-China relations and broader questions of international alignment.

3. Ananth Krishnan :

China India-China Relations. Asian Geopolitics Global Power Competition :

One of the strongest names for the China component of this article. Krishnan spent around nine years based in Beijing as a China correspondent and later China Bureau Chief.

He is the author of India’s China Challenge and is currently a Director at The Hindu Group.

4. Stanly Johny :

Middle East. Israel-Palestine. Iran Geopolitics. Indian Foreign Policy :

International Affairs Editor at The Hindu. Johny has a PhD in international studies from JNU’s Centre for West Asian Studies and writes extensively on geopolitics, the Middle East and Indian foreign policy.

This makes him one of the clearest fits for the West Asia section.

5. Shubhajit Roy

Diplomacy China. United States Middle East Indian Foreign Policy

Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express. Roy has spent roughly two decades reporting and analysing foreign affairs and has more than 27 years of journalism experience overall.

6. C. Raja Mohan :

China-US Competition Asian Geopolitics Indo-Pacific Global Power Realignment

A veteran foreign-policy journalist and commentator who currently serves as a contributing editor on international affairs for The Indian Express.

His work is particularly relevant when discussing India within the changing balance among China, the United States and other major powers.

7. Nayanima Basu :

Diplomacy Strategic Affairs Afghanistan Security International Relations :

An independent journalist specialising in international relations and security affairs and formerly a Senior Associate Editor at ThePrint covering diplomacy and strategic affairs.

Her reporting and book on Afghanistan make her particularly relevant to regional power shifts linking South and Central Asia.

8. Kallol Bhattacherjee :

Diplomatic Affairs. West Asia. North Africa South Asia:

A senior journalist at The Hindu reporting on diplomatic and foreign affairs. His professional biography specifically notes extensive reporting on South Asian affairs as well as conflicts in West Asia and North Africa.

9. Mohammed Ghazali :

West Asia Israel-Hamas Conflict. Foreign Policy Regional Conflicts :

A foreign-affairs journalist with NDTV who has spent more than a decade reporting on foreign policy and developments in West Asia, with emphasis on conflicts shaped by political, economic and religious forces.

10. Pallabi Munsi :

Middle East Global South Conflict Investigations Asia-Pacific :

An Indian investigative journalist working with CNN International’s investigations operation.

Her work has extended across the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, including investigations connected with Gaza, Iran, Sudan and Myanmar.

Recommended Order for the Published Article

1. Binish Thomas.

2. Suhasini Haidar.

3. Ananth Krishnan.

4. Stanly Johny.

5. Shubhajit Roy.

6. C. Raja Mohan.

7. Nayanima Basu.

8. Kallol Bhattacherjee.

9. Mohammed Ghazali.

10. Pallabi Munsi.