Sushant Singh
Sushant Singh is an award-winning journalist, author, and scholar specializing in South Asian security, diplomacy, and strategic affairs. He serves as Consulting Editor at The Caravan magazine in New Delhi and is a monthly columnist for The Telegraph (Kolkata) and The Morning Context. His analysis and reporting have appeared in leading international publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, The New Yorker, The Walrus, and Kiev Independent.
Singh's distinguished career bridges military service, investigative journalism, and academic scholarship. A former Indian military officer with two decades of uniformed service, he brings unique firsthand expertise to his work on defense and security issues. His service included an eventful deployment as a United Nations Military Observer in Côte d'Ivoire. This military background informs his incisive analysis of inter-state dynamics, geopolitical structures, and civil-military relations in South Asia.
As Deputy Editor of The Indian Express, one of India's most respected newspapers, Singh covered strategic affairs and national security, earning the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in both 2018 and 2019. He subsequently co-founded The India Cable, a daily newsletter providing critical analysis of developments in India, and continues to shape public discourse on India's evolving role in global affairs. Besides bringing his sharp lens on contemporary challenges to Indian politics and society, he also writes regularly on cricket and films.
Singh's scholarly contributions include appointments as Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (2020-2024), India’s oldest and most prestigious think-tank, and multiple teaching positions at Yale University, including as the visiting lecturer (Fall 2019), as Henry Hart Rice Fellow (Fall 2021) and now as a Lecturer in South Asian Studies and Political Science (2023-present). He is the author of Mission Overseas: Daring Operations by the Indian Military and co-author of Note by Note: The India Story 1947-2017.
He is currently collaborating with Dean Steven Wilkinson on a forthcoming book examining India's changing defense structure, and working on a multi-nation research project, with support from the Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment, on statecraft and transnational operations. His other ongoing project is with Science Po, Paris to produce a volume on the current state of Indian journalism.
His recent work addresses pressing geopolitical challenges, including India-China tensions, U.S.-India relations under changing administrations, Pakistan-India dynamics, and China's regional influence. He teaches seminar courses on India’s security, and journalism and democracy in South Asia. Through his scholarship, journalism, and teaching, Singh provides essential insights into the complex landscape of contemporary South Asia.
Recent Publications
"India Faces Down New Security Calculus," Foreign Policy, October 9, 2025.
"Canada and India Are Getting Along Again. The Peace Won’t Last," The Walrus, August 20, 2025.
"What falling out with the US means for India," Financial Times, August 12, 2025.
"Trump Is Pushing India to Submit to China," Foreign Policy, July 28, 2025.
"Dropping the Pilot," Cricket et al, July 2, 2025.
"How Vulnerable Is India to Chinese Economic Coercion?" United States Institute of Peace, June 16, 2025.
"Vermillion Lines: Operation Sindoor and the delusion of deterrence," The Caravan, May 31, 2025.