Shyam Bhatia (born 1950) is an Indian-born British journalist, writer and war reporter based in London.[1][2] He has reported from conflict zones such as the Middle East, Afghanistan and Sudan, and is a former diplomatic editor of The Observer.[3] He has also served as US correspondent and Foreign Editor of the Bangalore-based Deccan Herald and Editor of Asian Affairs magazine in London.[4]
Bhatia was educated at The Doon School in India and Leighton Park School in England before going to the University of Oxford.[5][6] A contributor to The Times, Mail on Sunday, Politico, Deccan Herald and The Citizen, he is also a columnist for the Indian Express.[7] He has published several books based on his war reporting, and a political biography of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto (who was his contemporary at Oxford).[8][9] In 1993, he won the Foreign Reporter of the Year for his coverage of the suffering of the Marsh Arabs in Southern Iraq.[10] His May 2021 keynote interview about the spread of Covid with Dr Jerome Kim of the International Vaccine Institute was published by The Wire and broadcast on Youtube.
Bibliography
- Bhatia, Shyam (1980). India's Nuclear Bomb. Vikas. ISBN 978-0706909722.[11]
- Bhatia, Shyam (1999). Brighter Than the Baghdad Sun. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0316852654.[12]
- Bhatia, Shyam (2002). Saddam's Bomb. Sphere. ISBN 978-0751534931.[13]
- Bhatia, Shyam (2008). Goodbye Shahzadi: A Political Biography of Benazir Bhutto. Lotus. ISBN 978-8174366580.[14][15]
- Bhatia, Shyam (2017). Nuclear Rivals in the Middle East. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138655430.[16]
- Bhatia, Shyam (2016). Bullets and Bylines: From the Frontlines of Kabul, Delhi, Damascus and Beyond. Speaking Tiger. ISBN 978-9385755538.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Journalist Shyam Bhatia narrates his experiences – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Book Review: Bullets and Bylines- From the frontlines of Kabul, Delhi, Damascus and beyond". Dnaindia.com. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Shyam Bhatia". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: With friends like these..." 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Founders Weekly" (PDF). www.doonschool.com. 2017.
- ^ "The media and the truth: OL journalist Shyam Bhatia inspires Sixth Form". Leighton Park. 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Shyam Bhatia". 15 April 2020.
- ^ MANDIRA NAYAR in Delhi (30 October 2017). "Shahzadi in nuke storm – Book claims Benazir spilled bomb beans to N. Korea". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "'For a series of people I must be eliminated' – Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Press Awards Winners 1990 - 1999". The Press Awards. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ site admin (15 March 1980). "Mixed fare - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Mar 15, 1980". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Bhatia, Shyam; McGrory, Daniel (1 April 2000). Brighter Than the Baghdad Sun: Saddam Hussein's Nuclear Threat to the United ... - Shyam Bhatia, Daniel McGrory - Google Books. Regnery. ISBN 9780895262516. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "When Raja Ramanna turned down Saddam Hussein - india". Hindustan Times. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Wish I had said no - india". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: With friends like these..." Dawn.Com. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Slater, Jerome (19 May 1991). "Shyam Bhatia, Nuclear Rivals in the Middle East (London: Routledge, 1988). Pp. 119". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 23 (2): 269–270. doi:10.1017/S0020743800056221. S2CID 161368508 – via Cambridge Core.
- ^ Connect With Us. "Bullets and Bylines: From the Frontlines of Kabul, Delhi, Damascus and Beyond – Speaking Tiger Books Speaking Tiger Books". Speaking Tiger Books. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Bullets and Bylines by Shyam Bhatia". Free Press Journal.
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