Graduate (Hons) in History and Political Science, St Stephens College, New Delhi. 1985-88, Staff Reporter, Asian Wall Street Journal; 1988-91, Business Editor, Sunday; since 1991, with India Today: 1991-93, Business Editor; 1993-97, Senior Associate Editor; 1997, Executive Editor; Director, India Today Conclave; Editor, special projects; Editor, India Today on the Net. Currently: analyst of economic, political and security issues in South Asia; author; columnist. Member: World Future Society, Washington DC; Trustee, Coastal Impact, a non-profit organization established with fellow scuba diving enthusiasts in Goa.