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Smita Sharma is a senior award winning independent journalist. She writes on foreign policy and security issues for various news organisations including ETV Bharat and Huffington Post. She was the Consulting Executive Editor for TV9 Bharatvarsh and Deputy Editor with The Tribune in the past. In more than 16 years of her journalism career she has also been a bilingual prime time anchor and foreign policy Incharge with leading TV news channels- India Today/ Aajtak/ CNN-IBN/ IBN7 and DD News. Her reportage of the Kashmir conflict in 2010 won the Ramnath Goenka Award. She is a an alumni of the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) in Hawaii.

Kashmir: ‘Private Visit’ Of European MPs Was NSA Doval’s Brainchild, Sources Say

Smita Sharma Oct 31, 2019

The visit of 24 European Union Parliamentarians in Kashmir has sparked a row of controversies. The lock down in Kashmir by the Indian State has created an agitation across the globe. The visit of the mostly right wing European politicians…

India should focus on outcomes with China

Smita Sharma Oct 17, 2019

A comprehensive interview with Ex- National Security Adviser of India Shiv Shankar Menon who also served as the Foreign Sectetary in the Ministry of External Affairs. SAWM India member Smita Sharma talks with him on issues like Modi-XI 2nd…

Bangladesh PM to bat for investments in Delhi

Smita Sharma Oct 14, 2019 0

As Bangladesh’s Prime Minister visited India last week, here is a piece by senior journalist and SAWM member Smita Sharma who discussed in length what could have been the high points of this visit including NRC, an important read.

No need for PM Modi to engage with Pakistan at UNGA: Ex Indian HC to Pak

Smita Sharma Sep 27, 2019 0

Former Indian High Commissioner to Islamabad Sharat Sabharwal thinks India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus should not be on Pakistan in his address to the UNGA. He wants to keep a close watch on America’s President Donald Trump’s…

Forward-Backward Dilemma: Shadow of 370 on Modi-Xi Meet

Smita Sharma Sep 26, 2019 0

One of the most anticipated political meetings is between India’s Prime Minister and President of China Xi Jinping. This will probably happen next month. China has openly taken a tough stance on Kashmir since 5th August. In such a scenario,…

We don’t interfere in ‘internal affairs’ of our friendly countries: Thai Ambassador on…

Smita Sharma Sep 24, 2019 0

In an interview with journalist & SAWM member Smita Shrama, Ambassador of Thailand to India Chutintorn Sam Gongskdi says why he thinks modification of Article 370 is India’s internal affair, what led Thailand to agree to a first…

Theatrics and trade on mind as Trump says Howdy, Modi!

Smita Sharma Sep 23, 2019 0

As the world is now talking about the Trum-Modi show, in this piece Journalist and SAWM India Member Smita Sharma already wrote about the prospects of this much-awaited event, where the 'sticky issues' were supposed to be discussed. New…