Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Chandrashekar is a Senior Editor at NDTV. A journalist with 15+ years across print and digital media, he also has degrees in Sociology and Economics. He has worked in the political, business, sports, and entertainment news spaces, but is happiest just watching football.
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US' Middle East Gamble May Leave Gaps In Air Defences Against Russia, China
As the Pentagon weighs shifting Patriot and THAAD air-defence systems from Ukraine and East Asia to the Iran front, allies fear gaps are opening in their skies - from Europe facing Russia to South Korea watching China.
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Iran Navel Chief Killed, Says Israel. End In Sight For Hormuz Crisis?
Israel claimed Thursday it had killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran's naval forces and the man behind the Strait of Hormuz blockade that has led to a global oil and gas supply crisis.
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Trump's Iran Ceasefire Gamble Ignites Netanyahu's Strike Fury
Israel fears a premature ceasefire announced by Trump could derail its goal to dismantle Iran's nuclear missile programmes, prompting Netanyahu to order a 48-hr strike surge.
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Why Mohammad Ghalibaf Could Be A Critical Cog In Trump's Iran Project
Born to Kurdish-Persian parents in 1961 near Mashhad, a Shiite pilgrim hub in Iran's northeast, Ghalibaf is an expert in human and political geography, who married Zahra Sadat Moshir in 1982 - their wedding officiated by Khomenei - and has three chil
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Pete Hegseth: Trump's 'Let's Do It' Man For Iran War
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said, 'let's do it', when asked by President Donald Trump about invading Iran. Who is the United States Defence Minister and Trump's Iran war point man.
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Trump's 48-Hour Hormuz Deadline. 3 Options, And India's Energy Shock Brace
Trump's 48-hr Hormuz ultimatum translates into 2 potential scenarios - limited strikes leading to Brent spikes to US$110 or a shutdown leading to a global energy crisis, which could devastate crores of poor Indians.
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Donald Trump's 'Truths': How Social Posts Are Waging Iran Narrative War
Trump's Truth Social blasts narrate the Iran war like no leader before - viral diplomacy over secret scribbles. NATO flip-flops, Israel deflections, oil chaos all combine his "narrative airstrikes" as India and the world brace for risk escalation an
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Qeshm In The Crosshairs: The Iran Island Key To Hormuz Shipping Lock
The United States' March 7 strike on Iran's Qeshm Island - on a desalination plant supplying water to 30 villages - underlined the island's importance in controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israel Claims Killing Of Iran's Wartime 'Khamenei'. Who Was Ali Larijani?
Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran security boss Ali Larjiani, a senior politician and Revolutionary Guards Corp veteran, and the country's de facto wartime chief following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
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Hormuz Shutdown Affects Asia's Crude Oil Supply, Pipelines Can't Cover Loss
Around 20 million barrels of oil a fifth of the world's seaborne crude ships through the Strait of Hormuz every day but that volume has been severely limited following US and Israel attacks on Iran, which has geographic control of the passage.
