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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Decoding India's EU, US Trade Deals And A Likely $150 Billion Boost
Back-to-back trade agreements with the EU and US - one hailed as the "mother of all deals" and the other to slash tariffs on Indian goods to 18% - are widely expected to boost the economy, adding a potential US$150 billion in exports over a decade.
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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21-Year Tax Holiday, Rs 2,000 Crore Safe Harbour: India's Data Centre Bet
India has offered foreign companies providing cloud services a 21-year tax holiday in return for setting up data centres in the country, in an announcement designed to boost the growth of the information technology and artificial intelligence spaces.
- Monday February 2, 2026
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Ajit Pawar, The No-Nonsense 'Dada' Of Maharashtra Politics
Ajit Pawar - the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and one of the state's key power brokers, certainly after the July 2023 split from uncle Sharad Pawar's side - died in a plane crash Wednesday morning.
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Aircraft Carriers And Fighter Jets: US Preps For Iran Attack, Israel Watches
Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran over the protesters' deaths, even claiming American pressure had forced Iran to cancel plans to execute thousands of people.
- Friday January 23, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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What is The Aravalli Story And Why It Is Important
The Aravalli Hills one of the world's oldest mountain ranges and an ecologically sensitive zone that supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates climate across northern India is at the centre of a legal and political storm.
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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As Delhi Chokes, MPs Scrap Air Crisis Debate Over Bad 'Atmosphere': Sources
India's lawmakers were supposed to discuss the horrid blanket of toxic air smothering the national capital region sometime during Parliament's winter session, which wrapped up Friday. But they could not find the time.
- Friday December 19, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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'Glad Was In Audience': Shashi Tharoor Praises PM Again, Risks Congress Fury
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor invited another spat with his party leadership on Tuesday after he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, again.
- Tuesday November 18, 2025
- India News
- Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Explaining Car Bomb VBIEDs: Terrorists' New Tactic, Delhi's New Nightmare
The November 10 attack at Delhi's Red Fort - ammonium nitrate fuel oil stuffed into the back of a Hyundai i20 detonated, killing 13 people - introduced the city to a new terrorist weapon - Vehicular-Borne Improvised Explosive Device or, a car bomb.
- Monday November 17, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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'Zero Seats, 99% Candidates Flopped': BJP Mocks Prashant Kishor's Poll Debut
Prashant Kishor's electoral debut flopped last week after his Jan Suraaj was routed in the Bihar election; Kshor's party contested 238 of the state's 243 Assembly seats but failed to win any of them, though it began the day with leads in four.
- Monday November 17, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Bihar Result 2025: Congress Repeats Pattern: Sinks In Bihar, Rahul Gandhi MIA, Leaders Grumble
Nine months after the Congress' miserable show in the Delhi election - to finish 0,0,0 in three straight polls in the national capital - the 'Grand Old Party' slumped to defeat in Bihar.
- Friday November 14, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Ammonium Nitrate In Delhi Red Fort Blast. How Is It Different From RDX?
Ammonium nitrate is a controlled substance in India. So how the terrorists managed to get such large quantities of ammonium nitrate and other explosive substances used is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, question investigators need to answers.
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Found In Delhi Red Fort Blast. What Is It?
An unspecified amount of ammonium nitrate combined with explosive substances and a detonator, possibly manually triggered was used in the bomb that exploded near Delhi's Red Fort last night,
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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J&K Doctor With Ammonium Nitrate Arrested Near Delhi: How Dangerous Is It?
Three hundred and fifty kilograms of ammonium nitrate an odourless, white crystalline chemical that is a powerful oxidiser and, under the right conditions, can cause a massive explosion were recovered from Faridabad near Delhi Sunday night.
- Monday November 10, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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The 'Vande Mataram' Row: What Stanzas Did Congress Drop, And Why
On November 7, 1875, Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee one of India's most influential 19th century thinkers wrote the words to a poem, a hymn, that would become a rallying cry for freedom fighters, but also cause political controversy.
- Friday November 7, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Elon Musk Is The First Trillion-Dollar Man. What It Means For The World
Elon Musk's trillion-dollar payout, now formally approved by Tesla shareholders, opens the doors for more such packages for high-profile CEOs and puts the spotlight on global wealth inequality.
- Friday November 7, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan