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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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.
- Monday March 23, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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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
- Friday March 20, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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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.
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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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
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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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.
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Board Of Peace In Theatres Of War: Where Is Trump's Project As Gaza, Iran Burn?
Donald Trump's Board of Peace - a peacebuilding project to underline his Nobel Prize credentials - has gone silent amid his Iran war and continued fighting in Gaza consumes the MIddle East.
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Turning The Other Cheek: While Missiles Fly, UAE's Gamble On Restraint
Restraint, and a lot of it, has been at the core of the United Arab Emirates' reply to the barrage of drone and missile attacks by neighbour Iran since war consumed the Middle East on Feb 28.
- Monday March 16, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Oil Wars: How Iran's Hormuz Grip Is Bleeding Americans' Wallets
Iran's Hormuz blockade sees US fuel prices jump 21 per cent as Donald Trump boasts "we make money", but polls show 48 per cent of American voters are unhappy over the war.
- Friday March 13, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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After Oil, Gas, Iran's Hormuz Chokehold Raises Fertiliser Red Flag For India
US-Israel war on Iran disrupts fertiliser supply to India, threatening imports, particularly urea, and posing food security risks for the country's 147 crore population to add to concerns over energy supply volatility.
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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With Missiles Carrying 1,000 kg Explosives, A New Tactical Phase For Iran
Iran dropped a bombshell Sunday after a Revolutionary Guard commander vowed to only launch missiles with explosives of 1,000kg or more a sharp escalation in the war with US-Israel forces since it more than doubles blast radius, range, destruction.
- Tuesday March 10, 2026
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan