
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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100 Ballistic Missiles, Rocket Launchers. What N Korea Gave Russia: Report
Between September 2023 and December 2024 N Korea gave Russia over 100 ballistic missiles and as much as nine million rounds of ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, for use in the war on Ukraine, an international watchdog said.
- Friday May 30, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Nurdles, The 5mm-Sized Plastic Pellet Destroying The World, And Killing Us
Nurdles - the building block of most of the plastic items we use daily - are microplastics that can destroy marine ecosystems and affect our health, and tens of thousands of them were spilt along the Kerala coast after a cargo ship sank.
- Saturday May 31, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Dark Patterns: What They Are, Why You Should Worry, How To Stay Safe
Welcome to the murky world of dark patterns, a grey area between right and wrong full of tricks, half-truths, and outright lies to get you to buy goods you don't need or want, sign up for services you have no interest in.
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Elon Musk-Donald Trump Bromance Ends: What Happened To 'MAGA' Pair?
Billionaire Elon Musk, who bankrolled President Donald Trump - to the tune of nearly US$300 million - to a second term in the White House, has walked away from his 'job' at the Department of Government Efficiency.
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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NDTV Explains: Everything About India's New 5th-Generation Stealth Fighter
The runway has been cleared - for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMCA, a homemade fifth-generation stealth fighter that can vault India into an elite club, one of a few nations that can design and build next-gen combat aircraft.
- Wednesday May 28, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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NDTV Explains: India vs China In Race For Arctic Oil, Gas, Shipping Routes
The race to 'conquer' the world's final frontier - the Arctic - is gathering steam and India is gently but firmly positioning itself as a key player in that competition, drawing cards against Russia, the US, the Scandinavian nations, and China.
- Monday May 26, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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NDTV Explains: India And The US' Awkward 'AAA' Ratings Cut, Debt Story
Moody's has joined Fitch and S&P in cutting the US' credit rating, dropping the world's largest economy from a perfect 'AAA' to one notch below. Why? Because of a ballooning federal deficit and debt-to-GDP ratio that threatens an almost unthinkable d
- Friday May 23, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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As Trump Reveals 'Golden Dome', A Look At India's Shield, Israel's Iron Dome
Donald Trump wants a 'golden dome' - a ground- and space-based missile defence system - protecting the US and possibly Canada too, even if it doesn't want to be the 51st state.
- Wednesday May 21, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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"Hasn't Committed Murder": Top Court Relief For Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar
The Supreme Court has allowed anticipatory bail for Puja Khedkar, the ex-IAS trainee officer who made headlines last year over claims that she lied about physical disabilities and forged a backward class certificate to clear the IAS exam.
- Wednesday May 21, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Nupur Dogra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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NDTV Explains: Donald Trump Went Plane-Shopping, Got A $200 Million "Gift"
The 'inside' story on how US President Donald Trump may have gotten himself a US$200 million Boeing luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, for "FREE" and for use during his presidency and afterwards too.
- Wednesday May 21, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Is Trump Russian Asset 'Krasnov'? Ex-KGB Agent's Explosive Claim Explained
Donald Trump's statements about an "immediate" negotiation for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war have brought back jibes on X about the KGB, the Russian secret service, recruiting him as an 'asset' during the Cold War.
- Tuesday May 20, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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'Rs 14 Crore To Masood Azhar...': Rajnath Singh's Warning On Pak Terror Plans
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offered a stark warning Friday about Pakistan's plans to "spend tax collected from its citizens... to give Rs 14 crore to Masood Azhar", designated an 'international terrorist' by the UN.
- Friday May 16, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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'Apple Will Realise...: Sources On Trump's 'Not In India' Call To Tim Cook
Donald Trump's 'don't want you building in India' exhortation to Apple boss Tim Cook was played down Thursday night, with government sources telling NDTV Profit there is significant value for the global tech giant in India.
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- India News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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After Op Sindoor, Pakistan's Turkey-Azerbaijan Links A Red Flag For India
India and Pakistan's 100-hour war in May 2025, emphasised the growing 'three brothers' alliance between Pak, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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"Fellas, Come On...": Donald Trump's Many Claims About India-Pak Ceasefire
Donald Trump the peacemaker. That's the narrative the US President has proposed after India and Pakistan's 100-hour war last week - a conflict started by the Pahalgam attack and wound down by a ceasefire trumpeted first by the Republican leader.
- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- World News
- Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan