Vishnu Som
An NDTV veteran, now in his 30th year at the company, Vishnu Som anchors the flagship programme Left, Right and Centre at 10 pm and is Senior Managing Editor. He writes prolifically on national and international security issues and has covered conflict and natural disasters around the world.
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1 Year Of Op Sindoor: Target-By-Target Walkthrough, With Ex-IAF Vice Chief
Operation Sindoor: Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari (retired) discusses with NDTV's Vishnu Som a target-by-target walkthrough
- Friday May 8, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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Book Excerpt | 'Sir, Confirm Fire': The Story Of How India Downed The Very First Pak Jet In Op Sindoor
Group Captain Animesh Patni, a serving IAF officer, describes the very first launch of an S-400 surface-to-air missile from Adampur on May 7, which brought down a Pakistani jet.
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- Book Excerpts
- Vishnu Som
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India Is "Top-Tier Security Partner": Australian Envoy To NDTV
The Australian National Defence Strategy places a great deal of importance on India, referring to the South Asian nation as "a top-tier security partner".
- Saturday April 25, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anushree Jonko
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Exclusive: Ex-Army Chief Denies Being "Abandoned" During China Face-Off
General Manoj Mukund Naravane (retired) told NDTV that the orders that he received were in fact unambiguous and that Indian soldiers had the right to open fire if their safety was at stake
- Thursday April 23, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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'Unprovoked Acts Of Terror': UAE Minister To NDTV On Iran's Drone Attacks
Before a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran took effect, the UAE had borne the brunt of Tehran's attacks, weathering more Iranian strikes than any other country, though most were intercepted.
- Tuesday April 21, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som
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'Iran Is Winning By Not Losing': Mehdi Hasan To NDTV On What US Faces
Any assumption that Iran would "roll over in week one or month one of this war reflects complete ignorance of history," Mehdi Hasan told NDTV
- Monday April 20, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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"Pakistanis Have Done Good Job Of Sucking Up To Trump": Mehdi Hasan To NDTV
Pakistan has "done a good job" in cultivating closeness with Trump, Mehdi Hasan told NDTV's Vishnu Som in an exclusive interview.
- Monday April 20, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
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2 Indian-Flagged Vessels Attacked By Iran Gunboats In Hormuz, Crew Safe
2 Indian-Flagged Vessels Attacked By Iran Gunboats In Hormuz, Crew Safe: Sources
- Saturday April 18, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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'Ready To Move Forward': Canadian Envoy On India-Canada Reset
"I think there's a confidence about each other that we didn't have before, and I feel that we are ready to move forward... I think both Prime Ministers agree that in this world, we have to be pragmatic," Canada envoy Christopher Cooter said
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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Trump Dials PM Modi, Discusses Bilateral Cooperation, Strait Of Hormuz
PM Modi Speaks To Donald Trump, Call Lasted 40 Minutes
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
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"It's For India To Decide": US Envoy On Role In Middle East Peace Process
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor today told NDTV that it is for India to decide whether it wants to play a role in bringing peace in the Middle East.
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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Global Common India Has To Manage: Ram Madhav At Indian Ocean Conference
"What unfortunately happens mostly is there are certain big powers in the world which want to play the role of managers of all the global commons," said Ram Madhav, who is also the chief of Delhi-based think tank India Foundation, one of the organise
- Sunday April 12, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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Exclusive: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman On Shared Future And Bilateral Ties
NDTV Exclusive: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman described the atmosphere in New Delhi as one of convergence with the two neighbours "willing to engage, talk and take initiatives"
- Friday April 10, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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Explained: How Iran Downed 2 US Fighter Jets
After more than a month of punishing US-Israeli airstrikes, a degraded Iranian military nonetheless remains a stubborn foe.
- Saturday April 4, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som
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Raids To Occupation: How US Boots On Ground In Iran Could Play Out
The most expansive scenario places large US forces inside Iran, establishing permanent bases designed to guarantee the free flow of oil indefinitely.
- Wednesday March 25, 2026
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anushree Jonko