Dec 2021 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Global

• At the award-winning CoinDesk, I covered the rules that shape the world of crypto. Highlights were writing about the impact of FTX’s collapse on The Bahamas, Ukraine's use of crypto to fund its pushback against Russia, the sticking point between the G7 and G20 in shaping global crypto rules and major regulatory developments in the US, India, Asia and Europe. I also anchored CoinDesk’s flagship show First Mover and has hosted panels with global newsmakers worldwide.

Jun 2020 – Oct 2025 · 5 yrs 4 mos

• FOR Channel News Asia
• 3-Part TV Story Series on India's 2024 Election (Reporter and Producer)
• PM Modi's attempt to breach the fortress of South India
• Battle to win India's women voters
• Decoding the numbers behind PM Narendra Modi's projected victory
• FOR CNN
• Reported on the lagging Democratic voter turnout in the battleground state of Florida
• Contributed to digital and tv pieces exposing Stop The Steal campaign and the suspicious role of dark money in Florida's Senate race
• FOR Australia's SBS+Canada's CTV+India's NDTV
• Reported on the inauguration of President Joe Biden & Kamala Harris from Washington D.C. for NDTV
• Reported on witnessing the aftermath of the Capitol riot for SBS Australia, NDTV and Canada TV
• FOR Columbia University
• Traveled to Northern Iraq to investigate and report out an 18,000-word in-depth story story on the impact of ISIS on Yazidi women forced to abandon children born from rape by ISIS fathers.
• FOR AL JAZEERA
• Investigation: A year on, India Dalit rape victim’s family waits for justice
• Profiling Arooj Aftab, a Pakistan born, Brooklyn based musician who later won a Grammy
• FOR Business Insider
• Opinion contributor through reported pieces about...
• It is time America takes Asian American policy concerns seriously
• As a Sikh, I wish Americans were more curious about my faith — not just when we are killed
• When Rihanna tweeted about the massive farmer protests in India
• Several members of my family in India got COVID, so I flew home to help while the US reopens
• FOR NDTV
• Political commentator for NDTV during election week giving perspective on the U.S. results
• On-ground reportage of an LGBT Black Lives Matter protest in New York after George Floyd’s death
• One-man band at “Howdy Modi,” PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Houston, Texas, with Donald Trump
• FOR MONIIFY
• ∙ Led crypto & AI coverage writing home page leading stories, editing, and shaping overall storytelling.
• ∙ Expert on crypto and India for the daily YouTube show

Sep 2018 – Dec 2018 · 3 mos · New York, United States

• Selected by UN journalists as one of four global fellows from 400 applicants to cover the U.N.
• Examined India’s warnings to the U.N. demanding a permanent seat at the Security Council
• Acquired exclusive comments from French President Emmanuel Macron contradicting India’s Prime Minister who faced corruption allegations in an arms deal. Quoted by dozens of international outlets
• Headline-grabbing interview of U.N. Secretary-General, admitting to human rights violations by India

Jul 2007 – Aug 2019 · 12 yrs 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Daily Responsibilities
• Spearheading writing, production, segments for primetime news with managing editors for all developing content for anchor write-ups, reporter lives, graphics, or stories
• Voice in the ear of anchor, reporter, control room director for breaking news or show segments
• Digital-first and one-man-band broadcast reporter to cover major global events such as U.S. midterm elections, Trump’s 2018 UN press briefing, and the 2018 World Economic Forum
• Go-to anchor for breaking news events like Brexit referendum result, Nov. 2015 Paris Terror attacks, 2017 Las Vegas Harvest Festival shooting, and India vs Pakistan 2019 conflict
• Anchor of primetime shows like Good Morning India, India vs Fake News, Trending @ 10 PM
• Investigations
• Reporter providing source-based information from PM’s office on India’s next moves during 2019 India-Pakistan conflict
• Investigated and discredited India’s claims that Rohingya Muslim migrants were a terror threat
• Broke a high-profile story about Cambridge Analytica’s attempts to influence Indian elections
• A story on how India’s PM candidate Rahul Gandhi deployed 40 secret agents to monitor his party
• Other major stories
• Frontlines reporting of the shutdown of North India post the conviction of Ram Rahim, known as “Godman”, that led to multi-city riots between 200,000 followers and the army leaving 35 dead
• Covered elections in Sri Lanka, technology in Switzerland, and sporting culture in Australia
• Only Indian broadcast journalist to get exclusive access to Facebook’s “war room” in Menlo Park