Manoj Joshi
Encyclopedia
Manoj Joshi is an India
n journalist
and author
. As of 2009, he is Comment Editor with the Mail Today
newspaper in India.
He finished his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Nainital. After an undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College
, Delhi
, Joshi studied history at Lucknow University and earned his M.Phil. and Ph.D.
from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
. In addition to his journalistic writings, Joshi has written in several academic publications around the world on security
, foreign policy
and media
related issues. He is a well known security analyst and political commentator who is often cited in international publications.
. He has worked with India Today
, The Hindu
and was the Washington Correspondent of Financial Express. Through his career, he has reported on the rise and fall of the militancy in Punjab
, India's Sri Lanka
venture in 1987, the conflict in the Siachen Glacier
, India
-Pakistan
crises of 1987, 1990, 1999, 2002 and 2008-2009, on Sino-Indian relations and the growing ties between India and the United States
and covered several general elections. He remained a member of India's National Security Council's Advisory Board, 2004-2006
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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. As of 2009, he is Comment Editor with the Mail Today
Mail Today
Mail Today is a newspaper established in November 2007 , and published by the India Today Group in a joint venture with British newspaper Daily Mail . Associated Newspapers holds 26% stake which it bought at Rs. 18 Crore Currently there is one edition of the paper published from Delhi which...
newspaper in India.
He finished his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Nainital. After an undergraduate degree at St. Stephen's College
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Joshi studied history at Lucknow University and earned his M.Phil. and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
. In addition to his journalistic writings, Joshi has written in several academic publications around the world on security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
, foreign policy
Foreign policy
A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...
and media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
related issues. He is a well known security analyst and political commentator who is often cited in international publications.
Career
He was earlier political editor of The Times of IndiaThe Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
. He has worked with India Today
India Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
, The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
and was the Washington Correspondent of Financial Express. Through his career, he has reported on the rise and fall of the militancy in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, India's Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
venture in 1987, the conflict in the Siachen Glacier
Siachen Glacier
The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about , just east of the Line of Control between India-Pakistan. India controls all of the Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
-Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
crises of 1987, 1990, 1999, 2002 and 2008-2009, on Sino-Indian relations and the growing ties between India and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and covered several general elections. He remained a member of India's National Security Council's Advisory Board, 2004-2006