Sadanand Dhume
Encyclopedia
Sadanand Dhume is an Indian writer and journalist based in Washington, D.C. who writes on Asian affairs. He is the author of My Friend the Fanatic: Travels with a Radical Islamist
, a travel narrative about the rise of fundamentalism in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country.
Between 1999 and 2004 Dhume lived in Asia. He served as India bureau chief of the Far Eastern Economic Review
and as Indonesia correspondent of FEER and The Wall Street Journal Asia
. His essays, op-eds and reviews have also been published in The Washington Post
, Forbes
, Commentary
, YaleGlobal
and Foreign Policy. His television appearances include CNN, PBS, BBC World, Al Jazeera International, CNBC Asia and ABC Television; he has also been interviewed by BBC World Service Radio, ABC Radio and ABC Radio (Australia).
Dhume holds a master’s degree in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delhi.
In 2007 Dhume was an inaugural Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the Asia Society
. He is currently working on a nonfiction book about the impact of globalization on India. He is represented by Aitken Alexander Associates in London.
My Friend the Fanatic
My Friend the Fanatic is a travel narrative by the Indian-American author Sadanand Dhume about his exploration of radical Islam in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country...
, a travel narrative about the rise of fundamentalism in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country.
Between 1999 and 2004 Dhume lived in Asia. He served as India bureau chief of the Far Eastern Economic Review
Far Eastern Economic Review
The Far Eastern Economic Review was an English language Asian news magazine started in 1946. It printed its final issue in December 2009. The Hong Kong-based business magazine was originally published weekly...
and as Indonesia correspondent of FEER and The Wall Street Journal Asia
The Wall Street Journal Asia
The Wall Street Journal Asia, a version of The Wall Street Journal provides news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. It was founded in 1976 and is printed in nine Asian cities: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo....
. His essays, op-eds and reviews have also been published in The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, Forbes
Forbes
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, Commentary
Commentary (magazine)
Commentary is a monthly American magazine on politics, Judaism, social and cultural issues. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945. By 1960 its editor was Norman Podhoretz, a liberal at the time who moved sharply to the right in the 1970s and 1980s becoming a strong voice for the...
, YaleGlobal
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, or YCSG, is a research center at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut. It was launched in 2001 in order to 'enrich the debate about globalization on campus and to promote the flow of ideas between Yale and the policy world.'The current director...
and Foreign Policy. His television appearances include CNN, PBS, BBC World, Al Jazeera International, CNBC Asia and ABC Television; he has also been interviewed by BBC World Service Radio, ABC Radio and ABC Radio (Australia).
Dhume holds a master’s degree in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delhi.
In 2007 Dhume was an inaugural Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the Asia Society
Asia Society
The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States and around the world Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, and Melbourne...
. He is currently working on a nonfiction book about the impact of globalization on India. He is represented by Aitken Alexander Associates in London.
Publications
- My Friend the FanaticMy Friend the FanaticMy Friend the Fanatic is a travel narrative by the Indian-American author Sadanand Dhume about his exploration of radical Islam in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country...
(New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2009). - "Why Pakistan Produces Jihadists" The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2010.
- "India's Antiterror Blunders: Years of appeasing militants has made the problem worse," The Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2008.
- "My Middle Name is not Hussein," Forbes, November 4, 2008.
- "In His Own Footsteps," Forbes, October 31, 2008.
- "Is India an Ally?" Commentary, January 2008.
- "Sir Salman Rushdie," The Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2007.
- "Playboy in Indonesia," The Wall Street Journal, March 29, 2007.