Aditya Sinha is an Indian author and journalist. His last assignment was as the Editor-in-Chief of the

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, based in Hyderabad, which also publishes the

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in Delhi. He has been a journalist since 1987, occupying positions such as Editor-in-Chief of

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and DNA. He has reported on terrorism in Punjab, Kashmir and Assam and has also done reporting from

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, Pakistan. He started out as a crime reporter in Delhi. Aditya Sinha has authored three books and co-authored three books. Among the books he has co-authored, includes "'' The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace",'' co-authored with a former

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chief, AS Dulat, and

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chief,

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. His first work of fiction was "''The CEO Who Lost His Head"'' published in 2017''.''

Personal life

Aditya Sinha was born in

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. He grew up in New York City, attending

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. He has a bachelor's degree from

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(1985), an MA from the School of Oriental Studies (SOAS) (1986) and an MA from Delhi University (2000). He lives in Hyderabad.

Books

Author

* ''The CEO Who Lost His Head''. Pan Macmillan, 2017. * ''Death of Dreams: A Terrorist's Tale (''2000). * ''Farooq Abdullah: Kashmir's Prodigal Son - A Biography''. UBS Publishers' Distributors, 1996.

Co-Author

* '' India Unmade: How The Modi Government Broke The Economy.'' Co-authored with

Yashwant Sinha Yashwant Sinha (, born 6 November 1937) is an Indian administrator and politician. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and again from March 1998 to July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal B ...

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, 2018. * '' The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace''. Co-authored with A. S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. HarperCollins, India, 2018. * ''Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years''. Co-authored with A. S. Dulat. HarperCollins, India, 2016

References

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