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

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. 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 ISI 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

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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

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Years''. Co-authored with A. S. Dulat. HarperCollins, India, 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Aditya Living people 20th-century Indian journalists 21st-century Indian journalists Indian expatriates in Pakistan Indian newspaper editors Year of birth missing (living people) Crime journalists