Shekhar Gupta is one of India’s most influential political journalists and a pioneering media entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ThePrint, a major new media startup, and is celebrated for his long and impactful tenures as Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express and an editor at India Today. His career is defined by fearless investigative reporting and providing a discerning analysis of politics, governance, and national security.
Gupta has a history of breaking significant news stories in contemporary Indian journalism, including exposing the horrific Nellie massacre in Assam at age 26 and uncovering LTTE training camps in India. His foresight is profound; he reported extensively on the threat from Islamic fundamentalism and its links with Osama bin Laden seven years before 9/11. His newspaper, The Indian Express, won the International Press Institute’s Award for Outstanding Journalism in the Public Interest thrice under his leadership.
His highly influential weekly column, “National Interest,” has become a touchstone for new ideas in politics, governance, society, business, and sports, and is currently featured in Business Standard and translated into several languages. He hosts the popular interview-based television show Walk the Talk (now on NDTV 24x7 and ThePrint's platform), which is known for its intelligent and mature conversations with over 600 guests.
As a highly sought-after public speaker, the Padma Bhushan awardee leverages his decades of unmatched access and critical analysis to guide corporate and political audiences. His presentations, which draw on his books like Anticipating India: The Best of National Interest, offer a strategic and provocative perspective on the forces that shape contemporary India and the world.
