His last assignment was as the Editor-in-Chief of the Deccan Chronicle, based in Hyderabad, which also publishes the Asian Age in Delhi.

He has been a journalist since 1987, occupying positions such as Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian Express and DNA.

Among the books he has co-authored, includes "The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace", co-authored with a former R&AW chief, AS Dulat, and ISI chief, Asad Durrani.

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

He grew up in New York City, attending Stuyvesant High School.