Alongside his diplomatic career, Srinivasan has published memoirs, scholarly works on international relations, and the Ambassador Marco series of crime novels.

[2] It covers the period when civil society brought down General Ershad, in the first-ever overthrow of a military-backed regime in South Asia.

The work is also notable for throwing a "candid light on the day-to-day activities of an Indian envoy, his actions with and without instructions from New Delhi, and the frustrations with headquarters that characterize the experience of every ambassador".

Dismissed by the Somali authorities, he joins the UN as OAU ambassador, and investigates the rumoured development of an atomic bomb by Libya.

He has written over 500 columns and book reviews, on international affairs and other subjects, for Indian media platforms, including: Deccan Herald,[28] The Hindu,[29] News9,[30] The Open, The Telegraph,[31] The Statesman,[32] and The Wire.