Shiwangi Priya

Shiwangi Priya is the Founder and Managing Editor of The Eastern Strategist. With a strong foundation in management from FDDI Business School and extensive experience across the corporate and retail sectors, she leads the platform’s strategic vision and editorial operations. Her understanding of business execution and organizational management helps shape TES’s coverage of markets, geoeconomics, and strategic affairs.

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar is a veteran journalist and geopolitical analyst with more than two decades of newsroom experience in Indian broadcast media. He has worked in editorial roles at major networks including Sahara TV, Network18, and India TV, building a reputation for disciplined news judgment and high-pressure editorial execution.

At The Eastern Strategist, his work focuses on the intersection of geopolitics, defence manufacturing ecosystems, macroeconomic shifts, and their impact on global equities, commodities, and strategic policy.

Anjani Kumar Pandey

Anjani Kumar Pandey is a veteran journalist and editorial leader with 24 years of experience in Indian media. Over the course of his career, he has held key leadership roles including Output Head at Zee Business and Senior Producer at Sahara Samay.

His work has involved overseeing complex news production, editorial management, and coverage centered on markets, national interest, and business journalism. At The Eastern Strategist, he brings deep experience in business reporting, geopolitics, and defence analysis.

Rajshri Thawait

Rajshri Thawait is a television journalist and news anchor with experience across leading Indian news networks, including INH 24×7, Zee News, ETV, News18, and Janta TV. With a background in both field reporting and studio anchoring, she brings a grounded understanding of regional realities and national narratives.

At The Eastern Strategist, she focuses on sharp, fact-driven stories that cut through noise and show the real impact of politics, society, and current affairs.

Saket Shivam

Saket Shivam is an engineer associated with the Delhi Metro system and works in the field of urban rail infrastructure and transport systems. His professional interests include metro expansion, railway modernization, railway electrification, and sustainable urban mobility in India.

At The Eastern Strategist, he contributes analysis on infrastructure development, transportation policy, and India’s evolving railway network.

The views expressed are personal and do not represent the official position of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

Colonel Rahul Tyagi (Retd.)

Indian Army veteran and corporate operations leader, currently serving in senior leadership at RJ Corp. Writes on the intersection of military decision-making and corporate strategy.

Brigadier Prof. Jeewan Rajpurohit

Founder of Vision That Matters and author of “Lead Like a Legend.” Writes on strategic thinking and leadership doctrine drawn from a military career.

Major Akash Mor (Retd.)

Indian Army veteran with United Nations peacekeeping experience and a recipient of the Battle Casualty-Wound Medal (Parakram Padak). Writes on defence technology and the modern battlefield.

Lt Col Manoj Kumar Sinha (Retd.)

Gallantry awardee and battle-injured veteran, writing on strategic leadership and resilience drawn from active military service.

Lt Col Dhruvjyoti Chanda (Retd.), Shaurya Chakra

Shaurya Chakra awardee with UNIFIL peacekeeping service in Lebanon. Writes on military leadership and its relevance to national strategy.

Col Sandeep Sudan (Veteran), CFE

21 years in the Indian Army followed by 18 years in corporate leadership roles at Deepak Fertilisers, Reliance Industries, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Pinkerton. Certified Fraud Examiner.

Colonel Anand Bajpai

Veteran with experience in the 2017 Doklam crisis flag meetings and UN peacekeeping service in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pursuing an MSc in Applied AI at the University of San Diego and author of “Unautomate.”

Shuvadeep Banerjee Chaudhuri

Based in Kolkata, India. Writes on defence manufacturing, aerospace programs, and India’s technology supply chains.

Lt Gen Tarun Chawla, PVSM, AVSM (Retd.)

Decorated with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. Holds MMS, M.Phil., MSc, MSc(Tech), AIPM, and NDC qualifications. Writes on strategy and the human dimensions of modern conflict.

Natalie Treloar

Company Director at Alpha-India Consultancy; Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Studies Center; Senior Analyst, National Institute for Deterrence Studies; Member, Open Nuclear Network. Focuses on Indo-Pacific security, defence policy, and nuclear deterrence.

Rocío Caparrós

Head of Political Affairs for Airbus in Andalusia, with prior experience at the European Space Agency, UNESCO, and the International Astronautical Federation.

The views expressed are personal and do not represent the position of Airbus.