Sushant Sarin is an Indian journalist, editor, Pakistani affairs analyst and author. He is a Senior Fellow at Observer Research. He has written several works and monographs including Balochistan: Forgotten War, Forsaken People (Monograph, 2017), Corridor Calculus: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and China’s Comprador Model of Investment in Pakistan (Monograph, 2016), Zarb-e-Azab: Are included. An Evaluation of the Pakistan Army’s Anti-Taliban Operations in North Waziristan (monograph, 2015), and The Jihad Factory – Pakistan’s Islamic Revolution (2005).
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Wiki/Biography
Sushant Sarin earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hindu College, Delhi University. He obtained a master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He is a member of the SAFMA India Executive. He has written extensively on Pakistan and has appeared on numerous panels discussing terrorism, geopolitical challenges and strategic matters.
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Sushant Sarin’s house
wife and children
There is not much information about his wife. Sushant Sarin has two daughters. They have a daughter named Jayati Sareen.
Sushant Sarin’s younger daughter
Sushant Sarin with his two daughters
Religion
Sushant Sareen follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
In 1993, Sushant Sarin joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service. In 1994, he resigned from his post and joined Public Opinion Trends, a news agency, where he closely observed India-Pakistan relations and the political situation in South Asia. From 2002 and 2004, he served the Pakistan Center at the Observer Research Foundation as Honorary Director. From 2010 to 2017, Sushant Sarin served as Senior Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. He was a consultant on the Pakistan Project of the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyzes (IDSA), New Delhi. He worked as an associate editor at South Asian Media, a South Asian news portal run by the South Asian Free Media Association. He was also a founding member of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA). Later, he became the General Secretary of the South Asian Free Media Association. He authored several works such as Balochistan: Forgotten War, Forsaken People (Monograph, 2017), Corridor Calculus: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and China’s Comprador Model of Investment in Pakistan (Monograph, 2016), Zarb-e-Azab: An Evaluation of Are. The Pakistani Army’s Anti-Taliban Operations in North Waziristan (monograph, 2015), and The Jihad Factory – Pakistan’s Islamic Revolution (2005).
Controversy
ORF think tank issued advisory against Sushant Sarin
In February 2019, Sushant Sareen had used abusive language on Twitter while replying to a tweet by activist Gurmehar Kaur on the Pulwama terror attack.
Because they have an opinion (one can disagree with it) and they believe the cycle of violence must stop and there must be a political solution – apparently sex slavery in the jihadist camp is their fantasy pic.twitter.com/nKdaFWPto8
– Joy (@joydas) 16 February 2019
ORF think tank issued an advisory against Sushant Sarin, demanding an apology for the objectionable remarks made by him. He deleted the tweet and apologized. It is written in the tweet,
The objectionable tweet has been removed. I regret my choice of words and should have been more careful in responding/responding. Although I did not target anyone personally and made a general comment on an incident, it was possible for it to be misinterpreted, which I regret. @raji143 @sameersaran https://t.co/P3YkgXW0QX
– Sushant Sareen (@sushantsareen) 16 February 2019
Facts/General Knowledge
- Sushant Sarin has contributed individual chapters to several edited volumes that were published by the University of Jammu and Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
- Sushant Sarin worked in many TV debates and podcasts like NDTV India, Aaj Tak, ABP News, Times Now, CNN-IBN, Headlines Today, NewsX, IBN7, ANI, Radio Pakistan, PTV, Lok Sabha TV and DD News.
- Sushant Sarin has written several papers on relations between India and Pakistan for several magazines such as World Focus, Agni and Dialogue.
- On 6 September 2023, Sushant Sarin wrote in an article titled Pakistan on a knife edge
Pakistan is on the verge of death. It is like a terminally ill patient, whose hopes rise only when a slight improvement in some health parameters is seen, but are dashed when the reality emerges that the body is a multi-organ, or in the case of Pakistan, , heading towards a multi-institutional failure. Everything that can go wrong is going wrong. The state is flailing and those running the affairs of the state appear clueless, even helpless, about how to get Humpty Dumpty back on its feet. The thinking among top officials of the government and military establishment is that if they can manage perceptions, everything will be fine.
- Sushant Sarin is proficient in three languages, Hindi, English and Urdu.
- Sanjay Dixit once interviewed Sushant Sarin online through his channel The Jaipur Dialogues on the subject of India’s relations with China.
- Sushant Sarin has delivered lectures in various institutions such as the National Defense College, Defense Services Staff College, Army War College, Naval War College, College of Defense Management, Foreign Service Academy and National Police Academy.
- Sushant Sarin often tweets on terrorism, India-Pakistan relations, geopolitical challenges and strategic matters.
Pakistan does not want Modi to come to power again. Their unpredictability and risk-taking scares them. But if they think that non Modi option will lead to any compromise on territorial integrity of India, then they are living in cuckoo land… I believe@mail_today pic.twitter.com/99YMAn4eLx
– Sushant Sareen (@sushantsareen) 13 may 2019
- Sushant Sarin has written columns for many Indian newspapers such as The Tribune, New Indian Express, Sakal Times, Tehelka, The Pioneer, India Abroad, Ajit and Deccan Herald.
- On 13 May 2023, Sushant Sarin delivered a lecture on ‘Situation in Kashmir’ as part of the ‘Leadership Development Series’ organized by the Gentlemen Cadets of the Indian Military Academy.
- When Sushant Sarin was asked in an interview whether he really wanted to see Imran Khan as Prime Minister again, he said,
Whom does he harm? He doesn’t harm us. He harms Pakistan. Pakistan is not a friendly country. This is a hostile country. I am talking about Arab states, UAE, Oman, you look at Saudi Arabia. Pakistan had to flee from here. Now Imran has isolated all of them… I want someone who will divide Pakistanis as Imran has done. I want someone who will destroy their economy like Imran has done.
- Sushant Sarin raised questions on the future of Indian education system and youth in his tweet, which read
This is the kind of garbage we teach our children. It makes you fear for the future of this country, but it also explains the mindless and magical economics that is so pervasive throughout the political landscape. pic.twitter.com/Wqh84OHBC2
– Sushant Sareen (@sushantsareen) 13 January 2019
how can do #vasantvalley Allow this textbook? Wondering what other schools are teaching? can also leave children illiterate pic.twitter.com/IhIcYbcfW1
– Sushant Sareen (@sushantsareen) 20 September 2015
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