Dilip Hiro


Dilip Hiro is an Indian author, journalist, and commentator who specializes on the politics of South Asia and Middle East.

Early life

Born in the Indian subcontinent, Hiro was educated in India, Britain, and the United States, where he received a master's degree at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Hiro settled in London in the mid-1960s, where he became a full-time writer, journalist, and commentator. Three of his earlier books were re-issued by the publisher in 2013. He is the editor of Babur Nama: Journal of Emperor Babur, a world classic that has been preserved since 1530.

Career

Hiro was the chief analyst on the Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian and Islamic affairs, and terrorism for the Rome-based Inter Press Service International Features Agency, and the London-based Gemini News Service features agency. He is also a frequent contributor to the following online magazines: The Guardian’s Commentisfree; Yale University’s Yale Globalist; and the New York-based Nation Institute’s website TomDispatch.

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