CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NDTV | Ex News Director, AajTak & India Today | Exec. Director, Business Today | HBS Alum | Honorary Fellow, Cardiff University |

Joined September 2009
The @ndtv World Summit makes front-page news. Will Tata Sons have to list? Can the Tata Trusts restructure their way around the RBI mandate? I put one of India’s biggest corporate questions to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. He declined to comment on Tata Sons specifically, but his explanation of the RBI’s listing rules was revealing. Here’s the exchange making headlines. @SmalhotraRBI #NDTVWorldSummit #TataSons #RBI #SanjayMalhotra #CorporateGovernance youtube.com/live/rDBPFFAbZas…
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When AI can churn out hundreds of films in the time it takes to make one, where does that leave real actors? Audience engagement shows people are increasingly watching content generated entirely by AI. I put this to @kritisanon at the @ndtv World Summit, where she interacted with the world’s first AI actress, @TillyNorwoodX. Kriti raised concerns about actors’ rights as AI races ahead of regulation. youtube.com/live/X_h9vJ4Uwu0…
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General David Petraeus’s session at the @ndtv World Summit should be compulsory viewing for anyone interested in India’s national security and defence preparedness. The former CIA Director warns that traditional military doctrines and tactics are already obsolete. Modern warfare is being transformed in months, not years. While India struggles to operationalise theatre commands, China is rapidly absorbing the lessons of Ukraine’s drone revolution. We are simply not moving fast enough. Here’s the full session. Highly recommended viewing. youtu.be/l_sB6j6IGl0?si=5X3d…
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Why doesn’t India have its own Apple or Samsung? Union Minister for Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw tells @RahulKanwal that India will have its own domestically designed and manufactured mobile phone brand by October 2028. @AshwiniVaishnaw #RahulKanwal #NDTVWorldSummit2026
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#NDTVWorldSummit | Five years after construction began, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train is nearing the finish line. At NDTV World Summit, Union Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw makes a bold promise to @RahulKanwal and the audience: come next year for the inauguration. #NDTVWorldSummit2026
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Is the RBI determined to ensure Tata Sons lists, or will it allow Tata Sons and Tata Trusts to arrive at their own solution? @RahulKanwal puts the question to Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India at the NDTV World Summit. #RahulKanwal #NDTVWorldSummit2026
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Loved the summit. Worth watching.
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A privilege to welcome PM @narendramodi to the #NDTVWorldSummit for the third consecutive year. In a world between orders, India must move from strategic autonomy to strategic influence. Young India’s aspirations must be matched by opportunity. And as AI reshapes our world, journalism must stand for truth, trust and clarity. Sharing my opening address on the ideas shaping this year’s summit, as we welcomed the Prime Minister to deliver his keynote. youtu.be/-eLeQVmV8WI?si=eI1W…
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Three years. Three World Summits. And a world that looks remarkably different each time we meet. It was wonderful to welcome Prime Minister @narendramodi back to the NDTV World Summit for the third consecutive year. The global order is being reshaped. Old certainties are giving way to new realities. And India’s role in this changing landscape is becoming an increasingly important part of the international conversation. The Prime Minister’s address, set against our theme A World Between Orders, offered his perspective on how India sees these changes and the role it aspires to play. For all of us at NDTV, having the Prime Minister join this conversation for a third successive year is something that means a great deal to us. We are grateful to the Prime Minister for making time to be with us once again. His continued presence at the Summit over these three years is something we deeply appreciate. Thank you, Prime Minister, for your time, your thoughts and the warmth and encouragement you have extended to the entire @ndtv team. #NDTVWorldSummit #NarendraModi #NDTV #India #WorldBetweenOrders
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What a high-octane start to the NDTV World Summit 2026! The phenomenal Mohini Dey set the stage on fire with an electrifying performance, bringing her extraordinary talent, energy and musical brilliance to the opening of the Summit. A spectacular way to kick off two days of big ideas, bold conversations and some of the most fascinating voices from around the world. Mohini has certainly set the tempo. Now to keep the momentum going! #NDTVWorldSummit #MohiniDey #NDTV #AWorldBetweenOrders #LiveMusic
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Can code be conscious? It is a question that brought Swami Sarvapriyananda to the headquarters of Anthropic. The company behind Claude invited him to San Francisco to discuss AI ethics, morality and consciousness. The Resident Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York brings the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta to questions now confronting the people building some of the world’s most advanced AI systems. Can a machine that processes information also experience the world? Is intelligence the same as awareness? And how would we recognise consciousness in something so different from ourselves? These questions also bring us back to our own lives. Are we our thoughts, our memories, our achievements? What do we mean when we say 'I' - and how much do we really understand about the mind we are trying to recreate? As technology advances, ancient questions about the self are acquiring new urgency. The answers could shape how we build AI, how we treat it, and how we understand ourselves. Catch Swami Sarvapriyananda live at the NDTV World Summit. October 22–23. New Delhi. Live on the NDTV Network. @sarvapriyananda
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If AI can act as convincingly as a human, does it matter that the emotions aren’t real? Meet AI actress @TillyNorwood and creator Eline van der Velden at the @NDTV World Summit, Oct 22–23. Can AI replace human creativity—or humanity itself? #NDTVWorldSummit #FutureOfAI
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Can AI ever become conscious, or will machines only simulate intelligence? Anthropic, the company behind Claude, invited Swami Sarvapriyananda, a leading voice on Advaita Vedanta, to explore AI ethics and consciousness. Join us at the #NDTVWorldSummit on October 22 for an unmissable conversation on one of the biggest questions of our time.
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In a deeply polarised world, journalism must resist the temptation to take sides. The sensible centre isn’t fence-sitting. It’s about listening to different perspectives, questioning competing claims and recognising that truth is often complex. In conversation with bestselling author and commentator @chetan_bhagat at the @FollowCII Big Picture Summit, we discussed why credible, balanced journalism is also good for business. Brands don’t want to be associated with toxic, polarised environments. We also explored AI, Gen Z and the changing future of news at @ndtv. Full conversation: youtu.be/K73tOwpX2aI?si=PiSm… #CIIBigPictureSummit #Journalism #Media #NDTV #FutureOfNews
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An unmatched array of extraordinary speakers and thought leaders, spanning disciplines and pushing the boundaries of ideas, comes together at the NDTV World Summit. General David Petraeus, former CIA Director and military strategist. Mohini Dey, world-renowned bassist. Tilly Norwood, the world’s first AI actor. And many more. Join us on October 22–23 as we explore A World Between Orders. #NDTVWorldSummit
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Just as it is wrong for protesters to abuse and attack journalists, journalists heckling the leaders of a protest movement is a breach of the very same professional responsibility. Our job as reporters is to listen, ask questions and report on the story — not become active participants in it. Journalists resorting to theatre and abuse during press conferences is plain wrong and unacceptable. Report on the story. Don’t become the story.
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AI could be humanity’s greatest breakthrough. Or its greatest mistake. At the NDTV World Summit, @AndrewYNg, Alex Turner (former Google DeepMind researcher) and General David Petraeus will confront AI’s promise, its existential risks and how it is reshaping warfare. Two days. Big questions. A future at stake. #NDTVWorldSummit @ndtv
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To attack, heckle or abuse field reporters doing their job is condemnable. Protesters do their cause a disservice by targeting journalists reporting live when tempers are running high. The right to protest and the right to report on it are both essential freedoms — neither should come at the cost of intimidation or abuse. Proud of NDTV’s army of reporters, holding firm and telling the story calmly and confidently, undeterred by the noise and abuse around them. In solidarity with the right to report, to protest and to express without fear of vilification or abuse. @ndtv
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