Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar is a New Delhi-based journalist and correspondent for The Diplomat. He worked as a reporter and producer with a leading TV news agency, ANI, for five years where he covered conflict in India’s northeast.

Featured Articles
  1. India’s Looming Microcredit Crisis

    Microfinance schemes were meant to be the saviour of the world’s poor. But in parts of India, lenders are enticing borrowers into poverty traps.

  1. India’s Greatest Threat?

    The confessions of a religious teacher are a reminder of the dangers of Hindu nationalism, reports Sanjay Kumar. So how big is the threat of terrorism?

  2. Delhi Games’ Homeless Legacy

    As many as 3 million people could be left homeless after the most expensive Commonwealth Games in history, reports Sanjay Kumar from New Delhi.

  3. India’s Shameful Burma Ploy

    The red carpet welcome India offered Burma’s leader is aimed at countering China’s influence. He’s holding the two to ransom.

  4. Afghans Wary of Peace Bid

    The Afghan peace jirga has broken up with no breakthrough. But should Karzai even be trying to reach out to the Taliban?

  5. India’s Downtrodden Muslims

    With millions of Muslims mired in poverty, Indian politicians say quotas offer a fix. But is this political exploitation?

  6. Return of the Warlords

    As villages in Afghanistan turn to private militias for security, Sanjay Kumar asks if such outfits mark a return to warlordism.