Author of Indian Mujahideen: The Enemy Within (2011, Hachette) and Himalayan Face-off: Chinese Assertion and Indian Riposte (2014, Hachette). Awarded K Subrahmanyam Prize for Strategic Studies in 2015 by Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and the 2011 Ben Gurion Prize by Israel.
Articles by Shishir Gupta
Chinese incursions: border situation grim in Chumar
The border security situation in Chumar sector of the eastern Ladakh turned worse when Chinese PLA soldiers crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and took away 150 metres of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) linked to a surveillance camera and 300 metres of army’s telephone cable last Sunday.
Updated on Jul 26, 2013 04:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Chinese do it again, this time in Uttarakhand
Amid a fresh round of border mechanism talks between Indian and Chinese diplomats on Tuesday, some 21 PLA troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) into India in Barahoti Plains area of Uttarakhand, top government sources said. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 25, 2013 10:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Arms dealers’ farewell to air staff VC miffs Antony
Taking a serious umbrage at foreign defence vendors allegedly bankrolling a farewell party to vice-chief of Air Staff DC Kumaria in June, defence minister AK Antony has now sought detailed explanation from Indian Air Force (IAF) . Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 22, 2013 10:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Chinese cross the line again, needle India
The Dragon is at it once more. On two days last week, Chinese troops - estimated by sources at as many as 100 -crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh carrying banners asking India to vacate "occupied" territory.
Updated on Jul 21, 2013 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Chinese cross the line again, needle India
The Dragon is at it again. On two days last week, Chinese troops -- estimated by sources at as many as 100 -- crossed the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh carrying banners asking India to vacate 'occupied' territory. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 21, 2013 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Babus ponder coal block deallocation
Top coal and law minis try officials met on Monday to take a legal view on whether coal blocks could be deallocated purely on the basis of FIRs filed by CBI, with the apex court directing CBI to not share any report with the government in the case. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 16, 2013 01:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
India wants to add post to China border meetings
With New Delhi and Beijing agreeing that a peaceful border is an important guarantor of growth in bilateral relations, India has proposed Kibuthu in Walong sector of far-east Arunachal Pradesh as an additional site for border personnel meetings (BPMs) to defuse any tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 14, 2013 04:11 AM IST
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Bodh Gaya blasts: IM tweet traced to Pakistan
The purported Twitter account of the Indian Mujahideen, through which it claimed responsibility for the Bodh Gaya blasts, was made in Pakistan, counter-terror officers said Wednesday. Shishir Gupta & Rajesh Ahuja report. IM’s reign of terror spreads to Bihar
Updated on Jul 11, 2013 07:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta & Rajesh Ahuja, New Delhi
Ishrat case: MHA man alleges CBI pressure tactic
A former home ministry official has alleged the CBI tried to coerce him during his questioning in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jul 10, 2013 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
IM, Rohingya outfit under scanner for Bodh Gaya blasts
Indian Mujahideen and radicals among Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are under the scanner for the Bodh Gaya blasts on Sunday even as the lone 'suspect' in the case failed to yield much. Shishir Gupta reports. Digvijaya hints at Modi link, draws ridicule | Despite alerts, Bihar failed to act timely
Updated on Jul 09, 2013 02:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi/bodh Gaya
Was Bodh Gaya revenge for attacks on Rohingya Muslims?
Intelligence agencies gathered information about the training of Rohingya Muslim radicals in a LeT camp in Pakistan last May, government sources said, even as R&AW has identified Rohingya-Buddhist violence as an emerging counter-terrorism challenge. Shishir Gupta and Jatin Anand report.Sacred tree targeted | Lean season lessens impact | Buddha idol safe, NIA probes | Target Bodh Gaya
Updated on Jul 08, 2013 09:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Jatin Anand, New Delhi
Sharif says ties warmer, but Pak steps up attacks
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being keen to normalise ties with the Nawaz Sharif government, the increasing aggressiveness on the part of Pakistan-based terrorist groups in Kashmir has left him disconcerted. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 30, 2013 02:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Indo-Pak LNG supply deal almost done
India and Pakistan are fast moving towards inking the first ever bilateral agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) via a 120-kilometre pipeline from Jalandhar to Jallo near Lahore via Wagah border for a limited period of five years.
Updated on Jun 28, 2013 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
CBI questions coal allocations, says policy vague
According to the CBI, the coal block allocations were through the government dispensation route where the mining was to be performed by a government company or PSU for specified end use that could be captive or commercial. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 24, 2013 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Death toll is much higher, says ITBP chief
In what seems to be more bad news, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General Ajay Chaddha said death toll in the Uttarakhand flash floods may be “substanitally higher” than the stated figure, Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 20, 2013 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Join poll process, PM to tell valley outfits
After reiterating Centre’s commitment to hold free and fair assembly elections in 2014, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to call upon all political outfits in Jammu & Kashmir, including the separatists, to participate in a democratic process during his two-day visit to the state. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 20, 2013 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
India wary of China arms firm’s invite to Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation to China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) to ostensibly help Islamabad in energy infrastructure development has raised eyebrows in South Block given the company’s alleged involvement in supplies to India’s northeast insurgent groups, Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 17, 2013 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
New mountain corps to man China border soon
Prior to his China visit in July, defence minister AK Antony has given his nod to the creation of a new mountain strike corps for the China border at Pannagarh and has sent the proposal to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for a formal approval. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 16, 2013 02:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
FBI to IB: Headley says Ishrat was LeT terrorist
Armed with disclosures from Mumbai terror attack scout David Coleman Headley, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had apparently informed the Intelligence Bureau (IB) that Ishrat Jahan was a Lashkar-e-Taiba suicide bomber. Shishir Gupta reports....
Updated on Jun 15, 2013 02:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Delhi CM kept in loop on master plan: Kamal Nath
Rejecting Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s public claims, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday conveyed to her that the Delhi government was fully “kept in the loop” about the review of Master Plan (MPD) 2021. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 14, 2013 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
NSA Menon to discuss trade, border issues during China visit
National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon will visit Beijing in June end to hold the 16th round of Special Representative (SR) talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and seek a clarification on the 3,488-km Line of Actual Control (LAC). Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 13, 2013 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Panel to visit Lahore for gas supply talks
Five days after Nawaz Sharif was sworn in as Prime Minister, a delegation led by the joint secretary of the petroleum ministry is going to Lahore on Sunday to explore the feasibility of India supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power starved Pakistan. Shishir Gupta and Nagendar Sharma report.
Updated on Jun 09, 2013 12:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Nagendar Sharma, New Delhi
Maoists still have massive firepower, says Centre
The UPA government will try to evolve a consensus among states on how to best tackle left wing extremism at the chief ministers’ conference on internal security on Wednesday as it believes that Maoists even now have the core capability to launch spectacular attacks like the May 25 attack on Congress leaders in Bastar district.
Updated on Jun 05, 2013 12:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
NDA-ruled states to lead opposition to NCTC at CMs' conference
The Manmohan Singh govt has suddenly revived a watered-down version of the NCTC but NDA-ruled states are expected to lead the opposition to the project at today's CM's conference on internal security. Shishir Gupta & Aloke Tikku report. Sticking points
Updated on Jun 05, 2013 09:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta & Aloke Tikku, New Delhi:
US to supply IED detectors to India
The May 25 Maoist attack using a 25-kg explosive device in Darba has added impetus to the UPA government's plan to acquire state-of-the-art ground penetration radars from the US to detect buried improvised explosive devices (IEDs ) in low-intensity conflict zones. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Jun 01, 2013 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
No Indian choppers, guns for Karzai
Seemingly wary of complicating the fragile Afghan security situation, India is unlikely to directly supply military equipment, including helicopters and ammunition, to Kabul despite President Hamid Karzai re-submitting the hardware list. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on May 26, 2013 05:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Centre toughens stand on Kashmiri separatist leaders’ travels abroad
The home ministry feels that Kashmir separatists like Yasin Malik should not be pampered as JKLF was a part of the United Jehad Council and recipient of operational funding from Pakistan. Shishir Gupta and Toufiq Rashid report.
Updated on May 23, 2013 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Toufiq Rashid, Delhi/srinagar
Antony to visit Beijing to discuss border defence pact
Defence minister AK Antony is all set to visit China next month to discuss the proposed Border Defence Pact, after both agreed that peace and tranquil borders are the foundation of a strong bilateral relationship. India sought dates for Antony’s visit with Beijing being expected to respond soon.
Updated on May 21, 2013 01:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Rahul Singh, New Delhi
FBI to brief Shinde about Boston Marathon bombings
The FBI will share investigation details of Boston Marathon bombing with the Indian home ministry delegation led by Sushil Shinde on the margins of the Homeland Security dialogue. Shishir Gupta reports. Home minister's vist to the US
Updated on May 21, 2013 02:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Engaging the dragon
In wake of the recent border dispute in Ladakh, both India and China are making efforts to rebuild ties factoring in political and economic realities on the ground. Shishir Gupta writes. China’s ring of friction | The order of business
Updated on May 19, 2013 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi