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
Fearing China, India pulls out of war games
Concerned at how it would be perceived by Beijing, India last month suddenly withdrew from the planning of a naval exercise with the US and Japanese navies off the US Pacific island of Guam. Shishir Gupta and Pramit Pal Chaudhuri report.
Updated on May 13, 2013 04:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta & Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, New Delhi
Chinese army crossed LAC on April 10?
Searching questions were raised within the China Study Group on Indian surveillance capabilities along the LAC and the exact date of Chinese incursion in Depsang Plains before they were detected on April 16. Shishir Gupta and Rahul Singh report. Decoding PLA's move
Updated on May 13, 2013 08:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta and Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Homemade terror
While the Boston bombings showed that self-radicalised individuals are difficult to detect, India reels under the threat of indigenous radical groups with simple bomb making techniques available online. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on May 12, 2013 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta
India sends out doves, China sends in chopper
A Chinese helicopter on Wednesday brazenly flew over an Indian military base in Ladakh’s Chumar area, worsening the border impasse. Shishir Gupta reports. Crossing boundaries | India hopes for swift resolution
Updated on Apr 25, 2013 09:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Strain on Indo-Sino ties as troops face off
Uncertainty threatened high-level bilateral visits as Indian troops stayed locked eyeball-to-eyeball with 22 intruding Chinese soldiers in Ladakh on Tuesday and a flag meeting between the two sides flopped. Shishir Gupta reports. India hopes to resolve row with China peacefully: MEA
Updated on Apr 24, 2013 03:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
India and China agree on Karzai but differ on Pak
India and China have decided to back Hamid Karzai regime and are prepared to work towards the stability of Afghanistan after the US pulls out in 2014. But differences have cropped up in perceptions over the long-term roles of Pakistan, Taliban and Washington in that region. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Apr 22, 2013 02:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Cops get ‘definite leads’ in Bengaluru blast case
A nation-wide hunt is on for the man who purchased the 100 CC TVS Suzuki Max motorcycle from Vellore and triggered off a blast in Bengaluru all within a span of two days even as the security agencies are scanning Kerala and Tamil Nadu-based radical groups, such as the Jam-i-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen, to nail the perpetrators. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Apr 20, 2013 02:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Delhi top cop faces heat for Shinde house break-in
Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar may be in trouble as an angry home minister has ordered a probe and wants responsibility fixed for the April 10 security breach at his official residence in the Capital.
Updated on Apr 17, 2013 02:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Chopper scam fallout: CBI to investigate another fraud
Defence minister AK Antony has decided to ask the CBI to investigate the stalled procurement of 197 light utility helicopters for the army after Brigadier VS Saini's name figured in Italy's probe into the Agusta-Westland 12 VVIP helicopter bribery case. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Apr 11, 2013 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Valley uneasy over Taliban graffiti
Graffiti and chalk markings welcoming the Taliban to Jammu and Kashmir have started cropping up in downtown Srinagar, worrying the Indian security establishment that already has its hands full in the Valley.
Updated on Apr 07, 2013 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Space fix to mend ties with Maldives
India plans a space fix to bring ties with Maldives back in the friendly orbit by offering to launch and operate the Island nation’s first communication satellite despite doubts over the commercial viability of the project.
Updated on Apr 05, 2013 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Ready to induct MiG squadron in may, India awaits carrier
With the first squadron of carrier-based fly-by-wire MiG-29 K fighters to be formally inducted into the navy next month, India is now keeping its fingers crossed on Russia delivering the 45,000-tonne INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier by 2013 end, after a delay of over five years. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Apr 03, 2013 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Vital terror intelligence getting lost in spy games
One-upmanship among intelligence agencies and state police is not uncommon but the attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar and the arrest of surrendered militant Liaquat Shah from Nepal border last month reveals that this unhealthy competition can at times is detrimental in maintaining peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on Apr 02, 2013 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Xi Jinping extends invite to PM to visit China
India and China will exchange high-level political visits this year, with President Xi Jinping inviting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official visit to Beijing on the sidelines of the concluded BRICS summit at Durban.
Updated on Mar 31, 2013 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Italian deputy foreign minister did not have valid visa
In a delicate twist to Italian marines saga, it now transpires that the escorting deputy foreign minister Staffan de Mistura did not have a valid Indian visa when he landed at the IGIA airport with two personnel accused of killing Kerala fishermen in 2012. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Mar 27, 2013 01:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
JK govt had informed home ministry on Liyaqat's return
The arrest of suspected terrorist Liyaqat Shah has taken a new twist with fresh evidence pointing to the J&K govt informing the home ministry about his possible return to India under the UPA government approved militant rehabilitation policy. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Mar 26, 2013 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Dawood, Mumbai blasts mastermind, eludes justice
Last week, Indian intelligence agencies intercepted a call made from Karachi to Dubai. The Karachi caller was discussing millions of US dollar worth investment in the United Arab Emirates with his Gulf-based counterpart. Shishir Gupta reports. Sanjay Dutt heads back to jail| Total recall| March 12, 1993| Blast case: the verdict
Updated on Mar 22, 2013 08:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Narendra Modi certain in BJP parliamentary board
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is almost certain to be the only new face — besides being the only chief minister — to figure in the BJP parliamentary board in the run-up to the general elections.
Updated on Mar 21, 2013 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
India, China dialogue on counter-terror next month
With President Xi Jinping formally taking over the reins of power in China, India is going to kick-start its bilateral engagement with an official level counter terrorism dialogue next month. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Mar 17, 2013 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Shinde pulls up MHA officials for poor speech drafts
Days after he purportedly read the Srinagar CRPF camp attack statement twice in the Lok Sabha, Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday gave a dressing down to top officials in his ministry for landing him into embarrassing situations. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Mar 17, 2013 01:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Once again, India attack planned in PoK camps
Security agencies have been able to identify Hafiz Saeed's LeT as the group behind the CRPF camp attack. This comes after the arrest of suspected Lashkar terrorist Talha Zarar and trans-border courier-cum-double agent Bashir Ahmed Mir alias Haroon. Shishir Gupta reports. Terror trail | Crumbling confidence
Updated on Mar 16, 2013 02:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Pak hand nailed in camp attack
A day after the assault on CRPF camp, there is firm evidence to indicate that the two attackers were from Pakistan and belonged to either Lashkar-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Mohammed, out to avenge the hanging of Ajmal Kasab or Afzal Guru. Shishir Gupta reports. Deadly discoveries
Updated on Mar 15, 2013 02:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Dhule in terror crosshairs; hunt on for Yasin Bhatkal
Terrorists are eyeing Dhule — a town in northwest Maharashtra which saw communal riots in 2008 and 2013 — for their next strike, intelligence sources have told HT. Delhi and Mumbai are also high on their hit list.
Updated on Mar 13, 2013 01:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
States have their way; anti-terror centre to function under IB
The government has decided that the National Counter-Terrorism Centre will function under the Intelligence Bureau without search, seizure and arrest powers as demanded by state governments.
Updated on Mar 13, 2013 01:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Blood trail of the false rupee
Steadily increasing amounts of counterfeit rupees being brought into India are becoming a major headache for New Delhi. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Mar 12, 2013 08:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Maldives crisis: Indian warships closed in
India backed its diplomacy with naval muscle to resolve the crisis that broke out last month when Maldivian opposition leader Mohammed Nasheed sought refuge in the Indian high commission. Shishir Gupta reports. Troubled island
Updated on Mar 11, 2013 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Antony all set to kick off new China engagement
With Hu Jintao slated to hand over the presidency to incumbent Xi Jinping next week, India has started the process of engaging the Chinese new leadership and defence minister AK Antony will visit Beijing in May.
Updated on Mar 11, 2013 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Religion continues to divide
Islamic radicalisation is not a new phenomenon, but there are fresh concerns about its rise across India. Is it a sign of youth rebellion or fanaticism? Shishir Gupta writes.
Updated on Mar 03, 2013 01:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta
Hyderabad blasts have Indian Mujahideen founders Bhatkal brothers' signature
The metal shrapnel, type of burns and blackening of body parts found in the victims of the twin blast in Hyderabad indicate the footprints of IM co-founders and brothers Riyaz and Iqbal Shahbandri Bhatkal, say investigators. Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Feb 24, 2013 09:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Merchants of death
The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scandal has put the spotlight once again on the role of the middleman in the big international arms bazaar and also prompted a relook at the process of defence procurement, Shishir Gupta reports.
Updated on Feb 24, 2013 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi