Sanjaya Baru (Indian Political Commentator) Biography

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Profession	Political Commentator, Policy Analyst, Writer, Journalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/1954
Age	72 years
Birthplace	Hyderabad, India

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Real Name	Sanjaya Baru
Famous As	Media Advisor and Official Spokesman to the former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh

School	St. George's Grammar School, Hyderabad The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
College/University	Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Qualifications	MPhil from the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Ph.D. in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University Masters Degree in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University

Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading Writing Listening To Music

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse

Rama V. Baru

Children

Tanvika Baru

Parents

Father	B. P. R. Vithal (Secretary of Finance in the Government of India during P.V. Narasimha Rao's Government)
Mother	Seshu Vithal

Highlights	Director at the Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies Media advisor and Official Spokesman to the former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008 First person to refer Robert Vadra as 'Damadji' in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister' Associate editor of The Times of India and The Economic Times Chief Editor of Business Standard Chief Editor of The Financial Express Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) until April 2018 Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Singapore

Highlights

Director at the Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies
Media advisor and Official Spokesman to the former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008
First person to refer Robert Vadra as 'Damadji' in his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister'
Associate editor of The Times of India and The Economic Times
Chief Editor of Business Standard
Chief Editor of The Financial Express
Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) until April 2018
Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Singapore

1. Sanjaya Baru indulges in smoking and alcohol consumption.
2. He served on India’s National Security Advisory Board during 1998-2001.
3. In 2010, Baru was honored with the GITAM foundation annual award.
4. Baru held the position of Non-Executive Independent Director at Wockhardt Limited.
5. He authored the provocative book 'The Accidental Prime Minister' in 2014, providing unique political perspectives.
6. In 2017, he assumed the role of Secretary General at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
7. He authored 'India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class and a Cultural Revolution' in 2021.
8. He edited 'The Importance of Shinzo Abe: Japan, India and the Indo-Pacific' in 2023.
9. He authored 'Secession of the Successful: The Flight Out of New India' in 2025.
10. He authored 'The Political Economy of Indian Sugar' in 1990.
11. He authored 'Strategic Consequences of India’s Economic Performance' in 2006.