My Gmail account is under intermittent attack for the last two days. Someone has been sending rogue e-mail purporting to be coming from me, offering 'discounted electronic goods' or some such things. Google and the relevant authorities are aware of this and are taking steps. My apologies to readers. Inbound messages are still fine, but I am using another address for outbound communication. If you receive a rogue message, the best thing is to delete it immediately. Thank you very much for your patience.
Deepak Tripathi
17 October, 2008
About Me
Author and researcher. I was a BBC journalist for 23 years, from 1977 to 2000, during which I worked as a foreign correspondent, Senior Producer and Chief Sub-Editor. Set up the BBC Bureau in Afghanistan, a country in which I have taken a close interest since the Communist coup in 1978. Author of a major study on the Afghan conflict during the Cold War and the rise of the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in the 1990s. Main interests are South and West Asia and the US.
Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London & the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom.
Education:
BA in politics, economic, sociology and English from Christian College, Indore (1973).
PG Dip BA from Edinburgh Business School (2002).
Wrote DPhil thesis (2002-2007) entitled ‘Origins of Terrorism: A History of the Afghan Conflict’ at the University of Sussex. Coursework included paper titled ‘The Relevance of Positivism in Social Science’ (71%, Grade A+). Research findings published in ‘Dialectics of the Afghanistan Conflict’ (Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, March 2008).
Post-Graduate study at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1973-1974).
Affiliations:Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London & the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom.
Sunday, 19 October 2008
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