Deepak Tripathi

Deepak Tripathi (born 1951) is a British historian, journalist and researcher with a particular reference to South and West Asia, terrorism and United States policy. ^[1]

Life and career

Tripathi was born into a political family in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India. His grandfather, Pandit Vishwambhar Dayal Tripathi, was a prominent leader in India's independence movement, Member of the Constituent Assembly, and later of the Indian Parliament.^[2] His father, Krishna Dev Tripathi, was also a parliamentarian and an academic.^[3]

After graduating in 1973, Tripathi worked for the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. for 3 years.

In 1977, Tripathi worked with the BBC as a South Asia correspondent, BBC News producer, and editor for the World Service Radio News. He was Afghanistan correspondent in the early 1990s in Kabul. He has reported from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Syria.

From 2002, at the University of Sussex, Tripathi researched the Cold War Afghan conflict. This led to his well-received book on Afghanistan.^[4][5]

Tripathi writes on the effects of superpower rivalries in South Asia and the Middle East, and on U.S. policy in the region, for publications including Al-Ahram, History News Network, CounterPunch, AlterNet, and ZNet.^[6]

Tripathi is a Member of the Political Studies Association and the Commonwealth Journalists Association.

Reception of his work

Marjorie Cohn, in the History News Network, writes of 'Breeding Ground': "Tripathi’s excellent work ends with a call to replace the military strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan with development, reconciliation, and reconstruction." and "Breeding Ground makes a significant contribution toward understanding the origins and triggers of terrorism. Tripathi traces the development of a ‘culture of violence’ in Afghanistan—largely due to resistance against foreign invasion—from the “U.S.-led proxy war” against the USSR to the current U.S. war." ^[7]

Ramzy Baroud, in the Global Researcher, writes of 'Overcoming The Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan': "While reputable author and world renowned journalist Deepak Tripathi agrees with this grim view [of the poor outcomes of Western intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan], he doesn’t think all is lost. He believes that there is still a chance, an opportunity even to redress the injustice and reverse the terrible mistakes that were made. A compelling writer and a meticulous researcher, Tripathi’s work is both gripping and comprehensive. His latest book, 'Overcoming The Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan' serves as a glaring reminder of what military power can do when it goes unchecked, and when it is combined with religious fanaticism or misguided political ideology." ^[8]

Selected publications

Tripathi, D., & Royal Institute of International Affairs. (1989). Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy Dilemmas. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Tripathi, D. (2010). Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan. Washington, D.C: Potomac Books. ^[9][10]

Tripathi, D. (2011). Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism. Washington, D.C: Potomac Books.

Tripathi, D. Journal of Foreign Relations (list of 14 articles). JOFR: D Tripathi

References

1. ^ The Technology Source Archives - Deepak Tripathi
2. ^ Members of the Constituent Assembly
3. ^ Lok Sabha
4. ^ Hillstrom, David (2011) Review of ‘Breeding Ground’ by Deepak Tripathi, Foreign Policy Journal, March 4
5. ^ Moore, Chris(2011) Review of ‘Breeding Ground’ by Deepak Tripathi, Palestine Chronicle, 01/11/2011 (Accessed Nov 2011)
6. ^ Reflections
7. ^ Marjorie Cohn: Review of Deepak Tripathi, "Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism" (Potomac Books, Inc., 2011) George Mason University's History News Network. Retrieved 15 November 2011
8. ^ Ramzy Baroud. Review of Deepak Tripathi's book. 22 May 2010. Centre for Research on Globalization Retrieved 15 November 2011
9. ^ Schoppa, Christopher (2010) Review of Tripathi, D. (2010). Overcoming the Bush legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan, Washington Post, March 17 (Accessed Nov 2011)
10. ^ Cude,Wilf (2011) Insider and Outsider: Converging Views on Iraq and Afghanistan, The Antigonish Review,#165 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 (Accessed Nov 2011)

External links

• ThisIsHell.net Podcast

• Deepak Tripathi's Diary 'Reflections'

• ZBlogs: Deepak Tripathi's Blog

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