Sunil Adam

Sunil Adam has been a reporter, editor and commentator for nearly 20 years, both in the United States and in India. He has successfully launched two Indian American magazines, “Indian Life & Style” in 2003 from San Leandro, California, and “Mantram” in 2001 from Edison, New Jersey. Before that he was managing editor of the New York-based weekly newspaper “India Abroad” for five years. In India, he served in senior positions in two national dailies – as foreign editor of “The Pioneer” and assistant editor of “The Hindustan Times.” Apart from contributing to Indian, European and American publications, Adam has filed reports from nearly 20 countries, including Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Germany and Britain. His specializations include Indian-American affairs, U.S. foreign policy toward South Asia and international terrorism. Outside journalism, Adam was a visiting fellow at the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, a Washington D.C.-based think tank.

Archived Blogs

Laugh-It-Off Politics March 20, 2007 “Good thing we won the war, because the peace sure looks like a quagmire,” wrote Molly Ivins, the irascible political columnist with an acerbic wit, who died in January. That leaves Maureen Dowd of The New York Times to rile and regale. Full Story | Comments (0)

Shashi Tharoor got a green signal? August 15, 2006 If rumor mill at the United Nations is anything to go by, Shashi Tharoor will be named next U.N. Secretary General in a few weeks. Full Story | Comments (1)

Lady in Hot Water July 24, 2006 After watching M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water," I've concluded the New York Times film critics are not to be taken seriously. The movie was insufferable. Full Story | Comments (9)

The Religious Clowns July 16, 2006 At the SAJA annual convention in NYC on Saturday, a self-styled defender of the "faith" rudely interrupted a struggling standup comedian's riffs on religion reminding us of the presence of nitwits even among journalists. Full Story | Comments (8)

Please reconsider, Mr. Bloomberg May 28, 2006 Only a true compassionate conservative could fix the social, political and environmental crises this country is facing. How I wish the best man in politics today would reconsider his decision about 2008. Full Story | Comments (9)

Abe Rosenthal’s last interview May 12, 2006 It is indeed fortuitous that the legendary editor of The New York Times gave his last interview to an Indian journalist, reminiscing about his favorite country. Full Story | Comments (4)

How Opal Mehta got recalled May 02, 2006 Kaavya Viswanathan authored a novel that had a very short shelf-life. But is she really to blame for all the controversy? Full Story | Comments (10)

Galbraith, my favorite columnist April 30, 2006 If I were to list some of the favorite days of my adult life, the day I heard John Kenneth Galbraith giving the Rajaji Memorial Lecture in New Delhi in 1984 or 85, will certainly make the list. Full Story | Comments (4)

How Opal Mehta got recalled April 28, 2006 Kaavya Viswanathan authored a novel that had a very short shelf-life. But is she really to blame for all the controversy? Full Story | Comments (3)

A U.S. "tilt" in the right direction March 05, 2006 More than 35 years after the infamous Kissinger-Nixon "tilt" toward Pakistan, President George W. Bush reversed the direction of the American tilt in South Asia. This time, the tilt is natural, logical and inevitable. Full Story | Comments (3)

Shameful Indian Communists March 02, 2006 It was distressing, if not scandalous, to watch the pedestrian theatrics of some left and communist parties in the demonstration of their opposition to the American president’s historic visit. Full Story | Comments (5)

Why is President Bush visiting India? February 10, 2006 President Bush deserves a warm welcome in India considering that he has been a steadfast, pragmatic and on occasions, a generous friend of India. Full Story | Comments (0)