Mr K V Krishnaswamy was formerly Deputy Editor of The Hindu, a leading national newspaper.

A veteran journalist with exposure to both the desk and the field, for the past decade he has been writing editorials and articles in The Hindu on international affairs. South Asia, Middle East and Europe have been his specialisation. A student of French and Russian history he has an abiding interest in the interplay of forces in the Central Asian and South Asian regions. Until recently, he did most of the editorial writing in The Hindu on issues relating to NPT and CTBT.

He has travelled widely with three visits to South America, including one with the Indian President to Peru and Brazil, one to South Africa and several visits to Europe, including one to Finland that took him across the Arctic Circle. He has the honour of participating in the Salzburg Seminar, which grouped together journalists and academics from India and Pakistan for a weeklong interaction.