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==Career==
==Career==
Hiro originally trained as an engineer in India before moving to the UK to further his career and "explore the West". <ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-dilip-hiro-1968-online |website=}}</ref>
Hiro was the [[Chief analytics officer|chief analyst]] on the [[Middle East]]ern, [[Central Asia]]n, [[South Asia]]n and [[Islam]]ic affairs, and [[terrorism]] for the [[Rome]]-based [[Inter Press Service]] International Features Agency (1992–99), and the [[London]]-based Gemini News Service features agency (1999–2002).
Hiro was the [[Chief analytics officer|chief analyst]] on the [[Middle East]]ern, [[Central Asia]]n, [[South Asia]]n and [[Islam]]ic affairs, and [[terrorism]] for the [[Rome]]-based [[Inter Press Service]] International Features Agency (1992–99), and the [[London]]-based Gemini News Service features agency (1999–2002).


He is also a frequent contributor to the following [[online magazine]]s: ''[[The Guardian]]''’s Commentisfree;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/diliphiro?view=desktop|title=Dilip Hiro |website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> [[Yale University]]’s [[Yale Globalist]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/|title=Feature Articles {{!}} YaleGlobal Online|website=yaleglobal.yale.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> and the [[New York (state)|New York]]-based [[Nation Institute]]’s website TomDispatch.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url= |website=www.tomdispatch.com}}</ref>
He is also a frequent contributor to the following [[online magazine]]s: ''[[The Guardian]]''’s Commentisfree;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/diliphiro?view=desktop|title=Dilip Hiro |website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> [[Yale University]]’s [[Yale Globalist]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/|title=Feature Articles {{!}} YaleGlobal Online|website=yaleglobal.yale.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> and the [[New York (state)|New York]]-based [[Nation Institute]]’s website TomDispatch.


==Books ==
==Books ==

Revision as of 10:34, 16 February 2023

Dilip Hiro
Born
Larkana, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, commentator

Dilip Hiro, born in Larkana, Pakistan is an Indian author, journalist and commentator who specializes in the politics of South Asia and Middle East.

Career

Hiro originally trained as an engineer in India before moving to the UK to further his career and "explore the West". [1]

Hiro was the chief analyst on the Middle Eastern, Central Asian, South Asian and Islamic affairs, and terrorism for the Rome-based Inter Press Service International Features Agency (1992–99), and the London-based Gemini News Service features agency (1999–2002).

He is also a frequent contributor to the following online magazines: The Guardian’s Commentisfree;[2] Yale University’s Yale Globalist;[3] and the New York-based Nation Institute’s website TomDispatch.

Books

Non-Fiction

  • Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy (2018) ISBN 9780190944650
  • The Age of Aspiration: Power, Wealth, and Conflict in Globalizing India (2016) ISBN 1620971305
  • The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan (2015) ISBN 1568587341
  • Indians in a Globalizing World: Their Skewed Rise (2014)
  • A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East (2013)
  • Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia (2012)
  • After Empire: The Birth of a Multipolar World (2010) (shortlisted for the Mirabaud Prize of the Forum International Médias Nord-Sud)
  • Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Iran (2009) (on The Financial Times’s List of Best History Books of the Year)
  • Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World’s Vanishing Oil Resources (2007)
  • The Timeline History of India (2006)[citation needed]
  • The Iranian Labyrinth: Journeys through Theocratic Iran and Its Furies (2005)
  • Secrets and Lies: Operation 'Iraqi Freedom' and After (2004)/ (Financial Times’ Best Politics and Religion Book of the Year) / (Long-listed for the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing)
  • The Essential Middle East: A Comprehensive Guide (2003)
  • Iraq: In The Eye Of The Storm (2002)
  • War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and Global Response (2002), ISBN 9781136485565
  • The Rough Guide History of India (2002)
  • Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran after the Gulf Wars (2001)
  • Sharing the Promised Land: A Tale of Israelis and Palestinians (1998)
  • Dictionary of the Middle East (1996)[citation needed]
  • The Middle East (1996)[citation needed]
  • Between Marx and Muhammad: The Changing Face of Central Asia (1995)
  • Lebanon, Fire and Embers: A History of the Lebanese Civil War (1993)
  • Desert Shield to Desert Storm: The Second Gulf War (1992)
  • Black British, White British: A History of Race Relations in Britain (1991)
  • The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict (1991)
  • Holy Wars: The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism (1989)
  • Iran: The Revolution Within (1988)[citation needed]
  • Iran under the Ayatollahs (1985)
  • Inside the Middle East (1982)
  • Inside India Today (1977)
  • The Untouchables of India (1975)
  • Black British, White British (1973)
  • The Indian Family in Britain (1969)

Fiction

Editor

Contributor

  • A World Connected: Globalization In The 21st Century (ed.) Nayan Chanda (2013)
  • Encyclopedia Of Global Studies (eds.) Helmut Anheier & Mark Juergensmeyer (2012)
  • The World According To Tomdispatch: America In The New Age Of Empire (ed.) Tom Englehardt (2008)
  • New Makers Of Modern Culture, Vol. 2, (ed.) Justin Wintle (2007)
  • New Makers Of Modern Culture, Vol. 1 (ed.) Justin Wintle (2007)
  • The Iraq War Reader (eds) Micah Sifri & Christopher Serf (2003)
  • A Concise History Of India (a new chapter), (2002)
  • A Just Response: The Nation On Terrorism, Democracy And 11 September 2001 (ed.) Katrina vanden Heuvel (2002)
  • What's it like? Life And Culture In Britain Today (eds) Joanne Collie & Alex Martin (2000)
  • Iran And The Arab World (ed.) Hooshang Amirahmadi (1993)
  • The Gulf War Reader (eds) Micah Sifri & Christopher Serf (1991)
  • Makers Of Nineteenth Century Culture (ed.) Justin Wintle (1984)
  • Pieces Of Hate (ed.) Brian Redhead & Kenneth McLeish (1982)
  • Makers Of Modern Culture (ed.) Justin Wintle (1982)
  • World Minorities, Vol II (ed.) Georgina Ashworth (1977)
  • World Minorities, Vol I (ed.) Georgina Ashworth (1977)
  • Colour, Culture And Consciousness (ed.) Bhikhu Parekh (1974)
  • One For Sorrow, Two For Joy (ed.) Paul Barker (1972)

References

  1. ^ https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-dilip-hiro-1968-online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Dilip Hiro". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Feature Articles | YaleGlobal Online". yaleglobal.yale.edu. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

External links

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