ABHINANDAN MISHRA


Abhinandan Mishra is a veteran journalist and the Strategic Affairs Editor for The Sunday Guardian. Over a 15-year career, his exclusive reporting on counter-terrorism politics, intelligence and international conflict has been cited by the Prime Minister in Parliament. He is a versatile editorial leader and the author of the political espionage thriller Ikhtitam, an Amazon Kindle Top 400 bestseller. A law graduate holding a BA LLB (Hons) from NLIU Bhopal, he also brings a background of elite competitive credentials—having been recommended for the Indian Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) legal branch, ranking in the Top 200 nationwide as an SBI Probationary Officer, scoring a 90 percentile in CAT, and clearing IELTS with a 7.5 band score.
15 +years of political and investigative journalism
4,500 +Published Articles
50 +Exclusive high-profile Interviews
3 General Election Cycles Fully Covered (2014, 2019, 2024)
Parliamentary Record: Special investigative reports explicitly shared, cited, and tabled by senior political state leadership and the Prime Minister within Parliament and through official state communications in India and outside.
The 2021 Islamabad Press Conference: Subject of a formal, one-hour joint press conference held by Pakistan’s Interior and Foreign Ministries specifically attempting to counter your imminent terror strike scoop—a report later fully validated by Five Eyes intelligence data and the External Affairs ministries of New Zealand and England
Broke the international exclusive exposing the classified U.S. Department of Defense proposal "Operationalizing U.S. Overflight"—revealing Washington's strategic push for blanket, unrestricted military access through Indonesian skies.
Following the massive diplomatic fallout, the controversial blanket airspace clause was completely dropped from the final Major Defense Cooperation Partnership signed at the Pentagon.
Global Media Tracking

A political espionage thriller rooted in reality. Inspired by real characters and events, written with deep insights into the corridors of power, intelligence, and covert cross-border warfare.

Unknown Gunmen Hai Asli Dhurandhar | RAW & Shadow Operations". A deep-dive into global espionage networks, accountability in shadow operations, and intelligence insights post-Balakot.

An investigative breakdown tracking the diplomatic, intelligence, and strategic friction points between New Delhi and Washington regarding the Nikhil Gupta case and bilateral security ties.

Inside South Asian Intelligence Operations. Sharing real-world investigative anecdotes detailing the operational histories, structural architectures, and rivalries of RAW and the ISI.
