India America Today

Overview

India America Today (IAT) is an "an independent media organization and news provider based in Washington, DC." Its team "spans the Indian subcontinent and North America, providing in-depth coverage of India-US relations and the subcontinent." The site's sections are US-India, Politics, South and Central Asia, Extra Edge, Diaspora, Defense and Hindi, with Opinion and News groupings on the home page. Some items are credited to "IAT News Service."

History

IAT was founded in 2012 by journalist Tejinder Singh. According to IAT's June 2, 2021 obituary by managing editor Poonam Sharma, Singh was editor-in-chief of New Europe, The European Weekly, in Brussels from 1997 to 2009, moved to the United States in 2009, and founded IAT in 2012; he covered the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department. The National Press Club's obituary says he served as vice president for print of the Asian American Journalists Association's Washington DC chapter in 2011–2012.

Poonam Sharma wrote that she worked with Singh at IAT from 2014 and that she launched IAT's print edition with him in 2019. A July 2021 tribute on IAT's site calls IAT "the monthly newspaper for which he was the Editor." The current status of the print edition was not found.

Singh died in May 2021. The National Press Club obituary (June 4, 2021) gives the date as May 24 and his age as 61; IAT announced his death on May 29, according to PTI as published by The Tribune. The current About page lists him as Editor Emeritus and says the team is "dedicated to carrying forward his legacy of fair and independent journalism." The managing editor listed in 2021 (Poonam Sharma) differs from the one listed on the current About page (Se Hoon Kim).

Notable works

• 2011 – 2021. Washington briefing-room coverage by founder Tejinder Singh. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said at a June 2021 briefing that Singh "was a Pentagon Correspondent since 2011," and described him as a "good reporter, damn good reporter" who "Asked tough questions." A State Department message quoted in IAT's obituary said he covered the department for 11 years.

• May 19, 2021. "US Asks Nations to Reevaluate Ties with Burmese Military," by Tejinder Singh — report from a State Department briefing, including the principal deputy spokesperson's answer to his question. The National Press Club identifies it as his final report for IAT.

• 2019. Print edition launched by Poonam Sharma and Tejinder Singh, per IAT's obituary of Singh.

Key personnel

• Founder; Editor Emeritus. Tejinder Singh (Died May 2021)

• Managing Editor. Se Hoon Kim

• Consulting Editor. Shipra Mathur

• Editorial Consultant. Rajesh Sundaram

• Hindi Editor. Subodh Mishra

• Contributing Editor. Neelam Bhatt

Location and contact info

Location. Washington, DC

Email. info@indiaamericatoday.com (from the Contact page's metadata)

Website. https://www.indiaamericatoday.com/