Nayanima Basu is a New Delhi-based journalist and author. She is experienced in international relations, strategic affairs, geopolitics and geoeconomics. She brings newsroom experience of over two decades, having worked at The Business Standard, Bloomberg Tax, The Hindu, The Deccan Chronicle and ThePrint. She has also contributed articles to several independent international publications. As a senior journalist, she is currently writing reports and analyses for publications such as ABP News, StratNews Global and The Hindu Business Line.

Her ground reportage from Afghanistan during the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 won her praise from several media organisations and geopolitical experts. Her recently published book 'The Fall Of Kabul: Despatches From Chaos' by Bloomsbury India has received several accolades in Indian as well as international press. She has also won the AutHER Award for the book.

Basu has worked with the US-India Business Council under the US Chamber of Commerce for a special project as ‘Director for Public Policy’. She is a 'Visiting Researcher' at GIFU Women’s University, Japan.