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'''Chitra Subramaniam Duella''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] journalist. She is recognized in India for her investigation of the [[Bofors scandal|Bofors-India Howitzer deal (Bofors Scandal)]] which is widely believed to have contributed to the electoral defeat of former prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1989. She founded CSDconsulting, a Geneva based specialised consultancy working in the area of public health, trade policy, development directions and media. She is also the co-founder and Managing Editor of ''[[The News Minute]]'' – an online news website. She was an Editorial Adviser<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/node/35|title=About Us|website=The News Minute|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> for [[Republic TV]] of [[Arnab Goswami]] . | '''Chitra Subramaniam Duella''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] journalist. She is recognized in India for her investigation of the [[Bofors scandal|Bofors-India Howitzer deal (Bofors Scandal)]] which is widely believed to have contributed to the electoral defeat of former prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1989. She founded CSDconsulting, a Geneva based specialised consultancy working in the area of public health, trade policy, development directions and media. She is also the co-founder and Managing Editor of ''[[The News Minute]]'' – an online news website. She was an Editorial Adviser<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/node/35|title=About Us|website=The News Minute|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> for [[Republic TV]] of [[Arnab Goswami]] .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2017/jan/31/chitra-subramaniam-joins-republic-tv/caf33c2863e342ae1365b40bafeefbff | title=Chitra Subramaniam joins Republic TV | publisher=Rediff | date=31 January 2017 | accessdate=13 December 2022}}</ref> In 1989, she was honoured with the [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/d1M0PTCpcyxced7WllZtAP/Breaking-new-ground.html|title=Breaking new ground|last=Nair|first=Supriya|date=30 May 2012|work=Mint|accessdate=9 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life and education== | ==Personal life and education== | ||
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Subramaniam continued to report on the investigations and court proceedings in Switzerland till the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] government handed over secret [[Swiss bank]] documents with additional details of the payments to the [[government of India]] in 1997. In 2017 she joined Republic news channel launched by Arnab Goswami. As a UN correspondent, she has reported on various issues including disarmament, the Bosnian war and peace negotiations, the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations that led to the creation of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) and human rights. | Subramaniam continued to report on the investigations and court proceedings in Switzerland till the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] government handed over secret [[Swiss bank]] documents with additional details of the payments to the [[government of India]] in 1997. In 2017 she joined Republic news channel launched by Arnab Goswami. As a UN correspondent, she has reported on various issues including disarmament, the Bosnian war and peace negotiations, the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations that led to the creation of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) and human rights. | ||
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| title = Chitra Subramaniam – Gutsy Woman who exposed the Bofors scandal | | title = Chitra Subramaniam – Gutsy Woman who exposed the Bofors scandal | ||
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After the successful completion of the FCTC mandate at the WHO, Chitra Subramaniam moved on to set up CSDconsulting<ref>http://csdconsulting.net csdconsulting.net</ref> which has mandates from several companies many of whom are global leaders. | After the successful completion of the FCTC mandate at the WHO, Chitra Subramaniam moved on to set up CSDconsulting<ref>http://csdconsulting.net csdconsulting.net</ref> which has mandates from several companies many of whom are global leaders. | ||
In April 2012, 25 years after L'affaire Bofors came to light, Sten Lindstrom, former head of Swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to Subramaniam. In a wide-ranging interview to her published in The Hoot www.thehoot.org<ref>{{cite web|url= | In April 2012, 25 years after L'affaire Bofors came to light, Sten Lindstrom, former head of Swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to Subramaniam. In a wide-ranging interview to her published in The Hoot www.thehoot.org<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|title=The Bofors story, 25 years after|author=|date=4 March 2014|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093344/http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|accessdate=8 August 2018|archive-date=4 March 2022}}</ref> he spoke about probity in public life, the role of whistle-blowers in a democracy, freedom of information and the role of the media, etc. The interview became a global story. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | |||
* [https://theprobe.in/the-importance-of-goodwill-in-journalism "The importance of goodwill in Journalism"], Column by Chitra Subramaniam ''The Probe'', 11 April 2021. | |||
* [https://theprobe.in/we-will-fight-you-tooth-and-nail/ "We will fight you tooth and nail"], Column by Chitra Subramaniam ''The Probe'', 22 September 2022. | |||
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