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StratNews Global

Indian, strategic-affairs and defence focus; Indian national-security establishment-friendly

Owned byOwned and run by Nitin A. Gokhale, an Indian journalist who is founder and editor-in-chief. He also runs BharatShakti.in and StratNewsGlobal.tech. I could not confirm the legal entity behind the outlet.
FundingNot publicly detailed. It appears to be a small independent digital venture. Likely funding includes advertising, sponsored content and events, and reader or supporter appeals. I could not verify the specific sources or any major institutional backers.
On the administrationmixed

Background

Nitin A. Gokhale, a veteran Indian defence and security journalist, launched StratNewsGlobal.com in January 2020. He had earlier founded the defence-focused portal BharatShakti.in in November 2015. The outlet describes itself as combining on-the-ground reporting with in-depth analysis of strategic affairs, foreign policy and defence, and it also produces podcasts and video. It is a small, founder-led venture, and I found no records of large outside investors or ownership changes. I found no well-documented controversies or fact-checking disputes. Its orientation is generally sympathetic to India's security establishment and emphasizes Indian self-reliance in defence, which is common among Indian strategic-affairs outlets. On the Trump administration, a search of its 2026 coverage found pieces such as 'India's Trump Problem: Submit, Retaliate Or Play Hardball?' and 'Russian Diesel for Trump, Tariffs for India' (October 2026). These pieces fault U.S. policy for inconsistency on Russian energy and for tariff threats against India. The framing is driven by India's interests rather than by U.S. partisan lines. This profile is based on limited public information, including the outlet's own descriptions and a LinkedIn profile, and its ownership and funding details are unverified.

Sources

  1. Who We Are - StratNews Global
  2. What StratNewsGlobal Stands For - StratNews Global
  3. Nitin A. Gokhale - BharatShakti.in and StratNewsGlobal.com (LinkedIn)
  4. Nitin A. Gokhale (personal site)
  5. India's Trump Problem: Submit, Retaliate Or Play Hardball?
  6. Russian Diesel for Trump, Tariffs for India
  7. Support Us - Bharat Shakti

Profile compiled 2026-10-14; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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