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{{Short description|Indian journalist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aarti Tikoo Singh
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India
| education = MA Political Science<br>MA English<br>MA International Affairs<ref name="qualify"/>
| alma_mater = [[University of Jammu]]<br>[[Columbia University]]
| occupation = Journalist
| employer = The New Indian
}}

'''Aarti Tikoo Singh''' is an Indian journalist who is known for being vocal on the [[Kashmir conflict]] and strongly considers herself [[secular]]. She is an alumnus of [[University of Jammu]] and did master's in international affairs from [[Columbia University]] in New York City.

==Early life and education==
Singh was born in the [[Anantnag district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India, into a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] family.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 19 January 2021|title=Aarti Tikoo Remembers & Shares Story of Hindus Of Kashmir Valley |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNl3WRCa8OA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129181739/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNl3WRCa8OA |archive-date=2021-01-29 |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=Youtube |language=hi-IN}}</ref> After the [[exodus of Kashmiri Hindus]] from the [[Kashmir Valley]] in the early 1990s, she had to move to [[Jammu]] with her family. She studied in [[University of Jammu]] and also did master's in international affairs from New York's [[Columbia University]]<ref name="qualify">{{cite web |title=Aarti Tikoo Singh Blog - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/aartitikoosingh/ |access-date=16 Jun 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and starting her career she went to New Delhi and is currently residing there.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Aarti Tikoo is married to Harbir Singh,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2019 |title=Ilhan Omar faces abuse after challenging Indian reporter at US Congress |url=https://www.trtworld.com/americas/ilhan-omar-faces-abuse-after-challenging-indian-reporter-at-us-congress-30809 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026013959/https://www.trtworld.com/americas/ilhan-omar-faces-abuse-after-challenging-indian-reporter-at-us-congress-30809 |archive-date=2019-10-26 |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=TRT World}}</ref> a former politician with [[Aam Aadmi Party]], as of 2021.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Career==
As a reporter, she has worked in conflict zones across India such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 October 2019|title=Times of India editor Aarti Tikoo claims tp counter false reporting on Kashmir at Washington's National Press Club|url=https://www.hinduamerican.org/press/aarti-tikoo-times-of-india-national-press-club/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614132823/https://www.hinduamerican.org/press/aarti-tikoo-times-of-india-national-press-club |archive-date=2020-06-14 |access-date=2020-06-14|website=Hindu American Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 2018|title=A Conversation With Aarti Tikoo Singh|url=http://www.ggfutures.net/analysis/a-conversation-with-aarti-tikoo-singh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104020902/http://www.ggfutures.net:80/analysis/a-conversation-with-aarti-tikoo-singh |archive-date=2018-11-04 |access-date=2020-06-14|website=Global Governance Futures|language=en-US}}</ref>

After working with dailies in India such as ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' and as senior assistant editor with ''[[The Times of India]]'', she worked as a foreign and security affairs editor at the ''[[Indo-Asian News Service]]'' (IANS) agency. In August 2021, she founded ''The New Indian''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://newindian.in/about/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=THE NEW INDIAN|language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2022}} Singh has over 20 years of experience in journalism, focusing on international relations and conflicts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 October 2019|title=Discussion with Aarti Tikoo Singh|url=https://harrison.house.upenn.edu/event/discussion-aarti-tikoo-singh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614112555/https://harrison.house.upenn.edu/event/discussion-aarti-tikoo-singh |archive-date=2020-06-14 |access-date=2020-06-14|website=Harrison House - University of Penn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aarti Tikoo Singh, Author at South Asian Voices|url=https://southasianvoices.org/author/aarti-tikoo/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=South Asian Voices|language=en-US}}</ref> She reported from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, a conflict-ridden state for almost seven years, covering politics, violence, governance and human stories.<ref name="huffi">{{cite web | title =Aarti Tikoo Singh author on Huffington Post | language =English | publisher =[[Huffington Post]] | date = | url =https://www.huffpost.com/author/aarti-tikoo-singh | access-date =16 Jun 2020 }}</ref> Singh represented in a United States Congressional hearing on Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On J&K, Indian Journalist's Face-Off With Ilhan Omar In US Congress|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/us-hearing-on-kashmir-a-setup-against-india-in-favour-of-pakistan-says-journalist-aarti-tikoo-singh-2121204|access-date=2021-03-20|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Awards==
Singh is a Times Aspire award winner and a WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management Peace) fellowship awardee.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Pawas Kumar, ed. (23 October 2019). [https://english.newsnationtv.com/india/news/journalist-aarti-tikoo-singh-tells-us-congress-world-press-overlooked-pakistani-terror-in-kashmir-241891.html 'World Press Overlooks Years Of Pakistan-Sponsored In Kashmir': Indian Journalist To US Congress]. [[News Nation]]
* Deepshikha Ghosh, ed. (24 October 2019). [https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/us-hearing-on-kashmir-a-setup-against-india-in-favour-of-pakistan-says-journalist-aarti-tikoo-singh-2121204 On J&K, Indian Journalist's Face-Off With Ilhan Omar In US Congress]. [[NDTV]]
* Ria Das (4 March 2019). [https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/women-cops-crpf-convoy-pulwama/ These Brave Women Cops From Srinagar Were Witness To Pulwama]. [[SheThePeople.TV]]
* PTI (25 October 2019). [https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/10/25/kashmiri-pandits-say-us-congressional-hearing-was-one-sided.html Kashmiri Pandits say US Congressional hearing was one sided]. [[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]].

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CletaMacfarlane at 02:33, 14 February 2026