Veteran journalist Bhargava passes away

Hydeabad,  Sept 22: Veteran  and distinguished journalist   G S Bhargava  died of throat cancer in  New Delhi on Tuesday. According  to reports  reaching here, the  84-year-old   Bhargava  breathed  his  last at  his residence in  New Friends Colony in  South Delhi  on Tuesday morning. He is  survived by wife  two sons  and  a daughter.He  worked as the  Resident  Editor  of Indian Express, Hyderabad in  the  1980s. Before joining  Express he  started  his  career with the  magazine   ` Forum’ in the pre-Independent  days. Later he moved  to Hindustan Times and The Tribune.  He also worked  as  the  correspondent  for  Hindustan Times  in Pakistan  during the year  1961-62.Apart  from being a journalist  he  was also  the  author for  a good number of  books. He  specialized in defence matters and authored several books. The   prominent  writings  are  Pakistan in Crisis, Star Cross India -- Let Down by Leadership and Perestroika in India -- V P Singh Prime Ministership.
He  worked as Principal Information Officer (PIO) to Government of India, G.S.Bhargava  from June 1978 to April 1980, during the Janata Party regime