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Hardeep Singh Puri has written two books on international politics and writes opinion columns on energy, policy and public affairs. Only publications with verifiable details are listed.

Hardeep Singh Puri in a grey turban and herringbone jacket, resting his chin on his hand
Portrait. The date is not independently verified.

Books

Books

2016 · HarperCollins India

Perilous Interventions

The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos

An account of UN Security Council decisions on interventions, including Libya and Syria, during the period when India sat on the Council (2011–12) and he was its Permanent Representative. It is his own analysis and not an official record.

Source: MoPNG biography (September 2016) · HarperCollins India

2018 · Viking (Penguin India)

Delusional Politics

A book on contemporary politics and political decision-making.

Penguin India lists December 2018; his personal website gives January 2019.

Source: Penguin India (ISBN 9780670090259) · hardeepsinghpuri.com

His personal website also lists Separating the Wheat from the Chaff (Konark, July 2019). This could not be confirmed with the publisher, so the title is only mentioned here.

Articles

Selected opinion columns

Columns in The Indian Express, listed with the dates in the newspaper's page metadata, which may be the online posting date. The full list is on the columnist page.

DateTitlePublicationSubject
8 Jan 2026A 2026 wish for criticism that improves policy, protects reformThe Indian ExpressPublic policy
13 Oct 2025Developed world is building walls. India's answer lies in scale, skill and self-relianceThe Indian ExpressEconomy, trade
2 May 2023India's gas policy has protected the consumer from global price volatilityThe Indian ExpressNatural gas pricing
2 May 2023Roadmap to energy justiceThe Indian ExpressEnergy transition
13 Mar 2023Powering Amrit KaalThe Indian ExpressIndia Energy Week 2023

Each title links to the newspaper's columnist index, where the article is listed. This avoids linking to an article address that could not be confirmed exactly.

Themes

Recurring subjects in his writing

  • Multilateralism and the Security Council

    The subject of his first book and of his work at the International Peace Institute.

  • Energy security and pricing

    Columns on gas pricing, energy justice and India Energy Week.

  • Policy and reform

    Columns on how policy is made and on criticism of policy.

Sources

  1. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas — Meet the Minister — mopng.gov.in/en/about-us/meet-the-minister
  2. hardeepsinghpuri.com — Know about him — hardeepsinghpuri.com/know-about-him
  3. HarperCollins India — Perilous Interventions — harpercollins.co.in/
  4. Penguin India — Delusional Politics — penguin.co.in/
  5. The Indian Express — columns by Hardeep S Puri — indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/hardeep-s-puri/