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Vinod Sharma is a journalist of over thirty years standing. He is currently the Political Editor of Hindustan Times, a leading multi-edition English language newspaper headquartered in New Delhi.  
Sharma began his journalistic career with the United News of India in 1978 and had a stint with “The Week”, an English magazine of the Kerala-based Malayala Manorama Group, before joining Hindustan Times in 1988-89. He has since served the newspaper in various capacities: as its Chief of Political Bureau, Diplomatic Correspondent and resident representative in Islamabad (Pakistan) from 91-94.

Essentially a print journalist, Sharma, a frequent traveller within South Asia, is on the panel of expert commentators on domestic politics and South Asian affairs of various television news channels, notably the CNN-IBN, NDTV, Times Now and Lok Sabha TV. He is also a regular commentator on current affairs on the BBC, All India Radio and Doordarshan.  

A founder member of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), an “associate body” of media persons from eight SAARC countries, Sharma heads SAFMA’s India-Chapter as its President. In 2004, he led the first ever delegation of Indian journalists to what is called PoK and Northern Areas as part of a peace exchange that included a similar visit by Pakistani journalists to the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sharma has been associated with various think tanks and professional bodies. He served as Vice Chairperson of the Lok Sabha Press Advisory Committee and has been on executive councils of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). He is a member as well of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU).