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Published: Nov 11, 2026 9:01 AM | 1 min read
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- Senior journalist Snehesh Alex Philip has resigned as ThePrint’s Editor for Defence and Diplomacy after nearly eight years with the publication.
- He announced his departure on X, expressing gratitude to ThePrint founder-editor Shekhar Gupta for his mentorship and support from colleagues and critics.
- Philip joined ThePrint on December 26, 2018, initially as a senior associate editor, and later oversaw defense and foreign affairs coverage and hosted the video series DefenceScope.
- Prior to ThePrint, he was deputy editor for strategic affairs at Republic and spent a decade at the Press Trust of India, including a role as a correspondent in Islamabad.
Senior journalist Snehesh Alex Philip has stepped down as ThePrint’s Editor for Defence and Diplomacy after nearly eight years at the publication.
He announced his departure in a post on X.
In his farewell post, Philip thanked ThePrint founder-editor Shekhar Gupta for mentoring him. “He will always remain a reporter’s editor, someone who understands the craft, pushes you to do better and never lets you settle,” Philip wrote. He also thanked colleagues, critics and supporters for helping him sharpen his work.
Philip joined ThePrint on December 26, 2018, as a senior associate editor and went on to oversee its defence and foreign affairs coverage. He also hosted DefenceScope, the publication’s video series on military and security affairs.
Before joining ThePrint, Philip served as deputy editor for strategic affairs at Republic. He spent a decade with the Press Trust of India, which posted him to Islamabad as its correspondent in 2013. He began his journalism career as a sub-editor and reporter at The New Indian Express.
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