Azad Essa is a senior reporter for Middle East Eye based in the New York Metropolitan area. His reporting and commentary range from US foreign policy and its impact on Muslim and Arab communities, to India and Hindu nationalism. He previously worked for Al Jazeera English between 2010-2018 covering southern and central Africa for the network. He is the author of 'Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel' (Pluto Press).