Ajai Shukla is an Indian journalist and a retired colonel of Indian Army.[1][2][3] He writes articles on defense policy, production and acquisition and currently works as consulting editor with Business Standard. He earlier worked with DD News and NDTV.[4][5]
The episode hit the headlines when Ajai Shukla, a former NDTV journalist and retired army officer, resigned from DD News on 29 March in protest over government meddling.