Aarti Betigeri

Aarti Betigeri is a multi-platform journalist and former foreign correspondent based in Canberra, Australia.14 She is currently a correspondent for Monocle and contributes to various local and foreign media outlets.14 Betigeri has extensive experience working across video, radio, print, and online media.35

Previously, Betigeri spent almost a decade in India, where she reported across South Asia for prominent publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, and the Christian Science Monitor.1 During her time as a foreign correspondent, she interviewed three world leaders and worked on major investigative journalism projects, including an ABC Foreign Correspondent documentary on international surrogacy.1

Before moving to India, Betigeri worked as a television news journalist and presenter with the ABC and SBS in Australia.1 She is also a columnist for the Lowy Institute's "The Interpreter"4 and has contributed to discussions on international affairs, particularly regarding India-Australia relations.2

Betigeri's expertise extends to commentary and consulting in addition to her journalism work.5 Her recent work includes writing about issues such as sexual violence in India and its connection to economic factors1, as well as analyzing press freedom in Australia.6