Tim Bouquet is an author and journalist who has reported on military conflicts, organised crime and international takeover battles across the world for leading publications including the Telegraph Magazine, The Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Reader’s Digest and Esquire. He is the author of a crime novel and two works of non-fiction, notably Cold Steel: Lakshmi Mittal and the Multi-Billion-Dollar-Battle for a Global Empire, which was shortlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. He also broadcasts and teaches journalism and creative writing. He lives on the south coast of England and is a frequent visitor to India.