Vishnu Som ( born July 1974 in Copenhagen , Denmark ) is an Indian journalist . He is a defence editor and anchor with New Delhi Television ( NDTV ) , India 's 24-hour news network . Som has reported extensively on war , conflict , aviation and natural disasters . He has covered the Kargil ( North Kashmir ) , Afghanistan and Iraq wars , as well as the 2004 Asian tsunami , 2001 Bhuj ( Gujarat , India ) earthquake and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami ( for which he was awarded for his coverage ) . In April 2012 , he was awarded best Television Presenter in India by the News Television Awards
Bhuj ( Gujarat , India ) earthquake
2001 Gujarat earthquake
Vishnu Som