Nikhil Bandlish

Nikhil is a geopolitical and strategic communications expert specialising in supporting clients navigate through complex issues across multiple markets. He brings over 10 years of experience in broadcast and digital media, having worked at Al Jazeera Media Network’s newsroom in his early years. He has since moved to strategic communications and crisis management, where he has supported large multinational companies such as AGC, Scania, AES and Bayer work through EU-wide regulatory changes through advanced stakeholder mapping, strategy and outreach. His media experience and exposure provides an added element for clients, with an intimate knowledge of newsroom norms and practices.

At Aretera, Nikhil leads multi-market projects for clients with international mandates. Alongside the wider Crisis & Reputation Management team, his work spans crisis preparedness and response, media relations, socio-political analysis, regulatory and policy navigation and financial communications. He has supported clients on-ground at high-profile international events including the World Economic Forum and COP.

Nikhil has previously consulted on projects in India for high-profile clients such as HP, Adobe and Lam Research, focusing specifically on profile-raising and stakeholder engagement across a vast and varied national market. He has appeared on NDTV’s flagship show ‘The Big Fight’, and was previously the International Affairs Correspondent for The International. He is fluent in English and Hindi, with operating knowledge of Spanish.