Rani is an experienced investigative broadcast journalist who has spent most of her career with the BBC. Having been trained by former Royal Marines to work in hostile environments, she now specialises in defence and security. She provides on air analysis to the BBC and Al Jazeera English as well as other UK and US television networks. She has originated, produced and presented investigations in India and Pakistan.

Rani specialises in border territories and conflict zones. She has embedded with the Border Security Force in Kashmir, as well as with the Pakistani army, and has reported along the Line of Control from both sides in Kashmir, going undercover on the Indian side.

She speaks Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi and continuously reports on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Rani reported from inside the G20 Summit in London 2009. She was the first BBC studio analyst to cover unfolding events for Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in 2007, and the Mumbai attacks of 2008.

Rani has written for The Spectator, Lloyd’s List, and contributes regularly to Huffington Post. Her portfolio includes politics and business.

As an experienced producer and correspondent, Rani provides media training to help those appearing on camera. She can provide crisis media management. She directs live presentations.

Before Rani specialised, her career encompassed varied media disciplines across the live arts as well as television. She was born and educated in London.

Rani is on the London Committee of the Royal Television Society, is a Freeman of the City of London and the Stationers’ Company and won the TMG Award for News and Presenting. She edits Rani’s Report which can be found here: www.ranisingh.blogspot.com