Dr Khare, 63, political editor of The Hindu newspaper, is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha's media advisory committee.
A PhD in political science from Yale University, Dr Khare has been editor of The Times of India's Ahmedabad edition and also served as a senior editor at The Hindustan Times.
He is married to Renana Jhabvala, a senior official at SEWA, Ahmedabad, and novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's daughter.