Crosland returned to work at The Statesman at Calcutta in June 1946. In September 1955, he was appointed News Editor for the Delhi edition of the paper. He became Resident Editor in April 1962, then was transferred back to Calcutta as Deputy Editor in August 1963, and in March 1965 he was appointed Chief Administrative Officer. He also wrote for papers such as the Montreal Star, the New Zealand Herald, The Age (Melbourne), The Times and The Observer, sometimes under the pseudonym Jonathan Swayne.
