Fellows

June 25, 2021

Dr Joshua Thomas

Dr. Joshua Thomas is the former Deputy Director of the ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong & was also Coordinator, ASEAN Studies Centre, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Shillong. He is known for his pioneering research in diverse […]
June 25, 2021

Dr T V Paul

Dr T V PAUL is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Paul specialises in International Relations, especially international security, regional security […]
June 25, 2021

VAdm M P MURALIDHARAN, AVSM & Bar, NM (Retd)

Vice Admiral M P Muralidharan, retired in Feb 2013 as the 19th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. A specialist in Navigation and Direction and a Post Graduate in Defence Studies, the Admiral in a career of close to […]
June 25, 2021

Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar is former Vice Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy, a position he held from 2019 to 2021. After his retirement, he was appointed as India’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator in 2022 and served […]
June 25, 2021

Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Dr Vijay Sakhuja is former Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi. A former Indian Navy officer, Vijay Sakhuja received MPhil and PhD degrees from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He has published over 40 books, edited volumes and […]
June 25, 2021

Dr RP Pradhan

Dr RP Pradhan is a Professor at the Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus. He is a PhD in International Relations and largely works on Political Economy. His current teaching and research focus involves […]
June 25, 2021

K V Thomas

K V Thomas has over 36 years of distinguished service in the Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He has worked in various capacities in different parts of India including insurgency-affected areas of the North East, Gujarat, […]
June 25, 2021

Muraleedharan Nair

After completing studies at the University of Kerala, Muraleedharan Nair did a Post-graduate programme in Marketing and Advertising from Bhavan’s Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management, Mumbai. He has held various positions in the Government, in India and abroad. […]
June 25, 2021

Dr Ravikant Joshi

Dr. Ravikant Joshi is a distinguished urban finance and management specialist with over 45 years of experience across India and internationally. As Senior Fellow (Urban Finance & Governance) at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), he brings deep expertise […]
June 25, 2021

Dr Martin Patrick

Dr Martin Patrick secured his PhD in Applied Economics from the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi. He has worked as faculty of Economics in various government colleges. He received post-doctoral training at Tilburg University, Netherlands. He has […]
June 25, 2021

Ajit Mani

Ajit Mani (b.1947) has an unusual breadth of professional experience, most of it in rural India and the unorganised urban sector. His experience includes survey research, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and Development Communications, developed over several assignments. Ajit Mani […]
June 25, 2021
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Manoj P.V

Manoj P.V brings over 35 years of experience in public service with the Government of India, including key diplomatic assignments at the Embassy of India in Beijing and the Consulate General of India in Guangzhou, where he served for a […]
June 25, 2021

Dr Jose Sebastian

Dr Jose Sebastian is Chairman and Director of Institute for Enterprise Culture & Entrepreneurship Development, Thiruvananthapuram. He retired as Senior Faculty in Public Finance from Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation. An expert in Public Finance and Taxation, Dr Jose Sebastian writes for […]
June 25, 2021

Commander (Dr) Jayakrishnan N Nair (Indian Navy, Rtd)

Commander Jayakrishnan N Nair (Retd), Indian Navy, is an electronics engineer by profession, specialised in Aerospace and Avionics. He has served the Indian Navy for 25 years as an Aviator and was responsible for the successful planning, execution and delivery […]
June 25, 2021

Dr M Saravanan

M.Saravanan has worked in public policy for over 12 years, focusing predominantly on higher education. Currently, he works as Deputy Registrar & Chief Finance Officer, Anurag University, Hyderabad He has offered consultancy services to the Union and State governments, private […]