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Talha Ansari is a doctoral scholar at the Centre for Politics, Organisation, and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He holds an M.Phil. in Planning and Development from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Chakshu Roy is the Head of Legislative and Civic Engagement at PRS Legislative Research. He is the country’s foremost expert on legislative functioning and procedures. He writes extensively on law-making, legislative procedures, and the Indian Parliament. Chakshu’s writing has appeared in national newspapers such as The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and The Times of India.

Ved Shinde is an MPhil scholar at the University of Cambridge and is associated with the Centre for Geopolitics. He was previously with the Asia Society Policy Institute, New Delhi.

Md. Muddassir Quamar is an Associate Professor at the Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Prior to joining JNU, Dr. Quamar was a Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (MP-IDSA). He specialises in Middle East strategic affairs, political Islam, and India’s relations with […]

Mahesh Sachdev retired in 2013 after 36 years in the Indian Foreign Service. His career included Ambassador to Algeria and Norway, and High Commissioner to Nigeria – all major oil exporters. At the Ministry of External Affairs, he served as Director Gulf (1980-1995) and Joint Secretary (2001-05). His areas of focus are the Middle East […]

Navdeep Suri completed a distinguished 36-year career in the Indian Foreign Service in 2019, having served as India’s Consul General in Johannesburg, High Commissioner to Australia, and Ambassador to Egypt and the UAE. In a rare gesture, the President of the UAE conferred on him the Order of Zayed First Class, the country’s second-highest civilian […]