Tillotoma Foundation

The Chairperson

Mr Soham Das

Chairperson & Director,

Tillotoma Foundation

The Vice President

Ms Kamakshi Wason

Vice President,

Tillotoma Foundation

ACTIVITIES

About Us

Tillotoma Foundation is one of the fastest growing global think tanks. It is an academic and cultural organization engaged principally in International Relations, Diplomacy, Area Studies, Financial, Gender, Environmental, Scientific, Strategic & Defence Policy.

Conferences, Publications & Logistics

Academic and Research-Oriented International Conferences, Seminars and Conclaves.
Publication of Books, Research Papers, Analysis Papers and Monographs.
Logistical & Technical support for Conferences, Seminars, Book Discussions, and Cultural Events.

Track 2 Diplomatic Conclaves

The Foundation curates Track 2 Diplomatic Conclaves with various nations and regional organizations.

Strategic International Consultancy

The Foundation provides strategic international consultancy using its specialized expertise.

Academic Porgrammes

The Foundation conducts various Academic Programmes on diverse subject areas, including Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Languages, History and Culture.

Senior Coordinator - South Asia

Ms Yukta Acharya

Senior Coordinator (South Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Centre Heads

Dr Meena Singh Roy

Dr Udai Bhanu Singh

Senior Fellow & Head, West & Central Asia Centre,

Tillotoma Foundation

Dr Udai Bhanu Singh

Senior Fellow & Head, Indo-Pacific Centre,

Tillotoma Foundation

Associate Director - Canada Office

Prof Robert M. Cutler

Associate Director,
Canada Office,

Tillotoma Foundation

new publications

Understanding Regional Geopolitics: Afghanistan and China
(ISBN: 9798832116839)

Published by Tillotoma Foundation (2022)

Available Globally

South Asia: Challenges of International Politics, Technology & Human Rights (2022)

Published by Tillotoma Foundation

Available Globally

associate director (academic)

Dr Pooja Paswan

Associate Director (Academic),

Tillotoma Foundation

Advisors

Amb Gauri Shankar Gupta

Distinguished Advisor (Foreign Affairs and Environmental, Spiritual & Cultural Studies), Tillotoma Foundation

Former Indian Ambassador, High Commissioner and Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCO

Amb Ruchi Ghanashyam

Amb Gauri Shankar Gupta

Distinguished Advisor (Western Europe),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
Former Secretary, MEA

Dr Waiel Awwad

Amb Gauri Shankar Gupta

Prof Baladas Ghoshal

Distinguished Advisor (West Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Senior International Journalist & Political Analyst

Winner of the Freedom of Speech Award

Prof Baladas Ghoshal

Prof Surender Bhutani

Prof Baladas Ghoshal

Distinguished Advisor (Indian Ocean & Southeast Asian Studies)

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Chairman, Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies, JNU

Former ICCR Chair in Indian Studies at Russian State University

Prof Surender Bhutani

Distinguished Advisor (Cultural Diplomacy & Global Politics),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Senior Fellow, University

of Oxford.

ICCR Visiting Professor, Polish Academy of Sciences

Ms Padma Rao Sundarji

Prof Surender Bhutani

Senior Advisor (South Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Veteran Foreign Correspondent, News Editor & Author

Former South Asia Bureau Chief,

Der Spiegel

Mr Siswanto Rusdi

Honorary Convenor (Indonesia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Director,

National Maritime Institute, Indonesia

Fellows

Ambassador A.R. Ghanashyam

Distinguished Fellow (Middle East & Africa),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria &

Ambassador to Angola

Former Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs,

Government of India

Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar

Visiting Distinguished Fellow (International Trade & Diplomacy),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia

Amb (Dr) Dayan Jayatilleka

Visiting Distinguished Fellow (Sri Lanka),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russian Federation, France and the United Nations in Geneva
Former Chairman, Governing Body of the International Labour Organization
Former Vice-President of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Dr Stephen J. Blank

Distinguished Fellow (Eurasia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program

Former Professor, The United States Army War College

Dr Barnett R. Rubin

Distinguished Fellow (Afghanistan),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Senior Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in the U.S. Department of State
Former Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan

Prof A.K. Pasha

Visiting Distinguished Fellow (West Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Former Chairman, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, JNU

Former Director, Gulf Studies Program [UGC Area Studies Program]

Former Director, Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture,

Embassy of India, Cairo, Egypt

Dr Meena Singh Roy

Head, West & Central Asia Centre &

Senior Fellow (West & Central Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Dr Farkhad Tolipov

Visiting Senior Fellow (Central Asian Studies) & Honorary Convenor (Uzbekistan),

Tillotoma Foundation

Director,

Bilim Karvoni, Uzbekistan

Dr Zhanar Temirbekova

Senior Fellow (Science Policy),

Tillotoma Foundation

Rector, International Kazakh-Turkish University

Former Rector, Eurasian Technological University

Ms Pallavi Aiyar

Senior Fellow (East Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

International Journalist & Author
Former Reuters Fellow, University of Oxford
Selected as 2014 Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum

Dr Gregory Simons

Visiting Senior Fellow (Public Diplomacy),

Tillotoma Foundation

Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden

Prof Anjan Chakrabarti

Senior Fellow (Economic & Policy Studies),

Tillotoma Foundation

Professor & Director,

UGC Human Resource Development Centre,

University of North Bengal

Amb Achal Kumar Malhotra

Distinguished Fellow (South Caucasus),
Tillotoma Foundation

Former Ambassador of India to Armenia and Georgia

Mrs Bahijjahtu Abubakar

Distinguished Fellow (Climate Change & Renewable Energy),
Tillotoma Foundation

Head, Pollution Control, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria and former Global Co-Chair, Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Dr Udai Bhanu Singh

Head, Indo-Pacific Centre & Senior Fellow (Indo-Pacific),

Tillotoma Foundation

Dr Satoru Nagao

Visiting Fellow (Indo-Pacific) &

Honorary Convenor (Japan),

Tillotoma Foundation

Non-Resident Fellow,

Hudson Institute

Dr Najib Sharifi

Senior Fellow (Afghanistan),
Tillotoma Foundation

President,
Afghan Journalists Safety Committee

Dr Nicola P. Contessi

Senior Research Fellow (Central Asia),

Tillotoma Foundation

Dr Claudia Astarita

Visiting Fellow (East Asia & China),

Tillotoma Foundation

Lecturer,

Sciences Po Lyon

Mrs Zohreh Khanmohammadi

Visiting Fellow (Iran & Russian Affairs) &

Honorary Convenor (Iran),

Tillotoma Foundation

Researcher,

Tehran International Studies & Research Institute

Dr Roxanne Zigon

Senior Fellow (Global Diplomacy),

Tillotoma Foundation

Author, Researcher and Strategic Consultant

Dr Stanislav Pritchin

Visiting Fellow (Russian & Central Asian Studies),

Tillotoma Foundation

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, IMEMO, Russian Federation

Academy Associate, Chatham House

Dr Anna Sytnik

Visiting Fellow (Digital Diplomacy),

Tillotoma Foundation

Assistant Professor,

St. Petersburg State University

Ms Maria Osterloh

Visiting Research Fellow (Latin American Studies),

Tillotoma Foundation

Research Member of the Center of Asian Studies of San Marcos National University, Peru