The Chairperson
The Vice President
Senior Coordinator - South Asia
Ms Yukta Acharya
Senior Coordinator (South Asia),
Tillotoma Foundation
Centre Heads
Dr Meena Singh Roy
Dr Udai Bhanu Singh
Dr Udai Bhanu Singh
Senior Fellow & Head, West & Central Asia Centre,
Tillotoma Foundation
Dr Udai Bhanu Singh
Dr Udai Bhanu Singh
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
Amb Gauri Shankar Gupta
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
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
Prof Surender Bhutani
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
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
Mr Siswanto Rusdi
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
Executives & Adjunct Researchers
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
Senior Manager (Publishing),
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Poonam Swami
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
P.A. to the Vice President,
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Riya Jaint
Ms Paulomi Jyoti
Ms Tusheema Dutta
Executive Assistant to the Vice President & Operations Associate,
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Tusheema Dutta
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Ms Tusheema Dutta
Research Associate (Natural Sciences, Science Policy & Ayurveda),
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Research Associate ( Public Policy, Open Data & International Development) and Country Coordinator (Peru),
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Nilofer Ali Shah
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Ms Isabel F. Rodriguez
Senior Scientific Officer (SSO) and Research Associate (Physiology & Genome Medicine),
Tillotoma Foundation
Dr Anupma Thakur
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Research Associate (Women in Science & Science Diplomacy),
Tillotoma Foundation
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Consultant (South Asia),
Tillotoma Foundation
Dr Madan Yadav
Dr Gulbin Sultana
Ms Ramisha Fariha
Research Adjunct (Environmental Sciences),
Tillotoma Foundation
Ms Ramisha Fariha
Ms Ramisha Fariha
Ms Ramisha Fariha
Coordinator In-Charge (Assam),
Tillotoma Foundation
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