Prof Baladas Ghoshal is the Head of Research
(South & Southeast Asia), Tillotoma Foundation.
He is one of the senior-most and highly-respected experts on South and Southeast Asia, with more than 5 decades of experience. His books and edited volumes include Indonesian Politics 1955-59: The Emergence of Guided Democracy (1982), Diplomacy and Domestic Politics in South Asia (1996), India and Southeast Asia: Challenges & Opportunities (1996), ASEAN & South Asia: Development Experience (1998), Indonesia: A New Beginning (2002), India and Southeast Asia: Cultural, Economic, and Strategic Linkages (2011), India's Relations with Indonesia (2014) and The Indo-Pacific Axis: Peace and Prosperity or Conflict? (2018).