About the Speaker

Manoj Joshi is a Distinguished Fellow at the ORF. He was a member of the Task Force on National Security chaired by Mr. Naresh Chandra to propose reforms in the security apparatus of the country. He has held various posts such as the political editor of The Times of India, Editor (Views) Hindustan Times, Defence Editor of India Today, National Affairs Editor of Mail Today, the Washington Correspondent of The Financial Express, and a Special Correspondent of The Hindu in his three decades long career as a journalist. He has also been a member of the National Security Council’s Advisory Board. His recent work is Understanding India-China Border: The Enduring Threat of War in the High Himalayas (2022) and Bhutan-China: Settling Border Issues.

Amb. P. Stobdan is a student of Asian Affairs. In his professional career spanning over 40 years, he held various assignments both in the government and outside. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Delhi Policy Group (DPG) New Delhi, and President, Ladakh International Centre, Leh.

Amit Ranjan is Research Fellow at the Institute South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore. His research interests include water disputes, South Asian politics (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), India’s regional policy, and India’s internal security. His papers, review essays, and book reviews have been widely published in journals, including Asian Affairs, India Quarterly, South Asia Research, and Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. He has also contributed commentaries, opinion editorials, and reviews in newspapers and websites. Prior to joining ISAS, Dr. Ranjan worked as a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. He completed his Doctoral studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Medha Bisht is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at the South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. Her research interests include Philosophy and Theory of International Relations, Water Governance and Diplomacy at International, Transboundary and Local level, Asian Diplomatic Thought, and Qualitative methods.  Her book, Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Philosophy of Strategy has been published by Routledge (London and New York 2020). Before joining SAU, she was an Associate Fellow at MP-IDSA. Dr. Bisht has written extensively on Bhutan, including “Paradigms in India-Bhutan Relations and Pathways for Cooperation” in Bhatnagar and Passi (eds); Neighbourhood First: Navigating Ties Under Modi, (2016); “Bhutan and Climate Change: Identifying Strategic Implications,” Contemporary South Asia, 2013 Vol. 21; “Assessing Bhutan Elections: Some Facts, Some Assumptions,” Economic and Political Weekly, XLVIII No. 39, 2013.

About the Chair & Moderator

Hemant Adlakha is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is also the Vice-Chairperson and an Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies. His areas of research include political discourse in the PRC and modern Chinese Literature and Culture.

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