Chief Executive and Chief Editor of Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Basu is a journalist of 35 years' standing, having worked in both Indian and international media organizations. He is also the director and chief editor of IANS , a New Delhi-headquartered news agency and media house. He is well known in political, government and media circles and has travelled all over the world with Indian presidents and prime ministers.
Arvind Padmanbhan - Vice President
Working as Executive Editor with Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Padmanabhan has over 20 years of experience in journalism, covering virtually all media streams -- news agency, newspaper, magazine, radio, television and the internet. In the past, he has worked for organisations such as The Press Trust of India, The Times of India and CNBC TV 18. He was Bureau Chief for IANS in the US, working out of Manhattan, and has traveled to several countries as part of the Prime Minister's media delegation.
Shibi Alex Chandy - Treasurer
Group Editor and Director of the Contract Publishing division in Indo-Asian News Service, Chandy has been with the organisation for over a decade and has headed operations for more than half that time. A media and communications professional for the past 22 years, he has worked with leading Indian newspapers (The Times of India), magazines (India Today) and TV stations (TV18) in key positions. His expertise lies in conceiving and producing quality publications - as well as online products - that help clients to effectively communicate with their stakeholders.
Partha Sarathi Mitra - General Secretary
Chief Technology Officer with Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). He has worked with the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) and keeps himself abreast of latest developments in the world of gizmos and media technologies, all of which are put to productive use in this evolving ear of convergence in journlism.
Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar - Senior Fellow
Retiring from the Indian Navy in early 2007 after 37 years' service, Commodore Bhaskar is a New Delhi based security analyst and a noted columnist and author. He is currently Convener, India International Centre (IIC) Study Group on Strategic and Security Issues and Contributing Editor of South Asia Monitor. He was formerly associated with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) where he served as the Deputy Director (1996-2004) and later headed the Institute till late 2005. Subsequently he was appointed Member-Secretary of the GOI Task Force on 'Global Strategic Developments' - a report submitted to the PM of India.
Sudip Mazumdar - Senior Fellow
Sudip Mazumdar, Senior Fellow, has been Newsweek's India-based Special Correspondent for more than 26 years. Before joining Newsweek, awards-winning Mazumdar did a long stint as an investigative reporter with the Indian Express and with the Economic Times. Widely traveled, he is associated with several professional organizations, including the Overseas Press Club of America. With his abiding interest in human rights and international affairs, Mazumdar brings in sharp takes on subaltern politics, social trends and accountability and transparency in governance.
Mayank Chhaya - Senior Fellow
Mayank Chhaya is a journalist and writer with extensive reporting experience out of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United States. During a career spanning nearly three decades Chhaya has covered every facet of life in South Asia, including politics, culture, cinema, economy, society, underworld, Islamic insurgency, and riots. He is a widely read commentator on South Asian affairs in general and US-India and China-Tibet issues in particular. Chhaya has written two books so far, both biographies. One on Sam Pitroda, the internationally respected information technology guru credited with having made India an information and communications technology powerhouse. The other an authorized biography of the Dalai Lama titled ‘Man Monk Mystic.’ It has been published in 20 languages.
