Prof. Kerry Brown

Professor, Chinese Studies and Director, Lau China Institute, King’s College London, United Kingdom

Dr. Jonghyuk Lee

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Diplomacy and Director, Sungkyun Institute of China Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Dr. Don Mclain Gill

Geopolitical Analyst, Author, and Lecturer, Department of International Studies, De La Salle University, Philippines

Dr. Zi Yang

Research Fellow, China Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Prof. Minghao Zhao

Professor and Deputy Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University, China

Prof. Shin Kawashima

Professor, Department of International Relations, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

Lt. Gen. S L Narasimhan (Retd.)

Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House, Mumbai

Dr. Tara Kartha

Distinguished Fellow, United Service Institution of India and Former Director, National Security Council Secretariat, New Delhi

Dr. Jagannath Panda

Head, Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden

Mr. Manoj Kewalramani

Chairperson, Geostrategy Programme, Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru

Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli

Professor, Chinese Studies, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Prof. Yang Yao

Professor and Dean, Di-shui-hu Advanced Finance Institute, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

Brig. Anshuman Narang (Retd.)

Founder and Director, Atma Nirbhar Soch, New Delhi

Dr. Manpreet Sethi

Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies, New Delhi

Mr. Santosh Pai

Partner, Dentons Link Legal, New Delhi

Dr. Priyanka Pandit

Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Jiwei Qian

Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Air Marshal (Dr.) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd)

Former Commandant, National Defence College, New Delhi

Dr. Miwa Hirono

Professor, College of Global Liberal Arts and Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Prof. Jiangnan Zhu

Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong, China

Dr. Hong Yu

Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr. Ritu Agarwal

Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Ms. Antara Ghosal Singh

China Fellow, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

Ms. Yong Hong Han

Associate Editor, Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore

Mr. Jayadeva Ranade

President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy, New Delhi

Prof. Kanti Bajpai

Visiting Professor, Department of International Relations, Ashoka University, Haryana

Dr. Sriparna Pathak

Professor of China Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University; Founding Director, Centre for Northeast Asian Studies, Haryana

Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi

Mr. Kalpit A. Mankikar

China Fellow, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon (Retd.)

Former Indian Navy Officer and Submarine Specialist, New Delhi

Dr. Anamika Barua

Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Mr. Chandu Doddi

Assistant Professor, Centre for Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Prof. Nimmi Kurian

Professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

Dr. Medha Bisht

Associate Professor, South Asian University, New Delhi

Dr. Santosh Nepal

Researcher, Water Resources and Climate Change, International Water Management Institute, Nepal

Ms. Priyanka Vadrevu

National President, Ecological & Economic Resilience Council, Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi

Prof. Serey Sok

Head and Professor, Research Officer, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dr. Roshan Khanijo

Director (Projects & Events), Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi

Ms. Eerishika Pankaj

Director, Organisation for Research on China and Asia, New Delhi

MR. Rahul K. Reddy

Senior Research Associate, Organisation for Research on China and Asia and Director, ORCA Consultancy, New Delhi

Mr. Omkar Bhole

Senior Research Associate, Organisation for Research on China and Asia, New Delhi

Prof. Sukh Deo Muni

Professor Emeritus, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Amb. Neelam D. Sabharwal (Retd.)

Former Indian Ambassador, UNESCO and the Netherlands

Amb. Venu Rajamony

Senior Advisor for South Asia, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Aparna Ray

Joint Secretary, Centre for Contemporary China Studies (CCCS), New Delhi

Who’s Speaking

All speakers for ORCA's Global Conference on New Sinology 2026