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Kamal Dev Bhattarai is a Kathmandu-based journalist and policy commentator.

Kamal Malhotra is Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at Boston Universitys Global Development Policy Center. He led the UN in Vietnam Turkey Malaysia Singapore and Brunei (2008-2021) and was UNDP Senior Adviser on Inclusive Globalization (2002-2008). Kamal worked for non-government organisations between 1982-1995 including as Program Director Oxfam Australia. He was co-founder and co-director of the think tank Focus on the Global South (1995-99).A graduate of IIM Kamal has a MIPA from Columbia University and has earned prestigious awards including the President of Vietnams Order of Friendship. He is widely published including having initiated co-authored or led 6 books including UNDPs Making Global Trade Work for People.

Kamesh Shekar is a Senior Research Associate at The DialogueTM and Fellow at The Internet Society. His area of research covers informational privacy surveillance technology intermediary liability safe harbour issue of mis/disinformation on social media AI governance etc. Prior to this Kamesh has worked as a communication associate at Dvara Research. Kamesh holds a PGP in Public Policy from the Takshashila Institution MA in media and cultural studies and BA in social sciences from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Dr Kamini Walia is a microbiologist by training and has subsequently trained in public health from Johns Hopkins. She is working as Senior Scientist in the Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Division of Indian Council of Medical Research. She spent 2 years in PATH as Director Research and Development. During her 20 years of experience in public health space she has initiated and successfully steered numerous projects and programs of public health importance in the field of infectious diseases reproductive and child health and non-communicable diseases. Dr Walias experience spans working on infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS programs and heath technologies including vaccines and diagnostics. Dr Walia is currently leading the Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative of ICMR which focusing at various aspects of AMR including surveillance antimicrobial stewardship and One Health aspects. She curated the National Essential Diagnostics for the country to improve availability of diagnostics at all levels of health care. She is former member WHO Scientific Advisory Group of Experts on Essential Diagnostics.

Kanak supports ICLEI's work across various projects related to sustainable energy, including the flagship 100% Renewables Cities and Regions Roadmap project. She also coordinates the 100% Renewables Network and Energy Compact. Her background is in energy policy and international relations, and she has previously worked in various public policy institutions and international organizations in France and India.

ClimateWorks Foundation

Kangkanika Neog Programme Associate Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW)

Kanika Chawla is programme manager UN Energy Sustainable Energy for All.

Kanti Mohan Saini is a doctoral candidate at the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad. His research interests are in the areas of private equity, and, he is interested in researching and enabling India Growth Story.

Kanwar Simar Singh is a Research Intern at the Observer Research Foundation.

Kapil Patil Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chair of Science Technology and Gender Studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Kara Frederick is a Fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Karan Babbar is Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Business School OP JindalGlobal University. He works on issues at the intersection of education health andgender.

Karan Bhasin is a New York-based economist.

Karan Kumar was a Multimedia Lead at ORF.

Karan Shinghal Research Analyst Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW)

Dr. Karanvir Singh is chief medical information officer at Apollo Hospitals. He is also a member on the Electronic Medical Record Standardisation Committee MoHFW/FICCI. As a senior surgeon with clinical experience of twenty five years Dr. Singh has been working in tertiary care hospitals in India as well as at the NHS in UK. He is part of important initiatives between FICCI and the Government of India like EMR standardisation committee and the Indian Health Information Network (IHIN).

Karen Hoehn Consultant on strategic policy advocacy and resource mobilisation Treatment Action Group

Karen Smith was appointed as Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect in January 2019. She currently teaches International Relations at the Institute for History at Leiden University the Netherlands and is an honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town South Africa where she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies from 2011-2017. Before that she taught at the universities of Stellenbosch (2000-2010) and the Western Cape (2003-2004) both in South Africa. Between 2006 and 2007 she served as Secretary-General of the United Nations Association of South Africa. Dr Smith holds a PhD in International Relations from Stellenbosch University (2005) She has a research focus on non-Western contributions to international relations theory as well as on the changing global order. Her most recent publication is a co-edited book: International Relations from the Global South (co-edited with Arlene Tickner 2020 Routledge)

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President, Policy Center for the New South Morocco

Karishma Banga is a Research Fellow in Digital Development at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex Brighton. Her research examines new models of digital-led development changing nature of global value chains and digital trade negotiations with a focus on development implications for low and middle-income countries. Previously she was a Research Fellow at the International Economic Development Group Overseas Development Institute working on international trade in the digital age with a focus on Africa and Asia and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration Graduate Institute of Geneva. She has led and worked on a range of projects with international organisations and stakeholders including UNECA Commonwealth Secretariat UNCTAD Afreximbank African Union WTO and Pathways for Prosperity University of Oxford. Karishma holds a PhD in Global Value Chains from the Global Development Institute University of Manchester and a MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge

Karishma K. Shah is a Research Associate at the Centre for Knowledge Alternatives, Pune. Her areas of interest include finance, public policy, and administration. She holds an undergraduate degree (B.B.A) with a specialisation in finance and was honoured with a gold medal for Outstanding Scholastic Performance. Additionally, she has completed a diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies with a specialisation in political science. Her areas of interest include finance, public policy, and administration.

Karnik Neel Nitin is a researcher whose interests like in behaviour science energy policy and climate change.

Karsten Wenzlaff is a Crowdfunding and Alternative Finance Researcher at the University of Hamburg and Editor of the Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report of the University of Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance.

Karthik Nachiappan is a Research Fellow ISAS National University of Singapore Canada

Kartik Ashta Assistant Manager Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Kartik Bommakanti is a Senior Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme. Kartik specialises in space military issues and his research is primarily centred on the Indo-Pacific region. He also works on emerging technologies as well as nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional coercion, particularly in the context of the Indian subcontinent and the role of great powers in the subcontinent’s strategic dynamics. He has published in peer reviewed journals.

Kartik Bommakanti, “Satellite Integration and Multiple Independently RetargetableReentry Vehicles Technology: Indian–United States Civilian Space Cooperation,” Astropolitics, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 7-31.

Kartik Bommakanti, “Coercion and Control: Explaining India's Victory at Kargil,” India Review, Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2011, pp. 293-328.

Kartik Bommakanti, “The Use of Force—Stability and Instability: India, Pakistan, and China,” India Review, Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2012, pp. 161-190.

Kartikeya Goel is an IAS officer of the 2010 batch from Chhattisgarh cadre. He has served in different field positions as SDM (Sub Divisional Magistrate), CEO-ZP (Chief Executive Officer – Zila Panchayat), and Collector-cum-District Magistrate across Chhattisgarh. Currently, Kartikeya is the District Collector of Raigarh District in Chhattisgarh.

Karun Sagar is currently an Editorial Assistant at ORF. His responsibilities include editing long-form pieces, proofreading, correcting citations, and finding images for briefs. He also has contributed to ORF as a writer/screenwriter and has helped organize events including the 2022 Raisina Dialogue.

Karun graduated with a B.A from Sarah Lawrence College where he mainly studied music, writing, theatre, and film.

Sagar has published prose for the Indian Express and the Daily Mail, published articles on Chasing-A-Cup, and has published a piece on political polarization for ORF. He also wrote and directed a mime play called “Baby Nature” with the Jagran Theatre Group and contributes as a editor, musician, and writer to Trunkterra; a group-sourced youtube multi-verse. He has recently started working on content related to environmental preservation, sustainability, and international relations. His main interest remains storytelling.

Karuna Kumar writes at the intersection of Gender Politics and Policy and has been working with international organizations to drive womens economic empowerment and young peoples political social and economic participation.

Kashish Parpiani is Senior Manager (Chairman’s Office), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He is a former Fellow, ORF, Mumbai.

Kashmeera Patel is a seasoned development professional with a focus on climate change, gender, public health, and international development.She holds an MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies, UK and a BA in Sociology from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. Her expertise spans policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and impactful research.