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Jyotirmai Singh is a PhD candidate in Physics at Stanford University interested in quantum sensing. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Physics from UC Berkeley.

Jyotsna Mehra is a former Research Intern at Observer Research Foundation. She is a Pacific Forum Young Leader. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2018 with an MSc in Modern South Asian Studies. The views expressed in the paper are her own.

Amb K V Rajan is Indias former Ambassador to Nepal &: Secretary (retired) MEA GoI

Prof. Dr K. Srinath Reddy is the President of the Public Health Foundation of India.

Kabir Taneja is a Fellow with Strategic Studies programme. His research focuses on Indias relations with West Asia specifically looking at the domestic political dynamics terrorism non-state militant actors and the general security paradigm of the region.

Dr. Kajari Kamal teaches Kautilya'sArthashastraand is an Adjunct Faculty Fellow at Takshashila Institution Bangalore.

Kalpit A Mankikar is a Fellow with Strategic Studies programme and is based out of ORFs Delhi centre. His research focusses on China specifically looking at its rise and domestic politics.

Lt Gen Kamal Davar was the first Chief of Indias Defence Intelligence Agency and is a noted strategic analyst.

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.

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.

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

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 a multi-media creator who recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and is currently working in the New York State education system.

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 was Fellow at ORFs Mumbai centre. His interests include US-India bilateral ties US grand strategy and US foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific.