Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs commentator of the London Financial Times

Rahul Verma and Pranav Gupta are associated with Lokniti-CSDS, Delhi. Verma is also a Ph D candidate in Political Science at University of California, Berkeley, USA

Karuna Ezara Parikh is a writer, model and travel show host based in Delhi

Nishtha Lamba is a PhD student in Psychology at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge

Ravi Subramanian is a bestselling author and is the co-founder of Enchantico, India's first book subscription box for children

Dharmendra Pradhan is Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

MA Baby is a CPM Politburo member and a cultural impresario

Janaki Lenin writes on wildlife conservation. Her latest book is My Husband and Other Animals

Pervez Hoodbhoy, an academic based in Lahore and Islamabad, is a frequent commentator in the Pakistani media

Kishore Singh is president of DAG Modern. He is the author of MF Husain: The Journey of a Legend