Maroof Raza is the author of, among other titles, Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute. He is a consulting editor with Times TV Network

Vaasanthi is the author of Amma: Jayalalithaa’s Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen

MG Vaidya is a leading RSS ideologue and its former spokerperson

Jason Burke is the international security correspondent of The Guardian and has reported extensively from the Middle East. He is the author of, among other titles, The New Threat: The Past, Present, and Future of Islamic Militancy

Samantha de Bendern is an analyst of European political trends. She has worked with the European Commission and NATO

Rajshree Chandra is professor of political science at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University

Rev Dr Valson Thampu is the former principal of St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi

Mohit Satyanand is an investor and mentor to startups. He has an abiding interest in theatre, economic policy and the outdoors

The writer is the author of The Butterfly Generation: A Personal Journey into the Passions and Follies of India’s Technicolor Youth, and the editor of House Spirit: Drinking in India

Rishad Saam Mehta is a travel writer with three books to his name, the latest being The Long Drive Home

Dileep Premachandran is a sports columnist for The Independent, Mint Lounge and Arab News. He was formerly editor-in-chief of Wisden India