Anshuman Behera is Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme at NIAS, Bengaluru. He earned a Doctorate Degree in Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Telengana. He has co-edited a book on 'Reasoning Indian Politics' published by Routledge in 2018 and co-authored a book on 'Militant Groups in South Asia' published by Pentagon Press and IDSA in 2014. His research interests include social-political conflicts and conflict resolution, political processes in South Asia and political theory.
Shailesh Nayak is Director of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, and Chancellor of TERI Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Geology from the M.S University of Baroda in 1980. Being Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Chair, Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO) during 2008-2015, he had set up the state-of-the-art tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean and developed marine services. He was conferred the ISC Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award-2012.
