Sanjaya Baru is a Distinguished Fellow at United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. He was Director for Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), London and Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He was Media Advisor and Principal Speechwriter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2004-08. He has been Editor, Business Standard and The Financial Express; Editorial Page Editor, The Times of India and Associate Editor, The Economic Times.