Ms. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar, a career diplomat, joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1996. During her over 24 years career, she has worked on various assignments both in New Delhi and abroad. At Headquarters, Ms. Mahawar has served in the Parliament& Coordination, Europe West, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (D&ISA) Divisions of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. She has held positions in Indian Missions in Geneva and Moscow. Since January 2019, Ms.Mahawar is Joint Secretary in the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. Ms. Mahawar is a post-graduate in Economics. She is proficient in Hindi, English and Russian languages. Dr Vijay Sakhuja is former Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.He is associated with a number of think tanks and universities in India and overseas and has published several books and monographs. A former Indian Navy officer, Sakhuja specializes in Indo-Pacific affairs, naval developments, maritime security, climate change, Arctic issues, Blue Economy and 4th Industrial Revolution technologies. Dr Vijay Sakhuja is member of the international editorial board of Journal of Indian Ocean Region (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Indian Ocean Rim Studies (JIORS) and Journal of Greater Mekong Studies. Dr Pragya Pandey is a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. She specializes in issues related to maritime security, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific and regional geopolitics. Previously, she was Assistant Professor in Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of Delhi. Dr Pandey has completed her PhD from the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has presented papers at various national, international conferences and dialogues and has considerable publications to her credit.