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SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI
Columnist, The Indian Express, India
Sudheendra Kulkarni is the Founder and Chairman of the Forum for a New South Asia, which popularizes a vision for a peaceful and prosperous South Asian subcontinent based primarily on India-Pakistan-China cooperation. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels.