Gautam Desiraju has been in the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India since 2009 and since 2023 has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor in UPES, Dehradun. Prior to this, he was in the University of Hyderabad for 30 years. He has played a major role in the development and growth of the subject of crystal engineering. He is one of the most highly cited Indian scientists with roughly 500 papers, more than 75,000 citations, and an H-index well over 105.

Vikram Sood is the former head of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s foreign intelligence service. In this interview, he answered questions from the Indian Century Roundtable’s Vikram Malkani about his own background and about the major security challenges faced by India today. Here’s what he had to say.

Sanjeev Sanyal is a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and one of India’s best known writers. In this interview, he answered questions from the Indian Century Roundtable’s Vikram Malkani about his experiences growing up and his confidence in India’s future. Here’s what he had to say.