Gautam Chikermane is Vice President at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). His areas of research are grand strategy, economics, and foreign policy. He speaks to audiences across the world on the rise of India and global affairs.

Earlier, he has served in leadership positions in some of India’s top newspapers and magazines. He was Executive Editor at Outlook Money, Financial Express, The Indian Express, and Hindustan Times.

He has authored and edited several books, including ‘India’s Grand Strategy’ in 2024; ‘Reform Nation: From the Constraints of P.V. Narasimha Rao to the Convictions of Narendra Modi’ in 2022; Reading Sri Aurobindo in 2022 and Jailed for Doing Business in 2022).