On 23 April 2007 Dr Sanjaya Baru, Media Advisor to the prime Minister of India, launched his new book 'Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance' at the IISS.
Dr Sanjaya Baru is the Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India. He is also one of India’s most respected commentators on political and economic issues. Prior to his official appointment in June 2004, he was the Chief Editor of The Financial Express, a leading financial newspaper in India. He has been the Associate Editor of The Economic Times and The Times of India.
Dr Sanjaya Baru has also been a Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations in New Delhi, and a Member of India's National Security Advisory Board in the Prime Minister's Office. He is the author of The Political Economy of Indian Sugar and has published extensively on economic and strategic policy in India and abroad.