Politics Speakers in India

Mr. Arun Maira is a former member of the Planning Commission of India. Arun is one of those rare and eminent people who have held leadership positions in both, the private as well as the public sector, bringing a unique perspective on how the two can work together to foster growth for India. He is also the former India Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group as well as the Axis Bank Foundation while also having written several books.

Dilip Cherian, Consulting Partner at Perfect Relations, is Founding Partner of Perfect Relations, South Asia’s largest communications consultancy with 14 offices and over 550 professionals on the team. Known as India’s “Image Guru”, he is one of India’s foremost Public Affairs consultants and strategic Election advisors. He is also a syndicated columnist and his writings appear in several newspapers. He is also an Independent Director on several Media Boards. Dilip lives in NCR but considers India his “home turf”. He is intrigued and inspired by the new forces of change being unleashed everywhere from politics to business.

Navjot Singh Sidhu is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer. He currently serves as the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums of the State of Punjab. As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in the national team after his international debut in 1983–84, Sidhu returned to score four half-centuries in the 1987 World Cup. Playing mostly as a top-order batsman, Sidhu went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One Day Internationals for the country. He came to be known for his six-hitting ability and earned the sobriquet 'Sixer Sidhu'. After retirement, he turned to commentary and television, most notably as a judge of comedy shows, and as a permanent guest in Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013–15) and later The Kapil Sharma Show (since 2016). He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2012). Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quitting the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East.

Ambassador Shyam Saran served as the Former Ambassador of India to Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and High Commissioner to Mauritius. He also held office as the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India. He served as a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, where he advised the Prime Minister on foreign policy, nuclear and defence related issues. His areas of expertise include foreign policy, climate change, energy security, and national and international security-related issues. He is well known for his writings and thoughts on politics and foreign policy and is the author of a page-turner “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century” which discusses a ringside view of the most critical events and shifts in Indian foreign policy in the new millennium. He is a leading voice on foreign policy and defence matters. His insights and real stories from vast experience are true insightful & inspiring.

The expert is an Indian politician belonging to the Shiv Sena, a political party based in Maharashtra, India. Prior to this, she was a member and one of the National Spokespersons of the Indian National Congress. She has also been a columnist for Tehelka, Daily News, and Analysis and Firstpost. She is a Trustee of Prayas Charitable Trust which runs two schools to provide education to over 200 underprivileged children. In 2010, she was selected as a participant in ISB's 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs Certificate program, a global initiative supported by the Goldman Sachs Foundation for women entrepreneurs. She completed her Bachelors from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. To invite her, Call +919810735754

Shweta Shalini is the official Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson, advisor to then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Maharashtra. She worked very closely with former Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis as an advisor, election strategist, and technology consultant. She is the most visible as well as young dynamic Uttar Bharatiya leader in BJP-Maharashtra who hails from Bihar and brings together a wide range of skillsets for the BJP with her corporate and entrepreneurial background. She is also a columnist and a thought-leader whose opinion pieces on political as well as articles on non-political issues are noteworthy. She is an entrepreneur and founder of Fortune Cookie UX Design before making her mark in Indian politics. Her Corporate success with two more IT companies, later on, turned her into a serial entrepreneur which eventually led to her being Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011. It was followed by a political career that saw her achieving greater heights bringing corporate professionalism into politics. She was appointed General Secretary of the Ayodhya Samanvaya Samiti which was formed at the behest of petitioners of Ram Janmabhoomi movement to construct Ram Mandir at the birthplace of Lord Rama. This Samiti having representations from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Nirmohi Akhara, Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, and Shiv Sena was formed to work towards bringing together all petitioners and removing obstacles to the construction of Ram Mandir. To invite her to events and conferences as a speaker, call +919810735754 or mail lets.speak@speakin.co

Arun Anand has worked at editorial positions in leading dailies and broadcasts including, The Statesman, Dainik Jagran, Midday, IANS, and TV Today. Arun has been tracking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and is the author of the book Know About RSS. Arun has also translated four books from English to Hindi, including Barack Obama\'s Audacity of Hope. He has authored a non-fiction book titled 'Indian Nobel laureates" and another English novel "Love in Metro". He devotes his time to the development sector in India and as a consultant in the field of media advocacy and documentation.

Tuhin Sinha is a best-selling author and politician, acknowledged among the most prolific Indian writers. At present, Tuhin is a national media panelist of BJP and represents the party as a spokesperson. Tuhin is also a scriptwriter and has worked on several top-ranking TV soaps on Indian television. He once co-wrote the story of the popular soap on Star TV, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. He has the goal to bring the youth out of their political disconnect and generate their interest and opinion on whatever is the basis of decision-making at present. Tuhin is a columnist and has written edit page columns for The Times of India, DNA, and other publications. He owns a company called WriteQuotient, which services content and creatives for books and corporate communications. He has authored 10 books now. His last book, When The Chief Fell in Love was in news recently as the book’s solution as regards Kashmir was uncannily similar to the one initiated by the government. As an articulate speaker, he brings a lot of objectivity to the high decibel TV debates with his structured, nuanced arguments.