With a PhD from JNU, academician Sreeradha Datta has been director, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata and held fellowships with IDSA, among other institutions. She has written six books and monographs on Bangladesh, South East Asia, Myanmar and the Northeast and over 130 articles in journals, edited volumes, newspapers and academic websites. She serves on the academic boards of several universities and think tanks and is a regular participant in Track II dialogues with Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and China. She currently heads the Neighbourhood Studies centre of the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.