Shastri Ramachandaran is a veteran journalist specializing in foreign affairs and geopolitics. In his time as a journalist in India, he has held the position of Editor at the Sunday Mail and that of Senior Editor with the Times of India and The Tribune. Furthermore, with his experience as a Senior Editor with the China Daily and the Global Times in Beijing, he has developed as a specialist on Asian foreign policy. Besides being a journalist, Ramachandaran has also established himself as an author by publishing various papers and editing books, such as, “State of Nepal”.