Achal Malhotra is a former diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service. He served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of India to UN and International Organizations in Vienna,  India’s Ambassador to Armenia and  India’s Ambassador to Georgia. He was the Director, Delhi Policy Group (2012-14) . His books include ‘Prehistoric Mythological and Legendary Links India : Sri Lanka’ (2006),  ‘India – Armenia: So Far Yet So Close’ (2018) ; ‘The South Caucasus : Transition from Subjugation to Independence (Tracing India’ s Footprints)’ (2020).  He is a Distinguished Fellow (South Caucasus) Tillotoma Foundation.