About Asian Research Foundation
The Asian Research Foundation is a multidisciplinary research and publishing organisation supporting scholars, institutions and policymakers. Since our founding, we have built an integrated ecosystem spanning magazine and journal publishing, an academic press, conference organisation, intellectual property services, a digital research infrastructure, workshops, and legal advisory support.
ARF operates across India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Madagascar and other African nations, with regional coordination offices in New Delhi, India and Kathmandu, Nepal.
A Message from the Director
ARF
“Our mission is to build bridges between rigorous research and real-world impact — connecting researchers across Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia and Africa through publishing, conferences and shared knowledge infrastructure.”
MR. PARHLAD SINGH AHLUWALIA
Director, Asian Research Foundation
Our Leadership
ARF is guided by a Board of Trustees and an experienced leadership team overseeing our publishing, conference, legal and regional operations.
Mr. Parhlad Singh Ahluwalia
DirectorProvides strategic direction across ARF's publishing, conference and research divisions, and oversees the foundation's international expansion.
Dr. Anjali Rao Deshmukh
ChairpersonChairs the Board of Trustees and guides ARF's institutional policy, ethics framework and long-term academic vision.
Prof. Michael O. Fernandes
Vice ChairpersonOversees the foundation's international partnerships and cross-border academic collaboration programme.
Ms. Sarita Kharel Thapa
Secretary GeneralManages the foundation's day-to-day governance, member institution relations and Nepal regional office.
Mr. David K. Whitfield
TreasurerOversees financial governance, grants disbursement and audit compliance across all ARF divisions.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Lan
Chief Editorial AdvisorLeads editorial standards across ARF's journals, magazine and press imprints.
Adv. Priya Chandrashekhar
Head — Legal & IPRHeads the legal services and intellectual property rights division.
Mr. Kwame Asante Boateng
Regional Director — AfricaCoordinates ARF's programme and partnerships across African member nations.
Our Mission
- Advance high-quality, ethically governed research publishing
- Provide accessible platforms for researchers across emerging and established economies
- Support intellectual property protection and legal compliance for researchers
- Build digital research infrastructure that is open, reproducible and reliable
- Convene conferences and workshops that connect global research communities