The Commission has 14 members: the Chairman plus 13 Commissioners chosen by him. (See list for names and CV:s). Together they give the Commission a broad geographical and political base and represent a vast expert knowledge and political experience.
They will not speak for the countries they come from but serve in their personal capacity and are expected to contribute their personal analysis, thoughts and proposals to the collective work of the Commission.
Vasantha Raghavan, (India) Lt Gen (Retd) V.R. Raghavan is the Director of the Delhi Policy Group, and President, Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai.