Surjit Bhalla is an Indian economist, author and columnist, who is currently the Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He was a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Government. He has authored several books, owns a portfolio management service and has been member of two committees set up by the Reserve Bank of India on capital account convertibility. Dr. Bhalla has been also on the governing board of National Council of Applied Economic Research, since 1999.