Surjit Bhalla is an Indian economist, author, and columnist who served as Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Throughout his career, Bhalla has held various positions, including Chairperson for the High Level Advisory Group on Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Economic Adviser to the Fifteenth Finance Commission of the Government of India.

He has also been a regular invitee to the Aspen Institute Program on World Economy in the USA since 2002 and as a Contributing Editor for the Indian Express since 2014.

Furthermore, he has held consultancy roles and positions at Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.

His notable publications include "Imagine There’s no Country" (2002), "Second Among Equals – The Middle Class Kingdoms of India and China" (2007), "Devaluing to Prosperity" (2012), "The New Wealth of Nations" (2017), and "Citizen Raj: Indian Elections 1952-2019", which provides an analysis of Indian electoral politics.