Ritula Shah is a journalist and broadcaster. She is currently the main presenter of the World Tonight, BBC Radio 4’s main evening news programme, which has a focus on international affairs. She’s presented the programme from countries including Brazil, Jordan, India, China, the US, Finland and Germany. Ritula has chaired events on international issues at a number of think tanks and universities, including Chatham House, Carnegie Tsinghua  Centre Beijing, the Asia Society in San Francisco and Kings College London. She’s a trustee of the International Institute for the Visual Arts and an ambassador for the British Asian Trust.