Arun Mahizhnan is Special Research Adviser at the Institute of Policy Studies Singapore. He advises the Director on IPS research projects and undertakes selected research projects. In addition, he supervises research work in the areas of Arts and Culture and Media at the institute. Arun is concurrently an Adjunct Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the Nanyang Technological University. Arun has a Special interest in traditional and online media policies. And Tamil language usage in the global Tamil diaspora.