KS Nathan: Scholar, colleague, voice for the marginalised
His demise marks a significant loss to the Malaysian academic community and the Indian community in the country.
Soosay was a long-serving academic at Universiti Malaya (UM), where he made his mark in the field of international relations.
Following his retirement, he continued his scholarly pursuits as a senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas), Singapore.
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