Prof. C. Veeramani

Director  & RBI Chair Professor

Centre for Development Studies

Thiruvananthapuram – 695 011

Tel: +91 471 2774201/ 202

Email: veeramani@cds.edu

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS: 

Fields: International trade; industrial economics; foreign investment; labour market.
Topics: International trade, global value chains; trade policy, productivity and growth; trade and labour market outcomes; exports and jobs; intra-industry trade; trade and gender; free trade agreements; foreign direct investment; trade and industrial performance; trade, exchange rates and pass-through; state-level export performance; plantation agriculture; Kerala economy.

 

PROFILE SUMMARY

Director & RBI Chair Professor at CDS, with over two decades of research, policy engagement, and academic leadership in international trade, global value chains, industrial economics, and development policy. Author of approximately 70 publications, including books, journal articles, and policy reports. Advisor to central and state governments, international organisations, and industry bodies, contributing to trade policy design, industrial strategy, and fiscal planning.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Director, CDS; RBI Chair Professor; Former Professor, IGIDR
  • Policy contributor to the Economic Survey of India 2019–20 and state/national finance commissions
  • Member of key national committees including RBI Empowered Committee on ECB & ODI, and CII Task Force on Global Value Chains
  • Authored high-impact studies for Apple India, EXIM Bank, World Bank, UNCTAD, and Government of India
  • Joint Managing Editor, Journal of Quantitative Economics (Springer)
  • Supervised 12 completed and 4 ongoing Ph.D. theses; approximately 20 master’s theses
  • Australian Leadership Award Fellow; EXIM Bank International Economic Development Research Award
  • Medal Finalist, Global Development Network Annual Conferences — Beijing (2007) and St. Petersburg (2006)
  • Junior Research Fellowship, UGC (1999–2002); Institutional Fellowship for M.Phil., CDS Thiruvananthapuram (1997–98)
  • Completed over a dozen commissioned studies for international organisations, government ministries, and industry associations

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director and Professor, CDS: 01 June 2023- Pesent
  • Professor: IGIDR: February 2018 – Pesent (on leave)
  • Associate Professor: IGIDR: March 2012 – January 2018
  • Assistant Professor: IGIDR: July 2007 – February 2012
  • Visiting Fellow: IGIDR: May 2006 – June 2007
  • Assistant Professor: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai: June 2004 – April 2006
  • Fellow: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi: April 2002–June 2004

Short-term Visit:

  • Visiting Fellow: Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU): April-October 2010

EDUCATION

  • PhD in Economics, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India, 2003
  • MPhil in Applied Economics, CDS, JNU, 1999
  • MA in Development Economics, University of Calicut, Kerala, 1997

POLICY ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT

  • Contributed Chapter 5: “Creating Jobs and Growth by Specializing to Exports in Network Products” in the Economic Survey 2019–20, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
  • Member, RBI Empowered Committee on External Commercial Borrowings and Overseas Direct Investments (2018–present)
  • Member, Memorandum Drafting Committee, Government of Kerala — prepared submission to the Sixteenth Finance Commission (2024)
  • Member, CII Task Force on Global Value Chains (2024–26), chaired by the Managing Director, Apple India
  • Member, Standing Technical Committee of Experts, India Exim Bank (2018–present)
  • Delivered policy brief — “An Agenda to Accelerate Growth and Employment Across Regions & Sectors” — to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at NITI Aayog (11 July 2024)
  • Invited participant, Pre-Budget Consultations with the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India (2019, 2020, 2024, 2025)
  • Co-authored Evaluation of Finances of the State of Kerala (with M. Parameswaran and Hrishikesh Mallick) for the Sixteenth Finance Commission (2025)
  • Presented “Funding Disaster Management and Other Issues: Kerala Perspective” at the Southern Regional Conference of the Sixteenth Finance Commission (12 Aug 2024)
  • Economic Policy Framework for Viksit Bharat — note submitted to the Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India (2024)
  • Invited participant, Pre-Budget Consultations with the Hon’ble Finance Minister of Kerala (2023, 2024)
  • Drafted policy note for Government of Kerala on Global Capability Centers (GCCs), informing 2025–26 Budget strategy
  • Chaired Study Group on E-Governance, Kerala Finance Ministry — led thematic report for the Sixteenth Finance Commission memorandum
  • International Collaborations — Projects with World Bank, UNCTAD, ERIA, GIZ, UK DIT, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Completed over a dozen commissioned studies for international organisations, government ministries, and industry associations, influencing trade policy, industrial strategy, and state-level economic planning.

  • Gains from Mobile Phone Manufacturing in India through Backward-Linked Participation in Global Value Chains: Impact on Domestic Value Addition, Exports, Employment, and Wage Income, 2025
  • 16th Finance Commission of India — Evaluation of Finances of State of Kerala (with M. Parameswaran and Hrishikesh Mallick), 2025
  • WTO Cell, Department of Agriculture, Government of Kerala — Impact of FDI under Automatic Route in Plantation Sector of Kerala, 2023
  • EXIM Bank of India — Inter-Linkages Between Exports and Employment in India, 2016 & 2023 (Update)
  • Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta — Feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement between Cambodia and India, 2021
  • GIZ, Germany — Economic Complexity of Manufacturing Sector: A New Measure for Ranking of Indian States (with Purna Banerjee), 2021
  • UK Department for International Trade & CII — Foreign Trade & Investment in India: Unlocking Key Opportunities through Strategic Reforms, 2020
  • DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce, GoI — Domestic Value Added Content of India’s Exports: Estimates for 112 Sectors, 1999–2000 to 2012–13
  • SPANDAN Project (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) — Trade in Calories, Protein and Fat: A Network Analysis (with S. Chandrasekhar)
  • UNCTAD — Effect of Trade Liberalization on Oilseed and Edible Oil Sector in India, 2009
  • World Bank — Investment Climate and Total Factor Productivity in Manufacturing: Analysis of Indian States (with B.N. Goldar), 2003–04
  • Ministry of Industry, Government of India — Impact of Tariff Policy Changes on the Indian Industry (with Arvind Virmani and B.N. Goldar), 2003–04

AWARDS /FELLOWSHIPS

  • Australian Leadership Award, AusAID — Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU (Apr–Oct 2010)
  • EXIM Bank International Economic Development Research Award — Best doctoral dissertation in International Economics by an Indian citizen (2003)

PUBLICATIONS

~70 publications including books, journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and working papers.

 

(a) Books

  1. C. Veeramani and R. Nagaraj (Eds.) (2016). International Trade and Industrial Development in India: Emerging Trends, Patterns and Issues. Orient BlackSwan, New Delhi.

(b) Journal Articles

  1. C. Veeramani and Anwesha Basu (2025). Why is Labour Receiving a Declining Share of Income in India? Role of Trade, Technology, and Market Share Reallocation. Asian Economic Papers, 24(3). MIT Press.
  2. C. Veeramani (Forthcoming). India’s Integration into Global Value Chains: Policy Approaches to Growth and Supply Chain Resilience. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies. Wiley.
  3. C. Veeramani and Manish (2026). Do Global Value Chains Clean or Harm the Environment? Indian Economic Review. 04 March 2026.
  4. C. Veeramani (Forthcoming). The New World Trade Order: Reorganization, Not Retreat, IIM Kozhikode Society and Management Review, Sage Publications.
  5. C. Veeramani (2025). External Sector Outlook and 2025–26 Union Budget. Economic and Political Weekly, 60(16), 19 April.
  6. Amitendu Palit, C. Veeramani, Shailja Singh, Surendar Singh & Malini L. Tantri (2025). Industrial policy and trade policy in the evolving new global order. Journal of Social and Economic Development (Suppl 2), 135–137.
  7. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2024). Dynamics and Determinants of Fragmentation Trade: India in Comparative and Long-term Perspective. Economic and Political Weekly, 59(34), 24 August.
  8. Anwesha Basu, Sugata Marjit, and C. Veeramani (2024). Growth Gains from Offshoring. Journal of Policy Modeling, 46(1), 90–112.
  9. C. Veeramani and Purna Banerjee (2022). Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Labor Laws, and Gender Differences in Job Flows: Analysis of Manufacturing Industries across Indian States. World Development, 152.
  10. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2022). Do Developing Countries Gain by Participating in Global Value Chains? Evidence from India. Review of World Economics.
  11. Prema-Chandra Athukorala and C. Veeramani (2019). From Import Substitution to Integration into Global Production Networks: The Case of Indian Automobile Industry. Asian Development Review, 36(2), 72–99. MIT Press.
  12. C. Veeramani (2019). Fragmentation Trade and Vertical Specialization: How Does South Asia Compare with China? Journal of Asian Economic Integration, 1(1).
  13. C. Veeramani, Lakshmi Aerath and Prachi Gupta (2018). Intensive and Extensive Margins of Exports: What Can India Learn from China? The World Economy, 41(5).
  14. Prema-Chandra Athukorala and C. Veeramani (2017). Internationalization of Indian Enterprises: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Issues. Asian Economic Papers, 6(1). MIT Press.
  15. Purna Banerjee and C. Veeramani (2017). Trade Liberalization and Women’s Employment Intensity: Analysis of India’s Manufacturing Industries. Economic and Political Weekly, 52(35), 2 September.
  16. Meenu Tewari and C. Veeramani (2016). Network Trade and Development: What Do the Patterns of Vertically Specialized Trade in ASEAN Tell Us about India’s Place in Asian Production Networks? Global Economy Journal, 16(2).
  17. C. Veeramani, Purna Banerjee and Dennis Rajakumar (2016). Manufactured Exports and Intermediate Imports by Indian States: Analysis Based on ASI Plant Level Data. Journal of Income and Wealth, 38(2), July–December.
  18. C. Veeramani (2014). World’s Knowledge Spillovers: Beyond Openness and Growth. Journal of Economic Integration, 29(2).
  19. C. Veeramani (2012). Anatomy of India’s Merchandise Export Growth, 1993–94 to 2010–11. Economic and Political Weekly, 47(1), 94–104.
  20. C. Veeramani and Gordhan Kumar Saini (2011). Impact of ASEAN–India Preferential Trade Agreement on Plantation Commodities: A Simulation Analysis. Economic and Political Weekly, 46(10), 83–92.
  21. C. Veeramani (2009). Trade Barriers, Multinational Involvement and Intra-Industry Trade: Panel Data Evidence from India. Applied Economics, 41(20).
  22. C. Veeramani (2008). Impact of Exchange Rate Appreciation on India’s Exports. Economic and Political Weekly, 43(22), 10–14.
  23. C. Veeramani (2007). Sources of India’s Export Growth in Pre- and Post-Reform Periods. Economic and Political Weekly, 42(25), 2419–2427.
  24. C. Veeramani (2007). Industry-Specific Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade in India. Indian Economic Review, 42(2), 211–229.
  25. C. Veeramani and B. N. Goldar (2005). Manufacturing Productivity in Indian States: Does Investment Climate Matter? Economic and Political Weekly, 40(24), 2413–2420.
  26. C. Veeramani (2004). Growing Intra-Industry Trade in Manufacturing: Implications for Policy. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(41), 4556–4559.
  27. C. Veeramani (2002). Intra-Industry Trade of India: Trends and Country-Specific Factors. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv / Review of World Economics, 138(3), 509–533.
  28. C. Veeramani (1999). Intra-Industry Trade under Economic Liberalization: The Case of Indian Capital Goods Industries. Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 11(3).

(c) Edited Volume Chapters

  1. C. Veeramani and M. Parameswaran (Forthcoming). What You Import and Where It Comes from Matter for Growth: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives. In Rajat Acharya and Sugata Marjit (Eds.), Handbook of International Economics. Oxford University Press.
  2. C. Veeramani and Anwesha Basu (Forthcoming). Strategic Trade Policies for Catalysing India’s Economic Transformation. In Charan Singh and Arvind Virmani (Eds.), India’s Economic Evolution Towards Inclusive Development: Exploring the Bhartiya Model. Springer.
  3. C. Veeramani (2025). Trade, FDI, and Growth: Overview and Evidence from India. In Dibyendu Maiti, Bishwanath Goldar, and K.L. Krishna (Eds.), 75 Years of Growth, Development and Productivity in India. Springer.
  4. C. Veeramani (2024). Unraveling the Complexity of Vertical Specialization and Fragmentation Trade: A Survey of Patterns, Drivers, Implications, and Evolving Dynamics. In Rajib Bhattacharyya and Debashis Mazumdar (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in International Trade. Emerald.
  5. C. Veeramani and Anwesha Basu (2022). Declining Labor Share in Indian Economy: An Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Technology, Trade and Structural Transformation. In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2022. Oxford University Press.
  6. C. Veeramani and P. G. Babu (2022). Why Assemble in Tamil Nadu? Ideas from Trends in Global Trade. In P. G. Babu (Ed.), Economic Policy in Covid-19 Times. Orient BlackSwan.
  7. S. Mahendra Dev and C. Veeramani (2022). Covid-19 and other Emerging Issues: An Overview. In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2022. Oxford University Press.
  8. C. Veeramani and Lakshmi Aerath (2020). Emerging Trends and Patterns of India’s Trade Flows in a Comparative Asian Perspective. In Suresh Chand Aggarwal et al. (Eds.), Accelerators of India’s Growth. Springer.
  9. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2020). Dynamics of Fragmentation Trade: India in Comparative Asian Perspective. In Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Prabir De (Eds.), World Trade and India. Sage Publications.
  10. C. Veeramani (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for India’s Exports and Global Value Chains. In Prabir De and Suranjan Gupta (Eds.), COVID-19 Challenges for the Indian Economy. EEPC India and ASEAN–India Centre at RIS.
  11. C. Veeramani (2019). Modern Theories of International Trade: Intra-Industry Trade. In International Trade and Finance, IGNOU M.A. Economics program.
  12. C. Veeramani and Mansi Arora (2017). International and Intra-national Trade Flows of Kerala with Special Reference to Manufacturing Sector. In Sunil Mani (Ed.), Kerala and the World Economy. CDS, Kerala.
  13. Meenu Tewari, C. Veeramani and Manjeeta Singh (2017). Indian Manufacturing in Asian Production Networks: Patterns and Prospects of Deeper Regional Integration. In Jayant Menon and T.N. Srinivasan (Eds.), Integrating South and East Asia. Oxford University Press.
  14. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2017). Make What in India? In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2017. Oxford University Press.
  15. S. Mahendra Dev and C. Veeramani (2017). Preparedness for Make in India and Other Emerging Issues: An Introductory Overview. In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2017. Oxford University Press.
  16. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2016). India’s Export of Unskilled Labor-intensive Products: A Comparative Analysis. In C. Veeramani and R. Nagaraj (Eds.), International Trade and Industrial Development in India. Orient BlackSwan.
  17. C. Veeramani and R. Nagaraj (2016). Emerging Issues in India’s Trade and Industrial Sectors: An Introductory Overview. In C. Veeramani and R. Nagaraj (Eds.), International Trade and Industrial Development in India. Orient BlackSwan.
  18. S. Mahendra Dev and C. Veeramani (2015). Accelerating Growth and Development Challenges in Short and Long Terms. In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2015. Oxford University Press.
  19. C. Veeramani and Gordhan Kumar Saini (2014). India’s Agricultural Exports: Sources of Growth and Relative Sophistication. In Bandi Kamaiah et al. (Eds.), Select Issues in Macroeconomics. IUP Publications.
  20. C. Veeramani (2013). The ‘Miracle’ Still Waiting to Happen: Performance of India’s Manufactured Exports in Comparison to China. In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2012–13. Oxford University Press.
  21. S. Mahendra Dev, C. Veeramani, and Srijit Mishra (2013). India’s Experience with Reforms: What Next? In S. Mahendra Dev (Ed.), India Development Report 2012–13. Oxford University Press.
  22. C. Veeramani and Gordhan Kumar Saini (2011). India’s Export Sophistication in a Comparative Perspective. In D.M. Nachane (Ed.), India Development Report 2011. Oxford University Press.
  23. C. Veeramani (2011). India and China Trade Patterns: A Comparative Perspective. In S. V. Raju (Ed.), India–China Relations: Challenges and Opportunities. Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
  24. C. Veeramani (2009). Specialization Patterns under Trade Liberalization: Evidence from India and China. In Natalia Dinello and Wang Shaoguang (Eds.), China, India and Beyond. Edward Elgar.
  25. C. Veeramani and B.N. Goldar (2009). Investment Climate and Productivity in Indian States. In B. Sudhakara Reddy (Ed.), Economic Reforms in India and China. Sage Publications.
  26. C. Veeramani (2008). India and China: Changing Patterns of Comparative Advantage? In R. Radhakrishna (Ed.), India Development Report 2008. Oxford University Press.
  27. Arvind Virmani, B.N. Goldar, C. Veeramani, Vipul Bhat (2006). Impact of Tariff Reforms on Indian Industry: Assessment based on a Multi-sector Econometric Model. In Arvind Virmani, Propelling India from Socialist Stagnation to Global Power (Vol. 2, Ch. 7). Academic Foundation.
  28. K.J. Joseph and C. Veeramani (2001). India’s External Sector after Economic Liberalization. In K.V. Kesavan (Ed.), Economic Liberalization in India. ICSSR and Manak Publications.

(d) Policy Journal Pieces

  1. C. Veeramani (2024). Strategically reforming India’s role in global value chains. East Asia Forum Quarterly, Vol.16, No.2, April–June 2024.
  2. C. Veeramani (2010). India Gearing up for Growth. East Asia Forum Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, April–June 2010, ANU E Press.
  3. C. Veeramani (2015). Participation in Global Production Networks for Make in India. Yojana, April, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

(e) Commissioned & Published Reports

  1. C. Veeramani (2025). Gains from Mobile Phone Manufacturing in India through Backward-Linked Participation in Global Value Chains: Impact on Domestic Value Addition, Exports, Employment, and Wage Income. CDS Publications.
  2. C. Veeramani (2023). Inter-Linkages Between Exports and Employment in India: An Update. EXIM Bank of India, Special Publications.
  3. C. Veeramani (2016). Inter-Linkages Between Exports and Employment. EXIM Bank Occasional Paper, No. 179.

(f) Book Reviews

  1. C. Veeramani (2003). Review of Lloyd, P.J., and Hyun-Hoon Lee (eds.), Frontiers of Research in Intra-Industry Trade. Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv (Springer-Verlag), Vol. 139, No. 3.
  2. C. Veeramani (2008). Meddling with Comparative Advantage? Review of Nagesh Kumar and K.J. Joseph (eds.), International Competitiveness and Knowledge-Based Industries in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 43(19), May 10–16.

(g) Occasional / Discussion / Working Papers

  1. Deepali Gupta and C. Veeramani (2025). Effects of Backward GVC Participation on Labor Market: Micro-Level Evidence from India. IGIDR Working Paper WP-2025-005.
  2. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2019). Dynamics and Determinants of Fragmentation Trade: Asian Countries in Comparative and Long-term Perspective. IGIDR Working Paper WP-2019-04.
  3. C. Veeramani (2012). Competitive Structure of Plantation Commodity Exports: India’s Tea and Coffee Exports in a Comparative Perspective. NRPPD Discussion Paper No. 12, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram.
  4. C. Veeramani and Gordhan Kumar Saini (2010). Impact of ASEAN–India Preferential Trade Agreement on Plantation Commodities: A Simulation Analysis. NRPPD Discussion Paper No. 2, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram.
  5. C. Veeramani (2004). Intra-Industry Trade in India’s Manufacturing Sector. EXIM Bank Occasional Paper No. 102.
  6. C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir (2017). Domestic Value Added Content of India’s Exports: Estimates for 112 Sectors, 1999–2000 to 2012–13. IGIDR Working Paper WP-2017-008.
  7. C. Veeramani and Sayantan Ghosh Dastidar (2014). Does Trade Openness Affect Manufacturing Growth at the Indian State Level? MPRA Paper 58876, University Library of Munich.
  8. C. Veeramani (2001). Analyzing Trade Flows and Industrial Structure of India: The Question of Data Harmonization. CDS Working Paper No. 321.

(h) Newspaper Articles & Blog Contributions

  1. “Signing free-trade deals is not enough to secure real economic gains”, Business Standard, Jan 2026 (with Himanshu Jaiswal)
  2. “A Weaker Rupee Doesn’t Guarantee Export Boost”, Mint, Nov 2022 (with Vidya Mahambare)
  3. “Leveraging Global Supply Chains to Fight Covid-19”, Ideas for India, Jun 2021 (with Anwesha Basu)
  4. “Higher Import Tariffs Will Hurt Atmanirbharta”, The Hindu Business Line, Mar 2021 (with Anjali Tandon)
  5. “Fix Inverted Tariff Structures to Boost Industrial Growth in India”, Mint, Jan 2021 (with Anwesha Basu)
  6. “Exports: A Post-Covid Opportunity”, Business Standard, Jan 2021 (with S. Mahendra Dev)
  7. “Will Anti-China Sentiments Go a Long Way in Pushing the Domestic Players?”, Business World, Jul 2020
  8. “Reconfiguring India’s Exports During COVID-19”, East Asia Forum, May 2020
  9. “Exports, Global Production Sharing, and Job Creation in India”, Ideas for India, Oct 2019 (with Garima Dhir)
  10. “India’s Quest for Manufacturing Growth”, East Asia Forum, Aug 2019
  11. “Reclaiming Low-Skill Manufacturing”, Business Standard, Mar 2017 (with S. Chandrasekhar)
  12. “India Gearing Up for Growth”, East Asia Forum, Aug 2010

EDITORIAL SERVICES

  • Joint Managing Editor, Journal of Quantitative Economics (Springer) — Oct 2013 – present
  • Economics Area Editor, Journal of Indian Business Research (Emerald) — Sep 2013 – present
  • Editorial Committee Member, Prajnan: Journal of Social and Management Sciences (NIBM, Pune) — Nov 2022 – present

AFFILIATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

  • Director, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram — Jun 2023 – present
  • Member, Board of Management, IGIDR — Mar 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Dean (Students’ Welfare & Grievance), IGIDR — Oct 2013 – Sep 2015
  • Member, Board of Studies — Bengaluru Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University (Aug 2020 – 2024) and Department of Economics, Goa University (Jun 2022 – 2025)
  • ICSSR Roles — Member, Local Consultative Committee, Western Regional Centre (Feb 2014 – Feb 2016; Jan 2018 – Jan 2020); Subject Expert for reviewing research funding proposals (2018 – present)
  • Member, Academic Council, Kerala Institute of Local Administration — Jul 2026 – present
  • Member, European Masters in Law and Economics (EMLE) Examination Board — 2015 – 2023
  • Member, Research & Recognition Committee, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune — Nov 2017 – 2023
  • Coordinator, India Development Reports (Oxford University Press) — 2012–13, 2015, 2017, 2022
  • Administrative Leadership & Committees, IGIDR — Convener, Publication Committee (2011–21); Coordinator, Visiting Students Program (2018–21); member of multiple internal committees including Executive, Faculty Recruitment, IQAC, Library, Research Ethics, Academic Disciplinary, Industry Engagement, and Grievance Redressal

TEACHING

Taught postgraduate and doctoral courses in international trade, microeconomics, and Indian economy at IGIDR, CDS, and IIT Bombay (2004–present). Sole instructor for “Applied International Trade” (IGIDR, 2007–2023).

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

  • D. (Advisor/Co-Advisor): Supervised 12 theses (8 sole advisor, 4 co-advisor); graduates in academia, policy, and industry. Currently supervising 4 Ph.D. projects.
  • Phil. (Advisor/Co-Advisor): 4 theses at IGIDR on trade integration, export policy, plant-level export behaviour, and trade–nutrition linkages.
  • D. Committees: Member, 7 completed Ph.D. committees (IGIDR); External Expert for 8 scholars (Gokhale Institute, since 2022) and 1 scholar (Kannur University, since 2022).
  • Master’s Level: Supervised approximately 20 theses, including 10 under the European Masters in Law and Economics (EMLE) program.

SELECTED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & POLICY DIALOGUES

Presented research papers, keynote addresses, and policy talks at over 50 high-level academic, policy, and industry forums across Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the United States. Key events include the ICSSR-ADBI Strategic Partnership Workshop on Viksit Bharat @2047 and Asia’s Future Prosperity (2026, Japan), 2nd CAG-ICSSR Colloquium (New Delhi, 2025), Global Economic Policy Forum (New Delhi, 2024), Kautilya Economic Conclave (New Delhi, 2023 & 2024), Asian Economic Panel Meetings (Japan, Sweden), 2025 Feng Chia Conference on Sustainable Development, Green Finance and Regional Cooperation (Taiwan), ASEAN–India Network of Think Tanks Roundtables (Singapore, Jakarta), BIMSTEC–IFPRI Climate and Trade Conferences (Bhutan, Thailand), and GLOBELICS International Conferences (India, Senegal). Delivered invited presentations at institutions such as the Australian National University, Delhi School of Economics, Hosei University (Japan), and the University of Michigan, and participated in global development and trade policy dialogues organised by the World Bank, RIS, CII, UNCTAD, and IFPRI.