About Us

Ph.D. in Economics (2014), Centre for International Trade and Development (CITD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. 

Supervisor: Prof. Aparna Sawhney

M.Phil in Business Economics (2008), Department of Business Economics, Delhi University

Masters in Business Economics (2004), Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana. (University Topper)

B.Com (Honours) (2002), Delhi University

Assistant Professor (Dec 2023- Present), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

Assistant Professor (May 2022-Dec 2023), Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida.

Assistant Professor (July 2019-May 2022), Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Noida (Constituent of Symbiosis International University, Pune)

Post Doctorate Fellow (Sir Ratan Tata Fellow) (2017-2019), Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi.

Jr. Consultant (March 2014 – July 2016), Development Planning Centre, IEG, New Delhi Tutor for the UGC Remedial Classes for M.A students (2011 and 2012), CITD, JNU.

Research Associate (2007–2011: On Study Leave 2009-2011), Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi.

Research Assistant (2005-2007), National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi

Papers in Peer Reviewed International and National Journals

“Policy stimulation for the electric vehicle industry: An analysis of mainstream media discourse” (with M Jain, S Talwar, P Kaur, A Dhir), Business Strategy and the Environment, 1-22 (2024),

https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3750

“Development Expenditure in Low Income States in India” (with Sangeeta Chakravarty and B.K. Pradhan), Journal of Developing Areas, Vol.55 (4):235-241(2021 ).

“FDI in Indian Manufacturing: Whither high-tech industries?” (with Aparna Sawhney), Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(3), pages 2192-2209 (2019).

“Is India Specializing in Polluting Industries? Examining Manufacturing Trade since Liberalization” (with Aparna Sawhney), The World Economy , Volume 38(2): 360-378, (2015).

“Addressing Barriers to Intra SAARC Trade” (with Nisha Taneja and Aparna Sawhney), Man and Development, Volume 30, Number 1: 67-76 (2008).

Book Chapter

"The Pattern of Inbound Foreign Direct Investment into India,(with A.Sawhney)" Springer Books, in: Pooja Lakhanpal & Jaydeep Mukherjee & Biswajit Nag & Divya Tuteja (ed.), Trade, Investment and Economic Growth, chapter 8, pages 121-131, Springer, (2021).

Peer Reviewed International Working Paper

“What Attracts FDI in Indian Manufacturing Industries?” (with Aparna Sawhney), Berlin Working Papers on Money, Finance, Trade and Development 2/2014, (2014). http://daadpartnership.htwberlin.de/fileadmin/working_paper_series/wp_02_2014_Sawhney.pdf

Popular Press

“Change, but not yet wholesale”, Financial Express, 28th October 2009

“Will the Real measure of Inflation Stand Up”, Financial Express, 16th September, 2009

“For a comprehensive inflation index” (co-authored with Tanu Goyal), The Economic Times, 13th June 2009.

Collaborative Research

“ How the Northeastern Region in India stands to gain from seamless regional transport connectivity and associated trade facilitation measures in the context of BBIN MVA” (with Prof. Nisha Taneja, Sanjana Joshi, Biswajit Nag, Sanya Dua), prepared for the World Bank, 2022-23.

“Perspective Planning of Odisha from 2016 to 2037” (with Prof. B.K. Pradhan, Anjali Prasad, Chetna Chaudhuri), prepared for Government of Odisha, Institute of Economic Growth, 2016.

“Mineral Resource Endowments and Investment Destinations: A Panel Data Analysis of Indian States” (with B.K. Pradhan), Working Paper 354 (2015), Institute of Economic Growth.

“Science, Technology, Innovation in India and Access, Inclusion and Equity: Discourses, Measurement and Emerging Challenges” (with Sachin Chaturvedi and Krishna Ravi Srinivas),

Discussion Paper 202 (2015), Research and Information System for Developing Countries

“International Trade and Carbon Leakage: An analytical framework for India and Russia” (with Meeta K. Mehra, Aparna Sawhney, Natalia Piskulova) , Virtual Research Institute, UNCTAD, 2011. Weblink: http://vi.unctad.org/

“Examining NTMs in Intra-SAARC Trade” (with Nisha Taneja, Sanjeet Rai), prepared for Ministry of Commerce, 2008.

“Trade Facilitation for Efficiency and Regional Integration in South Asia” (Nisha Taneja, Shravani Prakash, and External Consultants from SAARC countries), prepared for DHL India Private Ltd., 2009-2011.

“State Policies Affecting Competition: Passenger Road Transportation Sector” (R. Venkatesan, Simrit Kaur, Sujit Basu, and Divya Satija), sponsored by Competition Commission of India, 2007.