Nationality Indian Spouse(s) Anuradha Das | School or tradition Economist Name Ram Das | |
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Born November 18, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-11-18 ) Field Development economics
International economics Alma mater Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics,
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Education Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Books Regional Economic Engagem, Perspectives on Rules of Origin: An, Regional Trade and Economic, Regional Trade FDI Poverty A | ||
Dr ram upendra das on gdp growth slowdown lok sabha tv hindi
Ram Upendra Das (born 18 November 1967) is an economist and author. He has been appointed as the first Head of the Centre for Regional Trade, a newly established institute of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, as a recognition to his valuable contribution to India's economic engagements with different regions and the world. He was until recently Professor at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) which is a think tank in New Delhi. He has served as a member of various High-Level Expert Groups: One of his major contributions has been towards drafting the SAFTA Treaty and the SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS) and India's economic agreements with other countries and regions such as the ASEAN.
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- Dr ram upendra das on gdp growth slowdown lok sabha tv hindi
- Dr ram upendra das on indian economy lok sabha tv
- Early life and education
- Career
- Achievements and Honors
- Selected works
- Books and Reports
- Papers
- References
Dr ram upendra das on indian economy lok sabha tv
Early life and education
He was born in Gorakhpur,eastern Uttar Pradesh, in north India where he received his early education under the guidance of his parents. His father Dr. R.J Das, a noted scholar, writer and teacher of English Literature was also born in Gorakhpur,eastern Uttar Pradesh, in north India, and he retired as a principal of a postgraduate college and his mother S.J. Srivastava, who did masters in Hindi literature, is from Deoria, also in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
He is alumnus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He obtained his Ph.D. (Economics) and M.Phil. (Economics) degrees from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and M.A. (Economics) from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He received the National Merit Scholarship (1982); State Inter-Merit Scholarship (1982); National Merit Scholarship (1986).
He is married to Anuradha Das, a singer and media personality and has one daughter Sanjana Das and one son Ram Utkarsh Das.
Career
He drafted the SAFTA and SATIS Agreements, served in the Expert Group Meetings on the subject and conducted the studies on "SAARC Regional Study on Potential for Trade in Services under SAFTA" (2009) and "Development of an Institutional Framework for Data Collection on Trade in Services". This was conducted as a lead consultant of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the SAARC Secretariat for the eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka ). This Work directly contributed to the policy making of regional economic integration under SAARC monitored by the SAARC Commerce Ministers and Central Bank. He was a member of the Track II Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA) which was adopted at Fourth East Asia Summit by the highest level (Presidents/ Prime Ministers) Heads of States/ Governments of 16 countries including Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. This led to mega regional grouping viz the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) among the 16 Countries. He also contributed to the report between India and Thailand on “A Feasibility Study on a Free Trade Agreement between India and Thailand”. He has been panelist at various International business ties. He is considered to be an expert in various fields of regional and global economic issues including Exchange Rate, South Asian Economic Integration, WTO, G20, India-Asean, Trade in Services, India-Japan and India-Pakistan. He has recently put-forth a new framework of regional economic integration for 'peace-creating prosperity' which has been presented at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City
Achievements and Honors
He is an alumnus of the Programme Presidential Friends of Indonesia held in 2009. He participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on ‘US Trade Policy’ organized by the US Department of State at Washington DC, New York City, Minneapolis, Seattle and Chicago in 2006. In 2005, he received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister of Planning and Development, Government of Maldives, for capacity building on Macroeconomic Forecasting (sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat) for the Maldivian Government Officers in Male. He has been Honorary Fellow, Academy for World Watch, Shanghai and Visiting Faculty, Birla Institute of Management Technology, among others. He was recently made the Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hazar Strategy Institute, Istanbul.
Selected works
He has published numerous books and papers relevant to policy-discourse.