Ram Upendra Das

Ram Upendra Das
Born (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967
Nationality  Indian
Spouse(s) Anuradha Das
Field

Development economics

International economics
School or
tradition		 Economist
Alma mater Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics,
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Ram Upendra Das (born 18 November 1967) is an Economist,[1][2][3] author[4][5] and Professor[6][7] at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) which is a think tank[8] 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.

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[9][10][11][12] was also born in Gorakhpur,eastern Uttar Pradesh, in north India and he retired as a Principal of a Post-Graduate 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,[13] 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"[14] (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.[15] He was a member of the Track II Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA)[16] 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)[17] 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”.[18][19] He has been panelist at various International business ties.[20] He is considered to be an expert in various fields of regional and global economic issues including Exchange Rate,[1][21] South Asian Economic Integration,[22][23][24][25][26] WTO,[27][28] G20,[29][30] India-Asean,[31][32][33][34] Trade in Services,[31] India-Japan[35] and India-Pakistan.[2][36][37][38][39] He has recently put-forth a new framework of regional economic integration for 'peace-creating prosperity'[40] which has been presented at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City[41]

Achievements and Honors

He is an alumnus of the Programme Presidential Friends of Indonesia held in 2009.[42] 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,[43] among others. He was recently made the Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hazar Strategy Institute, Istanbul.[44]

Selected Works

He has published numerous books and papers relevant to policy-discourse.

Books and Reports

Papers

References

  1. 1 2 "Business | Indian rupee at fresh dollar high". BBC News. 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  2. 1 2 "India, Pakistan Resume Commercial Air Links - 2004-01-01". Voanews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  3. ↑ "SAARC Khabar - RIS Prof.Ram Upendra Das". YouTube. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. 1 2 http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8319
  5. 1 2 "Perspectives on Rules of Origin - Ram Upendra Das - Rajan Sudesh Ratna - Palgrave Macmillan". Palgrave.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  6. ↑ "Commerce Secretary Ms. Rita Teaotia Launches Report on "India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV"". Pib.nic.in. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ PTI Aug 14, 2015, 07.38PM IST. "Commerce Ministry to soon seek cabinet's nod for Rs 500 crore CLMV fund - timesofindia-economictimes". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  9. ↑ "Archive 4". Josephconrad.org. 1972-09-12. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  10. ↑ R. J. Das (Author). "Joseph Conrad: A Study in Existential Vision: R. J. Das: 9780391019157: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  11. ↑ "Dr. R.J. Das Books, Related Products (DVD, CD, Apparel), Pictures, Bibliography, Biography, Community Discussions and more at the Dr. R.J. Das Store". Amazon.in. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  12. ↑ http://www.jstor.org/stable/3044891?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
  13. ↑ Das, Anuradha. "Anuradha Das". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130804062603/http://ris.org.in/publications/reportsbooks/454. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ http://saarcsec.org/areaofcooperation/detail.php?activity_id=46
  16. ↑ - 2671k -
  17. ↑ "Background to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Initiative - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Dfat.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  18. ↑ http://www.thaifta.com/ThaiFTA/Portals/0/File/study_ftain.pdf
  19. ↑ Deepshikha Sikarwar, ET Bureau Jan 26, 2013, 06.52AM IST. "Financial intelligence agencies sound alert on gold smuggling, underworld gets active - timesofindia-economictimes". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  20. ↑ Kitazume, Takashi. "Japan urged to beef up business ties with India". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  21. ↑ "[Streaming Full Video] Dr Ram Upendra Das Indian Rupee Depreciation Dd News". Themoviebible.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  22. ↑ "South Asian economic union Video - NDTVProfit.com". Profit.ndtv.com. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  23. ↑ "Unilateral entry to Bangladeshi vehicles to ease cross-border trade - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  24. ↑ Dilasha Seth, ET Bureau May 26, 2014, 07.07AM IST. "Narendra Modi's foreign policy to strengthen SAARC ties - timesofindia-economictimes". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  25. ↑ 14-Feb-14 03:08 PM. "India may allow entry to freight vehicles from Bangladesh - South Asia - South Asian Free Media Association". Southasianmedia.net. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  26. ↑ "Narendra Modi government now wants a SAARC bank". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  27. ↑ "Forbes India Magazine - World Talking Organization". forbesindia.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  28. ↑ "Is India being dogmatic at Bali?". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  29. ↑ https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Paticipants_RDCY-2015-G20-Think-Tank-Summit.pdf
  30. ↑ http://www.tepav.org.tr/upload/files/haber/1424355044-9.Program.pdf
  31. 1 2 "Myths about India dominating south-east Asian bloc in services need to be busted". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  32. ↑ Sen, Amiti. "India looks for last-mile gains on services pact with Asean". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  33. ↑ http://www.asean.org/resources/2012-02-10-08-47-56/speeches-of-deputy-secretaries-general/item/opening-remarks-by-he-s-pushpanathan-deputy-secretary-general-of-asean-for-asean-economic-community-at-the-panel-discussion-on-advancing-asean-india-partnership
  34. ↑ http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/pdf13/dcf_delhi_bio_booklet.pdf
  35. ↑ Das, Ram Upendra (2014-01-25). "India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): Some Implications for East Asian Economic Regionalism and RCEP". Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network.
  36. ↑
  37. ↑ "ICRIER: India-Pakistan Trade". www.indiapakistantrade.org. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  38. ↑ http://www.livemint.com/Politics/9zTgdRWy7Nv3RfdC5aUBjK/India-seeks-MFN-status-from-Pakistan-ahead-of-foreign-secret.html
  39. ↑ "Can improved policies boost Indo-Pak trade? Video - NDTV". profit.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  40. ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/518545/boost-economic-activity-asia-pacific.html
  41. ↑ http://webtv.un.org/watch/synergies-along-the-silk-road-for-agenda-2030/4820404503001
  42. ↑ "Friends of Indonesia". www.thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  43. ↑ http://bimtech.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Placement-Brochure-2015.pdf
  44. ↑ http://www.hazar.org/experts/root/uzmanlar_5.aspx?currentCulture=en-US
  45. ↑ http://www.ris.org.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Enhancing_India-Myanmar_Border_Trade_Report.pdf
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  47. ↑ "Welcome to Bookwellindia". www.bookwellindia.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  48. ↑ https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/news/ris-mechanics-intra-industry-trade-fta-implications-india/
  49. ↑ http://sswa.unescap.org/pdf/ESCAP-SSWA-Development-Paper_1305.pdf
  50. ↑ "Subregional Office for North and Central Asia | United Nations ESCAP" (PDF). nca.unescap.org. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  51. ↑ "Economic Consequences of Globalization". Taylor & Francis eBooks. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  52. ↑ Das, Ram Upendra; Vasudev, C. M.; Gupta, Madhukar (2011-12-01). "Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia—An Indian Perspective". Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies. 3 (3): 373–394.
  53. ↑ "Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance". www.e-elgar.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  54. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130723162740/http://www.adbi.org/working-paper/2009/12/07/3395.regional.economic.integration.asia/. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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