Pragyan is a lawyer with a specialisation in international economic law. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge where he studied as Pratibha M. Singh Cambridge trust Scholar and a Masters in Global Affairs from the Tsinghua University where he studied as a Schwarzman Scholar.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar is an economist and trade policy researcher with over 15 years of experience in international trade, global value chains, industrial policy, and regional economic integration. His work has consistently focused on examining how trade, investment, and industrial policies can contribute to economic development and enhance the competitiveness of developing economies.
Dr. Sarin Nambeeshan Sasikumar is Coordinator of the Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM), a Ministry of Ayush policy research unit hosted at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi. His work focuses on Ayush trade and regulatory policy, multilateral health governance, and Traditional Medicine diplomacy in the Global South , including India's engagements with WHO, WIPO, BIMSTEC, and BRICS on Traditional Medicine, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property frameworks.
Shagun Verma is a Research Assistant at RIS, where she works with the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC). Her work focuses on maritime policy, port-led development, maritime connectivity, and seafarer welfare. She has contributed to research on maritime sustainability, international maritime cooperation, and India's maritime initiatives, with a particular focus on regional cooperation, Global South, seafarers welfare and capacity building. She has contributed to policy studies in these areas.
Ms. Namita Mittal is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC), RIS. Her work focuses on maritime economics, trade facilitation, regional connectivity, and international maritime cooperation. Her research interests include maritime trade, logistics, shipbuilding and Ship repair, green shipping, maritime routes (Arctic, INSTC, NSR) and regional economic integration.
Ms. Deeksha Gupta is a Research Assistant at the Center for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC) at RIS. Her work focuses on India's Maritime sector - trade, insurance, freight, technology and connectivity. She also contributes to policy research on the labor workforce of the Maritime sector, particularly in the context of geoeconomics and geopolitical shocks.
Ms. Namita Mittal is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC), RIS. Her work focuses on maritime economics, trade facilitation, regional connectivity, and international maritime cooperation. Her research interests include maritime trade, logistics, shipbuilding and Ship repair, green shipping, maritime routes (Arctic, INSTC, NSR) and regional economic integration.
Ms. Deeksha Gupta is a Research Assistant at the Center for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC) at RIS. Her work focuses on India's Maritime sector - trade, insurance, freight, technology and connectivity. She also contributes to policy research on the labor workforce of the Maritime sector, particularly in the context of geoeconomics and geopolitical shocks.
I am a Research Assistant at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), where I conduct research on maritime policy and contribute to policy briefs, research reports, newsletters, discussion paper and commentaries. My work also involves engaging with government, industry, and academic stakeholders to support evidence-based policymaking. I hold a Master's degree in Public Policy from O.P. Jindal Global University.
Harshit Srivastava is a Consultant at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC), RIS. His research examines the interface between maritime transport, logistics, trade, and regional connectivity. His work focuses on transport corridors, port-led development, maritime supply chains, and international maritime cooperation, with an emphasis on enhancing resilient and sustainable maritime ecosystems.
