Krithika Manoj is a Consultant (Economics) at RIS, New Delhi. She holds an M.Sc. in Financial Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and a bachelor's degree in B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Delhi University, and is UGC-NET qualified in Economics. Her research interests lie in international trade, data analysis, and economic policy, with a focus on free trade agreements and emerging issues in the global trading system. Before joining RIS, she had worked as a Research Fellow (Economics) at the Centre for WTO Studies, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, where she provided support and evidence-based inputs for various trade negotiations and researched issues related to international trade and trade negotiations for around 3.5 years. Previously, she has also worked as an Analyst in the Risk Advisory team at Deloitte and as a Project Assistant at the Centre for Public Policy Research.

Recent publication:

Krithika Manoj, Mrunmayee Thatte, 'Re-evaluating APEC’s Environmental Goods List: Addressing Gaps and Emerging Challenges', (2025), 20, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Issue 6, pp. 455-464