Ram Upendra Das Explained

Ram Upendra Das
Birth Date:18 November 1967
Birth Place:Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality:Indian
Field:Development economics International economics
School Tradition:Economist
Alma Mater:Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics,
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Spouse:Anuradha Das

Ram Upendra Das (born 18 November 1967 – 25 February 2024) was an Indian economist[1] [2] [3] and author.[4] [5] He was 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[6] [7] at think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)[8] in New Delhi. He has served as a member of various high-level expert groups; he contributed 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 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 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 PhD (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 was married to Anuradha Das,[13] a singer and media personality.

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 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and 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] He has been panelist at various international business ties.[19] He is involved in various fields of regional and global economic issues including exchange rate,[1] [20] South Asian economic integration,[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] WTO,[26] [27] G20,[28] [29] India-Asean,[30] [31] [32] Trade in Services,[30] India-Japan and India-Pakistan.[2] [33] [34] [35] In 2015 he put forth a new framework of regional economic integration for 'peace-creating prosperity'[36] which was presented at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City[37]

Achievements and honors

He is an alumnus of the Programme Presidential Friends of Indonesia held in 2009.[38] 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,[39] among others. He was recently made a non-resident senior fellow at the Hazar Strategy Institute, Istanbul.[40]

Selected works

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

Books and reports

Papers

Notes and References

  1. News: Business | Indian rupee at fresh dollar high . BBC News . 10 October 2007 . 2015-12-23.
  2. Web site: India, Pakistan Resume Commercial Air Links – 2004-01-01 . Voice of America . 26 October 2009. 2015-12-23.
  3. Web site: SAARC Khabar – RIS Prof.Ram Upendra Das . YouTube . 27 November 2014 . 2015-12-23.
  4. Book: 10.1142/8319. Regional Trade and Economic Integration. 2012. Das. Ram Upendra. Edirisuriya. Piyadasa. Swarup. Anoop. 978-981-4374-60-6.
  5. Web site: Perspectives on Rules of Origin – Ram Upendra Das – Rajan Sudesh Ratna – Palgrave Macmillan . Palgrave.com . 2015-12-23.
  6. Web site: Commerce Secretary Ms. Rita Teaotia Launches Report on "India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV" . Pib.nic.in . 14 August 2015 . 2015-12-23.
  7. http://ris.org.in/faculty/dr-ram-upendra-das.html
  8. News: Press Trust of India . Commerce Ministry to soon seek cabinet's nod for Rs 500 crore CLMV fund . The Economic Times . 2015-12-23.
  9. Web site: Archive 4 . Josephconrad.org . 12 September 1972 . 2015-12-23.
  10. Book: 978-0391019157 . 1980 . Joseph Conrad: A Study in Existential Vision . Das . Ram Jiwan . Associated Publishing House .
  11. Web site: 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.com . 1 January 2012 . 2015-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103837/http://www.amazon.in/Dr.-R.J.-Das/e/B00K23KGIG . 2015-12-24 . dead .
  12. 3044891. Roussel. Roy. Reviewed work: Conrad: "Almayer's Folly" to "Under Western Eyes.", Daniel R. Schwarz; Thorns and Arabesques: Contexts for Conrad's Fiction., William W. Bonney; Joseph Conrad: A Study in Existential Vision., R. J. Das. Nineteenth-Century Fiction. 36. 2. 249–252. 1981. 10.2307/3044891.
  13. Web site: Das . Anuradha . Anuradha Das . YouTube . 2015-12-23.
  14. Web site: SAARC Study . 20 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804062603/http://ris.org.in/publications/reportsbooks/454 . 4 August 2013 .
  15. http://saarcsec.org/areaofcooperation/detail.php?activity_id=46 Cooperation
  16. http://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/regional-architecture/eas/Documents/cepea-phase-2-report.pdf – 2671k -
  17. Web site: Background to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Initiative – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Dfat.gov.au . 2015-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052525/http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/rcep/pages/background-to-the-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-initiative.aspx . 2015-12-24 . dead .
  18. Web site: Deepshikha Sikarwar . Financial intelligence agencies sound alert on gold smuggling, underworld gets active . The Economic Times . 2015-12-23.
  19. News: Kitazume . Takashi . Japan urged to beef up business ties with India . The Japan Times . 2015-12-23.
  20. Web site: [Streaming Full Video] Dr Ram Upendra Das Indian Rupee Depreciation Dd News |publisher=Themoviebible.com |accessdate=2015-12-23].
  21. Web site: South Asian economic union Video . Profit.ndtv.com . 24 August 2010 . 2015-12-23.
  22. News: Unilateral entry to Bangladeshi vehicles to ease cross-border trade – The Economic Times . The Economic Times . 26 May 2014 . 2015-12-23. Seth . Dilasha .
  23. Web site: Dilasha Seth . Narendra Modi's foreign policy to strengthen SAARC ties – timesofindia-economictimes . The Economic Times . 2015-12-23.
  24. Web site: India may allow entry to freight vehicles from Bangladesh – South Asia – South Asian Free Media Association . Southasianmedia.net . 2015-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104122/http://www.southasianmedia.net/stories/south-asia/india-may-allow-entry-to-freight-vehicles-from-bangladesh-story . 2015-12-24 . dead .
  25. Web site: Narendra Modi government now wants a SAARC bank. timesofindia-economictimes. 2016-03-25.
  26. Web site: Forbes India Magazine – World Talking Organization. forbesindia.com. 2016-03-25.
  27. Web site: Is India being dogmatic at Bali?. The Financial Express. 5 December 2013. 2016-03-25.
  28. https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Paticipants_RDCY-2015-G20-Think-Tank-Summit.pdf 2015 G20 Tink Tank Summit
  29. http://www.tepav.org.tr/upload/files/haber/1424355044-9.Program.pdf T20 Workshop Program
  30. Web site: Myths about India dominating south-east Asian bloc in services need to be busted. timesofindia-economictimes. 2016-03-25.
  31. Web site: India looks for last-mile gains on services pact with Asean. Sen. Amiti. Business Line. 2016-03-25.
  32. Web site: You are being redirected . Asean.org . 2022-12-03.
  33. Web site: ICRIER: India-Pakistan Trade. indiapakistantrade.org. 2016-03-25.
  34. Web site: India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan. 28 July 2014.
  35. Web site: Can improved policies boost Indo-Pak trade? Video – NDTV. profit.ndtv.com. 2016-03-25.
  36. Web site: Boost economic activity in Asia-Pacific: Economist. 20 December 2015.
  37. Web site: UN Web TV. 11 July 2023 .
  38. Web site: Friends of Indonesia. The Jakarta Post. 2016-03-25.
  39. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-09-28 . 2015-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501034517/http://bimtech.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Placement-Brochure-2015.pdf . dead .
  40. http://www.hazar.org/experts/root/uzmanlar_5.aspx?currentCulture=en-US Uzmanlar
  41. http://www.ris.org.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Enhancing_India-Myanmar_Border_Trade_Report.pdf Enhancing India Myanmar Border Trade Report
  42. Web site: Welcome to MOC. commerce.nic.in. 2016-03-25.
  43. Web site: Welcome to Bookwellindia. bookwellindia.com. 2016-03-25.
  44. Web site: RIS | Mechanics of intra-industry trade and FTA implications for India – EPF | Economic Policy Forum . 2014-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040423/https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/news/ris-mechanics-intra-industry-trade-fta-implications-india/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  45. http://sswa.unescap.org/pdf/ESCAP-SSWA-Development-Paper_1305.pdf Development paper
  46. Web site: Subregional Office for North and Central Asia United Nations ESCAP. nca.unescap.org. 2016-03-25.
  47. Book: Economic Consequences of Globalization. Taylor & Francis. 2012. 10.4324/9780203124833. Urata. Shujiro. 9780203124833.
  48. Das. Ram Upendra. Vasudev. C. M.. Gupta. Madhukar. 1 December 2011. Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia—An Indian Perspective. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies. 3. 3. 373–394. 10.1177/097491011100300306. 154300700.
  49. Web site: Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance. e-elgar.co.uk. 2016-03-25.
  50. Web site: Imperatives of Regional Economic Integration in Asia in the Context of Developmental Asymmetries: Some Policy Suggestions . 3 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723162740/http://www.adbi.org/working-paper/2009/12/07/3395.regional.economic.integration.asia/ . 23 July 2013 .

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