FAISAL AHMED, Ph.D., is Professor of International Business at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. His research and consulting areas include global value chains, trade policy, geopolitics, and MNE policies. He has worked as consultant on projects supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI; United Nations ESCWA; the ASEAN Secretariat; and other organisations. Dr. Ahmed has published papers in journals indexed in ABDC, ABS, Clarivate, and Scopus, besides publishing books, edited books and monographs. His articles have appeared in leading newspapers in India and abroad. Dr. Ahmed is also frequently interviewed by national and international media as a trade and geopolitical expert.
M. ABSAR ALAM, M.A. Economics, is Assistant Professor of Economics at M. K. S. College, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar. Prior to this, he has worked as trade and transport facilitation expert with Asian Development Bank (ADB). He has also served as Economist and Consultant with Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD), a think tank having special consultative status with the United Nations, and with RITES Ltd., a public sector undertaking under the aegis of Ministry of Railways, GoI. His areas of consulting and research include macroeconomic studies, infrastructure development, regional cooperation and trade facilitation. He has published articles and research papers on the topics related to macroeconomic environment and international trade.