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'''Ram Upendra Das''' (born 18 November 1967) is an [[economist]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7037807.stm |title=Business | Indian rupee at fresh dollar high |work=BBC News |date=2007-10-10 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref name="voanews2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/a-13-a-2004-01-01-24-india-66330602/544150.html |title=India, Pakistan Resume Commercial Air Links - 2004-01-01 |publisher=Voanews.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb3y33v4cFA |title=SAARC Khabar - RIS Prof.Ram Upendra Das |publisher=YouTube |date=2014-11-27 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> and [[author]].<ref name="worldscientific1">{{Cite book |doi = 10.1142/8319|title = Regional Trade and Economic Integration|year = 2012|last1 = Das|first1 = Ram Upendra|last2 = Edirisuriya|first2 = Piyadasa|last3 = Swarup|first3 = Anoop|isbn = 978-981-4374-60-6}}</ref><ref name="palgrave1">{{cite web|url=http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/?sf1=id_product&st1=306810 |title=Perspectives on Rules of Origin - Ram Upendra Das - Rajan Sudesh Ratna - Palgrave Macmillan |publisher=Palgrave.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> He has been 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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=126058 |title=Commerce Secretary Ms. Rita Teaotia Launches Report on "India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV" |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date=2015-08-14 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>[http://ris.org.in/faculty/dr-ram-upendra-das.html]{{dead link|date=December 2015}}</ref> at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) which is a think tank<ref>{{cite news|author=PTI Aug 14, 2015, 07.38PM IST |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/commerce-ministry-to-soon-seek-cabinets-nod-for-rs-500-crore-clmv-fund/articleshow/48485095.cms |title=Commerce Ministry to soon seek cabinet's nod for Rs 500 crore CLMV fund - timesofindia-economictimes |newspaper=The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> 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 [[South Asian Free Trade Area|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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.josephconrad.org/Recent-Conrad-Books/Recent-Titles-2014/Recent-Titles-2009/Archive-4/archive-4.html |title=Archive 4 |publisher=Josephconrad.org |date=1972-09-12 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|isbn=978-0391019157 |year=1980 |title=Joseph Conrad: A Study in Existential Vision |last1=Das |first1=Ram Jiwan }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.in/Dr.-R.J.-Das/e/B00K23KGIG |title=Dr. R.J. Das Books, Related Products (DVD, CD, Apparel), Pictures, Bibliography, Biography, Community Discussions and more at the Dr. R.J. Das Store |publisher=Amazon.in |date=2012-01-01 |accessdate=2015-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103837/http://www.amazon.in/Dr.-R.J.-Das/e/B00K23KGIG |archive-date=2015-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|jstor = 3044891|last1 = Roussel|first1 = Roy|title = 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|journal = Nineteenth-Century Fiction|volume = 36|issue = 2|pages = 249–252|year = 1981|doi = 10.2307/3044891}}</ref> 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, Uttar Pradesh|Deoria]], also in eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]].

He is alumnus of the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|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, Delhi|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,<ref>{{cite web|last=Das |first=Anuradha |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNKtz1mBSqWksZ2aCWwbuKA |title=Anuradha Das |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> 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"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ris.org.in/publications/reportsbooks/454 |accessdate=August 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804062603/http://ris.org.in/publications/reportsbooks/454 |archivedate=August 4, 2013 }}</ref> (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]].<ref>http://saarcsec.org/areaofcooperation/detail.php?activity_id=46{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was a member of the Track II [[Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia]] (CEPEA)<ref>[http://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/regional-architecture/eas/Documents/cepea-phase-2-report.pdf - 2671k -]</ref> 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)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/rcep/pages/background-to-the-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-initiative.aspx |title=Background to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Initiative - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Dfat.gov.au |accessdate=2015-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052525/http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/rcep/pages/background-to-the-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-initiative.aspx |archive-date=2015-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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”.<ref>http://www.thaifta.com/ThaiFTA/Portals/0/File/study_ftain.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Deepshikha Sikarwar, ET Bureau Jan 26, 2013, 06.52AM IST |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-26/news/36564155_1_gold-imports-import-duties-current-account-deficit |title=Financial intelligence agencies sound alert on gold smuggling, underworld gets active - timesofindia-economictimes |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> He has been panelist at various International business ties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kitazume |first=Takashi |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/12/business/japan-urged-to-beef-up-business-ties-with-india/#.VdQ6iPAwxtS |title=Japan urged to beef up business ties with India |newspaper=The Japan Times |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> He is considered to be an expert in various fields of regional and global economic issues including [[Exchange Rate]],<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://themoviebible.com/video/dr-ram-upendra-das-indian-rupee-depreciation-dd-news |title=[Streaming Full Video] Dr Ram Upendra Das Indian Rupee Depreciation Dd News |publisher=Themoviebible.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref> South Asian Economic Integration,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profit.ndtv.com/videos/money-mantra/video-south-asian-economic-union-160030 |title=South Asian economic union Video - NDTVProfit.com |publisher=Profit.ndtv.com |date=2010-08-24 |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/automobiles/unilateral-entry-to-bangladeshi-vehicles-to-ease-cross-border-trade/articleshow/35612636.cms |title=Unilateral entry to Bangladeshi vehicles to ease cross-border trade - The Economic Times |newspaper=The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2014-05-26 |accessdate=2015-12-23|last1=Seth |first1=Dilasha }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dilasha Seth, ET Bureau May 26, 2014, 07.07AM IST |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099214_1_india-mfn-market-access-favoured-nation-status |title=Narendra Modi's foreign policy to strengthen SAARC ties - timesofindia-economictimes |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southasianmedia.net/stories/south-asia/india-may-allow-entry-to-freight-vehicles-from-bangladesh-story |title=India may allow entry to freight vehicles from Bangladesh - South Asia - South Asian Free Media Association |publisher=Southasianmedia.net |accessdate=2015-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104122/http://www.southasianmedia.net/stories/south-asia/india-may-allow-entry-to-freight-vehicles-from-bangladesh-story |archive-date=2015-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-23/news/51931929_1_brics-bank-proposed-bank-commerce|title=Narendra Modi government now wants a SAARC bank|website=timesofindia-economictimes|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> [[WTO]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/resolution/world-talking-organization/2862/1|title=Forbes India Magazine - World Talking Organization|website=forbesindia.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/is-india-being-dogmatic-at-bali-/1203393|title=Is India being dogmatic at Bali?|website=The Financial Express|date=5 December 2013|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> [[G20]],<ref>https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Paticipants_RDCY-2015-G20-Think-Tank-Summit.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.tepav.org.tr/upload/files/haber/1424355044-9.Program.pdf</ref> India-Asean,<ref name="articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news/35969363_1_asean-members-asean-imports-asean-india-commemorative-summit|title=Myths about India dominating south-east Asian bloc in services need to be busted|website=timesofindia-economictimes|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/india-looks-for-lastmile-gains-on-services-pact-with-asean/article4304813.ece|title=India looks for last-mile gains on services pact with Asean|last=Sen|first=Amiti|website=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>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</ref><ref>https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/pdf13/dcf_delhi_bio_booklet.pdf</ref> Trade in Services,<ref name="articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> India-Japan<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Das|first=Ram Upendra|date=2014-01-25|title=India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): Some Implications for East Asian Economic Regionalism and RCEP|ssrn=2429234|location=Rochester, NY|publisher=Social Science Research Network}}</ref> and India-Pakistan.<ref name="voanews2004"/><ref>[http://orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/report/ReportDetail.html?cmaid=55290&mmacmaid=55291]{{dead link|date=December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiapakistantrade.org/events/annualconferece2013.html|title=ICRIER: India-Pakistan Trade|website=www.indiapakistantrade.org|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/9zTgdRWy7Nv3RfdC5aUBjK/India-seeks-MFN-status-from-Pakistan-ahead-of-foreign-secret.html|title = India seeks most favoured nation status from Pakistan|date = 28 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://profit.ndtv.com/videos/news/video-can-improved-policies-boost-indo-pak-trade-225914|title=Can improved policies boost Indo-Pak trade? Video - NDTV|website=profit.ndtv.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> He has recently put-forth a new framework of regional economic integration for 'peace-creating prosperity'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/518545/boost-economic-activity-asia-pacific.html|title=Boost economic activity in Asia-Pacific: Economist|date=20 December 2015}}</ref> which has been presented at the [[United Nations]] Headquarters in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webtv.un.org/watch/synergies-along-the-silk-road-for-agenda-2030/4820404503001|title = UN Web TV}}</ref>

== Achievements and honors ==
He is an alumnus of the Programme Presidential Friends of Indonesia held in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/19/friends-indonesia.html|title=Friends of Indonesia|website=www.thejakartapost.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> 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]],<ref>http://bimtech.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Placement-Brochure-2015.pdf</ref> among others. He was recently made the Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Hazar Strategy Institute, [[Istanbul]].<ref>http://www.hazar.org/experts/root/uzmanlar_5.aspx?currentCulture=en-US</ref>

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

=== Books and reports ===
* 2016, Enhancing [[India]]-[[Myanmar]] Border Trade: Policy and Implementation Measures, [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]], [[Government of India]] and RIS <ref>http://www.ris.org.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Enhancing_India-Myanmar_Border_Trade_Report.pdf</ref>
* 2015, India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV. Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://commerce.nic.in/MOC/press_release.asp?id=3168|title=Welcome to MOC|website=commerce.nic.in|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>
* 2012, Regional Trade and Economic Integration: Analytical Insights and Policy Options, New York Singapore: [[World Scientific]] (co-authored with Piyadasa Edisuriya and [[Anoop Swarup]]).<ref name="worldscientific1"/>
* 2011, Perspectives on [[Rules of Origin]], UK: [[Palgrave-Macmillan]] (co-authored with R S Ratna)<ref name="palgrave1"/>
* 2009, Potential for Trade in Services under [[South Asian Free Trade Area|SAFTA]] Agreement New Delhi: RIS. (co-authored with Nagesh Kumar and Prabir De)
* 2005, Trade, Technology and Growth: On Analysis and Policies for Developing Countries, New Delhi: Bookwell<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bookwellindia.com/store/pDetails.php?pcode=102&category_id=19&category_name=&action=show|title=Welcome to Bookwellindia|website=www.bookwellindia.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>

==== Papers ====
* 2014, Ram Upendra Das, 'Mechanics of intra-industry trade and FTA implications for India' Economic policy Forum'<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/news/ris-mechanics-intra-industry-trade-fta-implications-india/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040423/https://www.economic-policy-forum.org/news/ris-mechanics-intra-industry-trade-fta-implications-india/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2013, Ram Upendra Das, 'Economic Integration in the “HEART OF ASIA”South Asia-Central Asia linkages<ref>http://sswa.unescap.org/pdf/ESCAP-SSWA-Development-Paper_1305.pdf</ref>
* 2012, Ram Upendra Das, 'Regional Economic Integration in Central Asia' for ESCAP<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nca.unescap.org/documents/Study-Regional-Economic-Integration-in-Central-Asia_ENG.pdf|title=Subregional Office for North and Central Asia {{!}} United Nations ESCAP|website=nca.unescap.org|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>
* 2012, ‘Impact of trade and investment liberalization on productivity in organized manufacturing in India’, Shujiro Urata, Hee Hahn Chin, Dionisius Narjoko (eds.), Economic Consequences of Globalization: Evidence from East Asia, April, New York and UK: Routledge.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203124833|title=Economic Consequences of Globalization|website=Taylor & Francis eBooks|year=2012|doi=10.4324/9780203124833|access-date=2016-03-25|last1=Urata|first1=Shujiro|isbn=9780203124833}}</ref>
* 2011,‘Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia—An Indian Perspective, Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Vol. 3 No. 3. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Washington DC: SAGE<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Das|first1=Ram Upendra|last2=Vasudev|first2=C. M.|last3=Gupta|first3=Madhukar|date=2011-12-01|title=Regional Integration and Cooperation in Asia—An Indian Perspective|url=http://econpapers.repec.org/article/emfjournl/2011c-6.htm|journal=Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies|volume=3|issue=3|pages=373–394|doi=10.1177/097491011100300306|s2cid=154300700}}</ref>
* 2011, ‘Regional Trade-FDI- Poverty Alleviation Linkages – Some Analytical and Empirical Explorations’ in Ulrich Volz (ed.) (2011), Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance, USA and UK: Edward Elgar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=14259|title=Regional Integration, Economic Development and Global Governance|website=www.e-elgar.co.uk|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>
* 2009, “Imperatives of Regional Economic Integration in Asia in the Context of Developmental Asymmetries: Some Policy Suggestions.” ADBI Working Paper 172, Tokyo: ADBI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adbi.org/working-paper/2009/12/07/3395.regional.economic.integration.asia/ |accessdate=November 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723162740/http://www.adbi.org/working-paper/2009/12/07/3395.regional.economic.integration.asia/ |archivedate=July 23, 2013 }}</ref>

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