Dr. V.S. Seshadri, I.F.S (Retd.)

Dr. V.S. Seshadri, I.F.S (Retd.)

Senior Fellow for International Trade

Dr. Seshadri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1978 and served in several diplomatic posts during his career that included Nairobi, Brussels, Bangkok, Tehran and Washington DC. He was also on deputation to the Ministry of Commerce from 1999 to 2003 when he was the Joint Secretary responsible for WTO matters. Dr.Seshadri was the first resident Ambassador of India to Slovenia, Ljubljana from 2007 to 2010. He then went on to serve as India’s Ambassador to Myanmar, in Yangon from 2010 till 2013. On return to India he held the position of Vice-Chairman of the think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi from 2014 upto 2017. Thereafter he was also associated with CII in connection with a study project relating to RCEP. Dr. Seshadri had his college education in Bangalore and Hyderabad and secured his PhD. in Applied Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1978. Dr Seshadri has contributed a number of research articles and discussion papers on trade and other international economic issues.

  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: September 05, 2023

    Introduction This issue of ESRR highlights the introduction of import licensing by India for the import of laptops, personal …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: August 01, 2023

    Introduction China’s adoption of its new Foreign Relations Law that has come into force on July 1, 2023 could henceforth …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: July 06, 2023

    Introduction Economic security related aspects figured prominently during the landmark state visit of Prime Minister Narendra …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: June 05, 2023

    Introduction The month of May 2023 witnessed several high level global meetings in which economic security issues received …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: May 03, 2023

    In this issue of review, we begin by looking at the key findings on the impact of the growing geoeconomic fragmentation on world …

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  • Navigating a Derisking World

    Navigating a Derisking World

    Date: April 24, 2023

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: April 04, 2023

    Introduction Economic security initiatives around the world received further impetus during the month, driven by growing …

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  • East Asia Explorer

    East Asia Explorer

    Date: March 04, 2023

    Reset in Australia-China Relations by Pradeep Taneja   When Anthony Albanese met Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: March 04, 2023

    Introduction This second issue of the Review will focus on two important developments that can shape the contours of …

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  • Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Economic Security and Resilience Review

    Date: February 01, 2023

      Introduction Security of a nation is a composite concept, and it is difficult to break it down into political, …

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  • Outlook and Imperatives for External Trade

    Outlook and Imperatives for External Trade

    Date: January 08, 2023

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  • Preparing for a Review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)

    Preparing for a Review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)

    Date: December 30, 2022

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  • IPEF Moves from Launch to an Agenda

    IPEF Moves from Launch to an Agenda

    Date: September 23, 2022

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  • India’s Approach towards Inclusion of New Areas in Future FTAs

    India’s Approach towards Inclusion of New Areas in Future FTAs

    Date: September 10, 2022

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  • WTO Ministerial revives hopes for its return to full functionality

    WTO Ministerial revives hopes for its return to full functionality

    Date: June 21, 2022

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  • Fresh approaches seen in India’s two new FTAs

    Fresh approaches seen in India’s two new FTAs

    Date: May 25, 2022

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  • The New US Indo-Pacific Strategy

    The New US Indo-Pacific Strategy

    Date: February 17, 2022

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  • Myanmar, One Year after the Military Takeover

    Myanmar, One Year after the Military Takeover

    Date: February 01, 2022

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  • India-US Trade Issues Still Await Resolution

    India-US Trade Issues Still Await Resolution

    Date: January 09, 2022

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  • Challenges in negotiating the India-UAE CEPA

    Challenges in negotiating the India-UAE CEPA

    Date: November 17, 2021

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  • China’s CPTPP Gambit

    China’s CPTPP Gambit

    Date: October 01, 2021

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  • India-Australia FTA Talks: A Quick Harvest Should Not Become the Sole Harvest

    India-Australia FTA Talks: A Quick Harvest Should Not Become the Sole Harvest

    Date: September 04, 2021

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  • PM’s Welcome Export Initiative

    PM’s Welcome Export Initiative

    Date: August 11, 2021

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  • Review of India’s exports to the US in 2020: Need for a Vanijya Bharat

    Review of India’s exports to the US in 2020: Need for a Vanijya Bharat

    Date: July 27, 2021

    Introduction India’s exports to the United States declined by 2.78% during the COVID-19 battered year 2020-21, just as …

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  • Is there a case for India joining RCEP now?

    Is there a case for India joining RCEP now?

    Date: February 09, 2021

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  • Foreign, Security and Trade Policy Challenges of 2021

    Foreign, Security and Trade Policy Challenges of 2021

    Date: January 19, 2021

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  • Boosting Australia-India Economic Relations

    Boosting Australia-India Economic Relations

    Date: December 07, 2020

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  • Moving Trade and Development Relations Forward with Myanmar

    Moving Trade and Development Relations Forward with Myanmar

    Date: October 16, 2020

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  • Moving Trade Agreements Forward with Select Partners

    Moving Trade Agreements Forward with Select Partners

    Date: August 11, 2020

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  • Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the Trade Factor

    Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the Trade Factor

    Date: June 30, 2020

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  • US trade deals under President Trump: What they mean for India and world trade

    US trade deals under President Trump: What they mean for India and world trade

    Date: May 08, 2020

    SECTION 1: Introduction Pursuit of an aggressive trade policy has been among the major highlights of the Trump Presidency in the …

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  • India-US Trade: Prospects for an elusive limited trade deal and a looming big deal

    India-US Trade: Prospects for an elusive limited trade deal and a looming big deal

    Date: March 06, 2020

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  • China Rises Further in Myanmar

    China Rises Further in Myanmar

    Date: January 22, 2020

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  • Optimising FTA Utilisation

    Optimising FTA Utilisation

    Date: January 11, 2020

    DPG Policy Brief, Vol. V, Issue 2:  Optimising FTA Utilisation%u200B by Dr. V.S. Seshadri

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