Geo-economic Perspectives in the Global Environment (PDF)

Faisal Ahmed is Professor in the International Business Area teaching trade and geopolitics at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. His research and consulting interests include Indo-Pacific region, China's trade and geopolitics, trade agreements, and SDGs. He has been consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and other organisations. He has also worked on projects supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. He holds doctorate and master's degrees from India. He also holds an executive certification in geopolitical analysis from Geneva. He has published papers in refereed national and international journals. His books include The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects and Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective. He has also published two edited books on India-ASEAN engagements, and India's foreign policy in the WANA region. Additionaly, he has published three monographs on the grassroots reach-out of India's foreign trade policy; India's experiences in trade agreements; and EEZ and the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea. He is frequently invited as an expert and panellist by institutions and think tanks in India and abroad. Moreover, his articles have appeared in leading newspapers and he is frequently interviewed as an expert by national and international media.

Arbuda Sharma is Assistant Professor in the International Business Area at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She is a Fellow in Management (FPM) from XLRI Jamshedpur and holds a master's degree in international business (MIB) from Bharathiar University. She has over 12 years of experience in leading academic and research institutions, and has worked in various domains like pharmaceutical, fashion, foreign trade, and real estate, among others. Her research interests include trade policy, WTO issues, multinational corporations, and global brand adaptions.