About the IAPP

Dr Amitendu Palit is Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade & Economic Policy) at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) in the National University of Singapore. He specializes in trade policies, political economy of international trade and Asian public policies. He is Member of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Future Council on Trade and Investment. His current projects are on global trade prospects, trade & connectivity, national data policies and the digital economy. He has written several books and academic papers. He is a columnist for Financial Express and a commentator for BBC, Bloomberg News, Channel News Asia and CNBC.