Introduction

Devyani Chaturvedi graduated with a Master’s in International Affairs from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS), specialising in International Economics and Development. She is interested in examining the intersection between international affairs, economic development and governance in developing economies of South Asia.  Devyani has previously worked with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, where she examined India’s trade, taxation and industrial policy. At the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, she was the research lead for policy analysis on the Indo-Pacific. She has also done research work at the Energy Studies Institute, NUS, and University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Advanced Studies.

Devyani has contributed chapters in the following publications, Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific: Conceptual and Operational Challenges (Published by Routledge,2022 ISBN: 9781032244693); Infrastructure in India: Investment Priorities, Opportunities and Key Challenges’ (FCDO, 2021); and Evaluation of India’s Faceless E-Assessment Tax Scheme (NCAER, 2022). She has also presented in conferences, notably at the North Korean Review and Korean International Studies’ Annual Convention in South Korea (2022), Evolving Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific in New Delhi (2021), Global Public Policy Network in London (2020) and Global Public Policy Network in Singapore (2019). She was awarded a three–month research fellowship by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability. She was awarded the second prize for her study on Sustainable Trade in Asia, by the Hinrich Foundation and UNESCAP.

Areas of Interest and Expertise

• Political Economy of South Asia
• Role of Industrial Policy in Economic Development
• Trade Policy and Regional Trade Agreements
• Global Governance and Public Policy in South Asia
• Multilateralism and International Collaboration