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Bachelor in Arts (B.A), Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra

Masters in International Business, Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad

UGC-NET (2013), University Grants Commission

Ph.D (Management) Kumaun University, Uttarakhand

Visiting Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Prof. (Dr.) Surendar Singh

Associate Professor

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Key Expertise International Business, Global Value Chains, Industrial Policy, Structural Transformation, Trade Facilitation, Export-Import Management, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade Policy, Sectoral Studies, Green Trade and Digital Trade.

Bachelor in Arts (B.A), Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra

Masters in International Business, Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad

UGC-NET (2013), University Grants Commission

Ph.D (Management) Kumaun University, Uttarakhand

Visiting Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Biography

Prof Singh has more than 17 years of experience in teaching, research and consultancy. He has also worked as Consultant for the World Bank Group, Washington D.C and Asian Development Bank, Manilla, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Bangkok, Thailand, European Commission Brussels and United Nations Wider University.

Prof Singh has worked with FORE School of Management, New Delhi, Engineering Export Promotion Council under Ministry of Commerce and Industry and CUTS International, Jaipur.  Prof Singh was involved in various committees of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) such as Standard Input and Output Norms, Export Promotion for Capital Goods and Trade Policy.

Prof Singh has published research papers in leading journals such as Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Journal of World Trade, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, Economic and Political Weekly, Journal of International Development, International Trade Journal, Global Customs and Trade Journal and Resources Policy.

Dr Singh is Visiting Fellow to Korean Institute of International Economy, Government of South Korea and a recipient of Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2017, Trade Facilitation Award of Asian Development Bank and United Nations ESCAP. His opinion piece often features in leading newspapers and online portals such as Hindu Business Line, The Secretariat, Business Today and Business World.

International Business, Global Economy, Global Business Strategy, International Marketing.

  • How Is The ‘Business of Climate’ Impacting The ‘Climate of Business’? Studying The Trade Impact of EU’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives on ‘Emerging Asia’, Centre of Excellence of International Trade & Global Affairs at Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, 2024.
  • Digital de-industrialization, global value chains, and structural transformation: Empirical evidence from low- and middle- income countries, United Nations Wider University, 2023
  • Demystifying Impact of Food Losses in International Trade of Food Products: Building Narrative for Developing Countries from Indian Perspective”, United Nations- ESCAP, Bangkok, 2022.
  • Mapping Bilateral Value Chains between India and Bangladesh: A Case Study of Textile and Clothing Sector, the World Bank Group, 2019.
  • Identification of Potential Export Items Facing SPS and TBT Measures in the SASEC Subregion, supported by Asian Development Bank, Manilla and Ministry of Commerce, India, 2019.

Singh Surendar and Harris, Jeremy, “Do Revisions to the Harmonized System Lead to Distortions in Rules of Origin? A Case Study of India’s Selected Free Trade Agreements”, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 50, Issue 2, 2023.

Singh Surendar, “Global value chains, neoliberalism and development practice: Reflections on Kenya’s experience”, Journal of International Development, Wiley, 2023.

Surendar “India’ s Trade Policy Dilemma: RCEP and the New FTA Strategy” China and WTO Review, 2023:1; 57-80.

Singh Surendar and Singh Ram “Mapping Food Losses in International Supply Chains: A Case Study of India’s Marine and Meat Exports”, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, Taylor Francis 2023.

Singh Surendar and Singh Ram “National Medical Devices Policy, 2023 Inconsistences and Dilemmas”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 58, Issue No. 45-46, 11 Nov, 2023.

Singh Ram & Surendar Singh, “Development of Enterprises and Services Hub Bill, 2022: India’s Policy Ambivalence”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 57, Issue 43, 2022. Singh Surendar & Banejee Suvajit, “Is There Any Dichotomy between India’s New FTA Strategy and Its Trade Policy? Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 57, Issue No. 24, 11 June, 2022. Singh Surendar & Ram Singh, “Economic Imperatives of Evolving National Digital Policy: A Call for Modern Industrial Policy Framework in India, International Trade Journal, Taylor Francis Routledge, Volume 36, 2022 – Issue 6, 2022.

Singh Surendar & Mishra Utkarsh. “Reliance on Non-tariff Measures for Self-Reliant India: An Analysis of India’s New Trade Policy Orientation”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 17, Issue 10 (2022) pp. 441-450.

Singh Surendar & Ram Singh, “Revisiting the Debate on Import-led Substitution and Export-led Industrialisation: Where is India heading under Self-Reliant India”, Journal of World Trade, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 56, Issue 1, 2022.

Singh Ram & Surendar Singh, “Do Rules of Origin Extend Disproportionate Trade Gains Under SAFTA: A Case Study of Bicycle and Textile Industries”, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 16, Issue 2 (2021) pp. 59-72.

Singh Ram & Surendar Singh, “Containers Crisis & High Freight Costs: India’s Policy Ambivalence”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 44, 30 Oct, 2021.

Singh Ram & Surendar Singh, “Restricting Third Country Imports Boom or Bane for India’s Foreign Trade”? Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 2, 09 Jan, 2021.

Singh Surendar & Ram Singh, (2020) “Domestic Sources of India’s Trade Policy Preferences in RCEP Negotiations”, Journal of World Trade, Wolters Kluwer, Volume 54, Issue 4 (2020) pp. 503-530.
Key Expertise International Business, Global Value Chains, Industrial Policy, Structural Transformation, Trade Facilitation, Export-Import Management, Free Trade Agreements, International Trade Policy, Sectoral Studies, Green Trade and Digital Trade.
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