Talks and Conferences

2026

Perspectives for the Next Decade of Investments in India (Discussant), Seminar organised by Asia Pacific Consulting and Advisory, New Delhi, 20 August 2026.

Understanding the Pharmaceutical Industry, Annual Course on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT and Third World Network, Kochi, 8 June 2026.

Opportunities and Challenges in CEPA Upgradation: An Indian Perspective, Korea-India Economic Partnership Dialogue 2026, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) Delhi Office, New Delhi, 21 April 2026.

Migration, Trade and Technology (Discussant, parallel session), WIDER Development Conference 2026: Green Industrialization and Inclusive Growth in a Fractured World Order, UNU-WIDER and ISID, New Delhi, 18–20 March 2026.

Trade Structure and Drivers of Intra-industry Trade in the Pharmaceutical Sector of India (Discussant), ISID Research Seminar, New Delhi, 23 January 2026.

2025

Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusive Healthcare Innovation (Panellist, roundtable), International conference on Innovation Systems, Technology and Policy for Development, IIT Indore and NIT Bhopal, Bhopal, 23 December 2025.

Knowledge Economies and Emerging Innovation Models (Chair, technical session), International conference on Innovation Systems, Technology and Policy for Development, IIT Indore and NIT Bhopal, Bhopal, 23 December 2025.

India-Korea Economic Engagement: Issues and Prospects for Cross-Border Investment Expansion, KIET-ISID Industrial Forum: Korea-India Industrial Collaboration: Driving Shared Growth and Future Prosperity, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) and ISID, Seoul, Korea, 10 December 2025.

Understanding the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT and Third World Network, Kochi, 31 May 2025.

Deepening India-Japan Economic Partnership in Manufacturing Sector: Focus on Auto and Pharma Sectors (Discussant), ISID Research Seminar, New Delhi, 24 February 2025.

R&D and Innovation in Indian Pharma Sector, Panel discussion on Transforming Healthcare in India: The Role of R&D, Innovation, and Policy Frameworks, International workshop on Advancing Healthcare Development in India: Integrating Pharmaceuticals and IPRs for Global Competitiveness, MANIT Bhopal and IIT Indore, Bhopal, 11 January 2025.

Trade – Trends, Data Issues, and Classification Methods, International workshop on Advancing Healthcare Development in India: Integrating Pharmaceuticals and IPRs for Global Competitiveness, MANIT Bhopal and IIT Indore, Bhopal, 10 January 2025.

Role of Industrial Policy in Transforming the Indian Pharma Industry, International workshop on Advancing Healthcare Development in India: Integrating Pharmaceuticals and IPRs for Global Competitiveness, MANIT Bhopal and IIT Indore, Bhopal, 9 January 2025.

2024

Deepening India-Korea Economic Cooperation: Trends and Challenges, India-Korea Policy Dialogue, ISID and Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), New Delhi, 19 December 2024.

Industrial Policy for Advancement of Industries: An Analysis of the PLI Scheme in the Indian Pharma Industry, CSO Strategy Meeting on Access to Medicines, Third World Network, New Delhi, 6–7 December 2024.

Second National Conference on India’s Industrial Transformation: Towards a Competitive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Manufacturing Sector (Discussant, two papers), ISID, New Delhi, 22 November 2024.

Technology Inflow, Adoption, and Efficiency: Dichotomy of Exports and Employment in India and China (Chair), ISID Research Seminar (online), 27 September 2024.

Prospects of India-Korea Economic Cooperation in the Changing Global Economic Order, International conference on Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of India-Republic of Korea Relations: Opportunities and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Era, Korea Centre, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 14 March 2024.

2023

Tapping the Potential of India-South Korea Collaboration for Industrial Transformation of India, Asia Industry Forum, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), Seoul, Korea, 21 December 2023.

Exploring the Secondary Patents Granted by the Indian Patent Office to New Chemical Entities between 2005–2022 (Chair), National Meeting on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines, Third World Network, New Delhi, 13 December 2023.

Regulatory Deficit in Access to Equitable Healthcare (Panellist), Panel discussion on the release of Competition and Regulation in India 2023, World Competition Day, CUTS International and ISID, New Delhi, 5 December 2023.

Patents, Innovation and Economic Development, Lecture Series in International Economics, Humanities Collective, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram, 6 November 2023.

Industrial Policy: A Growth Catalyst of an Economy, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, Christ University, Ghaziabad, 23 September 2023.

How AI is Revolutionizing the Drug Discovery and Development Process? (Panellist), Webinar, BioSpectrum, 20 September 2023.

MNC R&D Centres in India (Panellist), Roundtable discussion (online), ISID and Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER), Pune, 20 July 2023.

TRIPS and R&D in Indian Pharma Industry, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT, Kochi, 20 June 2023.

2022

Role of Industrial Policy in the Emergence of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT and Third World Network, Kochi, 12 December 2022.

Strategy for Leveraging ASEAN FTA and Trade Potential with the Middle East Countries for Pharma Sector in India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, New Delhi, 30 November 2022.

Reducing Import Dependence on APIs in the Indian Pharmaceuticals Sector: An Analysis of Early Experience of the PLI 1.0, National Consultation on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines, Third World Network, New Delhi, 25 November 2022.

National Manufacturing Innovation Survey 2021, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and UNIDO, New Delhi, 28 September 2022.

Patents, Innovation and Economic Development, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 27 September 2022.

Patents and Access to Medicines, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 19 September 2022.

Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Capacity Building Programme on Issues, Challenges and Prospects for the Indian Industry, ISID, New Delhi, 21 February 2022.

Getting the Strategy Right for Reducing Import Dependence in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Some Insights from Early Experience of the PLI Scheme, Department of Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, 19 February 2022.

R&D in Indian Industry, Training Programme on Research Methodology in Social Sciences, ISID, New Delhi, 8 January 2022.

2021

IPR and Innovation, Department of Computer Science, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, 18 March 2021.

Patents and Innovation, Capacity Building Programme on Industrialisation, Corporate Sector and Development, ISID, New Delhi, 25 February 2021.

Deepening Health Sector Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal Region (Panellist), Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021: Post COVID-19 Challenges in the Bay of Bengal Region, SANEM, ASEAN-India Centre at RIS, Indian Studies Center of Chulalongkorn University and SAWTEE, 10 February 2021.

Innovation in Developing Countries: Its Problem, Promotion and the Role of Intellectual Property Rights (Chair), International webinar on Industry Academia Innovation, Government Mahaveer College, Petlawad and Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh, 20 January 2021.

2020

Patents and Access to Medicines in Foreign Economic Policy, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 17 December 2020.

The Right to Health and Access to Medicines in India, Department of Political Science and IQAC, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, 26 November 2020.

Doha Declaration on Public Health: Where Are We Today?, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi, 28 September 2020.

The Role of Patents in the Development of Pharmaceutical Industry in India, St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery, 19 August 2020.

R&D in Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Refresher Course and Training Programme on Healthcare Laws and Patient Rights, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT, Kochi, 28 February – 3 March 2020.

Evolution of India’s Pharmaceutical Industry: Lessons for Developing Countries, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, 12 February 2020.

Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Innovations in Drugs and Medical Devices Industries, Seminar on Catching Up in the Digital Economy: Identifying India’s Policy Gaps and Challenges, SNU and ISID, 30–31 January 2020.

IP Rights and Competition: Tryst with Parallels, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT, Kochi, 20 January 2020.

Innovation in Draft Industrial Policy 2019: A Reflection on the Strategies and Action Points, Workshop on Framing of India’s Industrial Policy: A Domestic Industry Perspective, ISID, New Delhi, 20 January 2020.

2019

Development Issues in the Multilateral Trading System, Venkateswara College, New Delhi, 26 September 2019.

Innovation, Patents and Competition: An Economic Perspective, Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights and Competition: A Social Perspective, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT, Kochi, 18 January 2019.

2018

Globalisation of R&D and Challenges for Competence Building: The Case of India, Workshop on Socio-economic Impact of New Technologies: Policy Implications for India, NISTADS, New Delhi, 10 October 2018.

Impact of FDI on Innovation: A Comparison of Experiences of India and China, 18th Global Development Conference – Science, Technology and Innovation for Development, GDN, ISID, UNIDO and Campbell Collaboration, New Delhi, 22–23 March 2018.

Human Capital and Sustainable Development (Chair), International Conference on Business, Economics and Sustainable Development, Department of Business and Sustainability, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, 22–23 February 2018.

Investment Treaties and FDI – Challenges and Reforms, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, 15 February 2018.

2017

Post-TRIPS Experience of the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry in India, Conference on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China, IP School, Renmin University of China; ARCIALA, School of Law, Singapore Management University; O.P. Jindal Global University; and Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Beijing, China, 18–19 December 2017.

IT Industry in India, Conference on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 18–19 December 2017.

Measures to Reduce Import Dependence on Bulk Drugs, First World Conference on Access to Medical Products and International Laws for Trade and Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 21–23 November 2017.

SEPs and FRAND: Issues and the Way Forward, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 10 November 2017.

Patents, Innovation and Economic Growth and Indian Pharma Industry Post-TRIPS, Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, CUSAT, Kochi, 4 July 2017.

Patents and Public Health, Dr. K.N. Raj Study Centre for Planning and Centre-State Financial Relations, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 29 June 2017.

Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Capacity Building Programme on Industrialisation, Corporate Sector and Development, ISID, New Delhi, 22 May – 7 June 2017.

IT Industry Study Group: Preliminary Findings, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, 7 April 2017.

Acquisition of Manufacturing Capability in Indian Pharma Industry: Role of the State, Workshop on Emerging Challenges of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in India, ISID and Central University of Gujarat, Gujarat, 27–28 March 2017.

Impact of FDI on National Innovation System: A Review of Experience of India and China, International conference on Globalization and India’s Innovation System: A Creative Destruction?, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 4–7 February 2017.

2016

Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Structure, Policy, Challenges and Opportunities, National Law University, Delhi, 24 October 2016.

Patent System and Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Conference on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China, Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University and Renmin University of China, New Delhi, 27–28 September 2016.

Economics of Intellectual Property Rights: An Indian Perspective, Conference on Innovation, Economic Development and IP in India and China, Singapore Management University, O.P. Jindal Global University and Renmin University of China, New Delhi, 27–28 September 2016.

Patents, Compulsory Licences and Medicines, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Government of India, New Delhi, 29 August 2016.

Trends in Foreign Investment in Healthcare Sector of India, National seminar on India’s Post-1991 Inward FDI Experience: Looking Beyond the Aggregates, ISID, New Delhi, 11–12 March 2016.

Health Care Delivery, Infrastructure and Medical Expenditure (Discussant), National consultation on Road to Sustainable Development Goals: Focus on Health and Education (SDG 3 and 4), NITI Aayog, RIS and United Nations, New Delhi, 9–10 February 2016.

Local Production: How Economic Reforms Have Impacted Local Manufacturing and Pricing, National Conference on Affordability, Availability and Accessibility of Medicines and IPR, National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Bangalore, 5 January 2016.

2015

India’s Pharma Sector Today, Youth Workshop on Intellectual Property, Public Health and Access to Medicines, ISID, People’s Health Movement and Prayas, New Delhi, 14–22 December 2015.

TPP, TRIPS and Access to Medicines, International Conference on WTO and SDGs: Issues before Nairobi Ministerial, RIS, CWTOS, CII, FICCI and MGG, New Delhi, 23–24 November 2015.

Multinational Enterprises and Access to Medicines, International Conference on Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Rights, JNU, ISID, PHFI, TWN, South Centre, HEAI and MNEmerge, New Delhi, 2–4 November 2015.

2014

Current Trends in Pharmaceutical Trade in India, ISID and Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, 4 March 2014.

2013

Doha Round and Public Health: India’s Compulsions for Exercising TRIPS Flexibilities and Roadblocks Ahead, International seminar on India and WTO: Towards Effective Multilateral Governance of International Public Goods, Department of International Relations, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, 6–8 October 2013.

Intellectual Property Rights in Pharmaceuticals, Faculty of Technology Management, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, 12 August 2013.

2012

Global Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing: Where Are We Today?, Capacity Building Programme on International Economic Issues and Development Policy under ITEC/SCAAP, Ministry of External Affairs, RIS, New Delhi, 13 February – 9 March 2012.

2010

Scope for Technology Co-operation among Developing Countries, Capacity Building Programme on International Economic Issues and Development Policy (IEIDP) under ITEC/SCAAP, Ministry of External Affairs, RIS, New Delhi, 15 February – 12 March 2010.

2009

Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: In Retrospect and Prospect, CENTAD-IIFT School on Trade and Public Health, New Delhi, 5–9 October 2009.

Political Economy of India’s Engagement with WTO: An Analysis in the Context of Amendment of India’s Patents Act, International conference on World Trade, World Poverty, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA, 18–19 September 2009.