Amitendu Palit

Amitendu Palit is an economist specialising in development, international trade and political economy. His research interests are China-India comparative economic dimensions, Asia's trade policies, and political economy of land markets, environment and demography. He worked for several ministries in India, particularly Ministry of Finance, where he spent a decade. He has several academic publications to his credit. His first book (co-authored) on Special Economic Zones in India: Myths and Realities was published in 2008. A columnist for India's Financial Express, Dr Palit writes for China Daily, Wall Street Journal, Business Times and several other leading global publications. He features regularly on Channel News Asia, CNBC, Doordarshan (India), Bloomberg and other television channels. He is married to Dr Parama Sinha Palit and is currently based in Singapore as Head (Development & Programmes) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies in the National University of Singapore (NUS).