Ram Upendra Das

Ram Upendra Das was an Indian economist and author. He was appointed as the first Head of the Centre for Regional Trade, a newly established institute of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, as a recognition to his valuable contribution to India's economic engagements with different regions and the world. He was until recently professor at think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries in New Delhi. He has served as a member of various high-level expert groups; he contributed towards drafting the SAFTA Treaty and the SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services and India's economic agreements with other countries and regions such as the ASEAN.