| Name | Dr. Rajib Kumar Sanyal |
| Designation | Professor |
| Subject Area | Business Economics |
| Rajib.s@iba.ac.in |
Dr. Rajib Kumar Sanyal is a seasoned academician, economist, and industry expert with over 35 years of experience in higher education, corporate governance, and policy research. He currently serves as a Full Professor of Economics and International Business at Indus Business Academy, Bangalore. A distinguished scholar and thought leader in the fields of international trade, banking regulation, and economic policy, Dr. Sanyal has held several key academic and administrative positions across premier institutions. His academic insights are backed by real-world industry exposure, having served as Joint Director of Corporate Affairs at Montres Breguet, Switzerland for 12 years and was nominated for 5 years as Trade Policy Analyst in The Bloomberg AG in Germany for the prestigious project research and analysis on “EU-US Trade Mechanism and China’s BRI for EU as substitution“.
- Post-Doctoral Fellow of International Business Consortiums and Policies from Michigan University – Dearborn Campus
- Post-Doctorate in International Trade Mechanism – University of Warsaw, Poland,
- UGC-NET and Ph.D. in Applied Economics – Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- CAT-PGDM – IISWBM, Kolkata, 1994
- M.Sc. in Pure Economics – University of Calcutta, 1992
- B.Sc. (H) in Economics with Math & Stat, Gold Medal – University of Calcutta, 1990
35 years of Total Experience
(22 Years in Academic/Research and 13 years in Corporate)
- Full Professor, Indus Business Academy, Bangalore (Present)
- Full Professor, Presidency University, Bangalore (Past)
- Associate Professor & HOD-IQAC, Amity University, Noida & Kolkata (Past)
- Trade Policy Analyst – Bloomberg AG – Germany (nominated by M/s Breguet SA)
- Joint Director – Corporate Affairs, M/s Montres Breguet SA, Switzerland (1997-2009)
- Visiting Faculty, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland (2010-2011)
- Economic Consultant, ICICI Bank and HDFC Ltd. (Policy advisory roles)
- Editor-in-Chief, Theory and Society (Springer), June 2024–May 2026
- Former Editor, Economic & Social Policy Research (RAND Corporation, 2023–2024)
- Recipient of 8 international research awards from institutions in the US, UK, and Poland
- Nominated twice as Top 1% research contributor (Economics) certified by Stanford University in association with Elsevier
- Member, International Economic Association (IEA), European Trade Study Group (ETSG)
- International Trade Policy and Institutions
- BRICS Economies and De‑dollarization
- Systemic Risk in Banking and Financial Markets
- Competition and Stability in Emerging Economies
- Global Value Chains and Technology Transfer
- Belt and Road Initiative and the PRC
- Heterodox Economics and Development Theory
- New Frontiers in International Trade: Global Power Shifts and Strategic Economies (2025)
- Teaching Heterodox Economics Concepts in India (2024)
- Chapter contributor: Handbook of Global Economics and Trade Policy, Springer
- Emerging Trade Corridors: India, China, and the EU – Forthcoming, Routledge
- 70+ WOS-indexed research papers (refer WOS and/or ORCiD)
- Publications in World Economy Journal, International Trade Review, Economic & Political Weekly and The Economist
- Regular columnist on global economic policy in The Hindu Business Line and Business Standard
- ORCID: 0000-0002-4848-6682 (95 publications/works listed)
- Presented at WTO Ministerial Roundtable under Sir. Edmund Phelps (2019)
- ETSG Annual Conference, Berlin (2022)
- ADB-SAE International Trade Symposium, Singapore (2021)
- UNCTAD Global South Economic Forum, Geneva (2018)
- National Economic Summit, IIM Ahmedabad (2017)
- Trade Policy Impact Grant – ICSSR (₹10 lakhs, 2015–2018)
- Indo-EU Trade Reform Research Grant – Erasmus+ (2018–2020)
- Patent Filed: “Banking Risk Evaluation Framework Based on Interbank Network Metrics,” 2023
- Certificate for delivering 100% result in the subject Managerial Economics for two consecutive years
- Led MDPs on “Risk Management in Banking” for HDFC, 2023
- MDP on “Global Trade Strategy for Export Managers,” 2022
- Certified Trainer, AICTE-ATAL Faculty Development Programme
- Partnered Trade Policy Consultant – Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India
- Chaired 2 times as Economic Mentor of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
- External Reviewer – India-EU FTA Framework Review Committee
- Designed “Stability Index for Indian Banks” for RBI research wing as an External Expert (pilot basis)
- Peer Reviewer for Journal of International Economics, Review of Development Economics
- Advisory Board Member – Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report
- Reviewed trade policy documents for UNESCAP and World Bank (2022–2024)
- Book Reviewer – Routledge and Oxford University Press
Associated As Senior Researcher With: ORCiD | WOS | Google Scholar | Academia | Research Gate | Vidwan (MHRD)
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