It was an enriching experience working with the NMF for two years.
Area of interest – India’s maritime infrastructure; blue economy
Publications – with NMF (website and MA) mentioned below.
Achievements – organizing the AMPC (now IPRD), presented papers in India and abroad

• A Chapter on “Enhancing Coastal Shipping for Port-led Development”, in the book ‘Maritime Infrastructure in India: Challenges and Prospects’, 2018. Editor: A. Subramanyam Raju, ISBN: 9789385883675.
• An article on “India’s New Areas of Growth: Cruise Shipping and Ro-Ro Vessels”, in the magazine ‘India Infrastructure’, February 2018 Edition.
• Issue Brief on “Domestic Cruise Tourism in India: An Analysis”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Issue Brief on “India-Bangladesh Maritime Trade: Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT)”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Viewpoint on “Analysis of the Union Budget 2017: The Maritime Context”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Issue Brief on “Evaluating Recent Policy Changes on Coastal Shipping”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Issue Brief on “India’s Emerging Quest to Develop Inland Waterways”, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India.
• Book Review on “Rethinking the Oceans: Towards the Blue Economy” by James Alix Michel, published in Maritime Affairs Journal, Winter edition 2016, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.