Moana Bhagabati
Assistant Professor
Madras Institute of Development Studies
79, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar,
Adyar, Chennai - 600 020
Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

E-mail: moana@mids.ac.in

Tel: 0091-44-24412589 / 24419771 Extn: 319; Fax: 0091 - 44 - 24910872

Educational Qualification
B A - Economics (Gauhati University, Assam)
M A, M Phil, PhD - International Relations (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)
M Phil dissertation: Regionalism and Regional Financial Institutions with Special reference to the Asian Development Bank
Ph D Thesis: Regionalism and its Impact on the Multilateral Trading System

Areas of Research
Studies in WTO and Regional Trade
Theoretical framework of multilateralism and regionalism; multilateral and regional trade agreements, rules on regional integration, and the World Trade Organization (WTO) subjects.

Selected Publications
"Trade Facilitation" (co authored), India Development Report 2004-05, R Radhakrishna & Kirit Parikh (eds) Oxford University Press, 2005
"An Approach to International Relations" Assamese Encyclopaedia [Society and Culture] Asom Sahitya Sabha (forthcoming)
"Facilitating India's Trading Environment: an Overview" (co authored) MIDS Working Paper No. 188 2004
"GATT, WTO and Rules on Regional Integration", MIDS Working Paper No. 190, 2004
"World Trade Organization and its Implications" Tenth Five Year Plan - Tamilnadu (2002-03) State Planning Commission, 2003
Articles in Newspaper (The HINDU Businessline) on WTO, Regional Trade Arrangements, G-8, Indo-US economic relations.

Current Research Work
Focussing on the organization perspective within the broad field of international economic relations; global trade negotiations under the WTO and regional trade agreements. Recently completed a major collaborative study, supported by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Govt of India, on Trade Facilitation Measures in India from a WTO Perspective. This work is of particular relevance given the current state of negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda of WTO.

In addition, leading an inquiry into the trends of growing regionalization of the world economy examining the issue in the context of multilateralism. A related area of continuing interest is the growing potential of Northeast India in terms of regional trade formations. More recently, involved in an initiative to address concerns on trade and globalization amongst the civil society in Tamilnadu, and examine the implications within the state.