Rajeev Malhotra

Rajeev Malhotra is a Professor and Director of Public Policy Programmes at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Delhi NCR, India. With over 34 years of experience as a development economist and civil servant, he previously served as Economic Adviser to the Union Finance Minister of India until August 2012. His international experience includes working with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva from 2002 to 2008 and consulting for various organizations such as UNDP, UNICEF, and FAO across Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific. Dr. Malhotra's research interests encompass macroeconomic issues in development policy, fiscal policy, poverty estimation, human development, and the intersection of human rights and development. His notable publications include Economic Theory and Policy Amidst Global Discontent (2018), Delivering Development and Good Governance: Making Human Rights Count (2015), and India Public Policy Report 2014 (2014). He has made significant contributions to understanding economic policies and their implications for development.