Atul K Thakur is a Visiting Fellow at NIICE. His research focuses are quite diverse and reach to the areas of Public Policy & Affairs, Macroeconomic Policies and International Affairs, with special focus on South Asia. Mr. Thakur is a New Delhi based Public Policy Professional (Deputy Secretary, State Development Council & Nodal Coordinator, India-Nepal Centre, PHDCCI) and Columnist (The Kathmandu Post; The Hindu) with specialisation in the interface of economics and politics. His books are included ‘India Now and in Transition’ (2017) and ‘India since 1947: Looking Back at a Modern Nation’ (2013).