Theory and Practice: International Trade in the Contemporary World

Prof. Anwesha Aditya is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Her research focuses on International Economics and Development Economics, particularly the effects of globalization on developing economies. She received her PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She was honoured with the International Economic Research Annual (IERA) Award in 2013 by the Export-Import Bank of India for the best doctoral dissertation in International Economics by an Indian researcher. Dr. Aditya’s research addresses a wide range of contemporary economic issues, including digitalization and trade, global value chains, gender aspects of trade liberalization, financial inclusion, and trade and environment. She has led several research and consultancy projects funded by leading national and international agencies. She has guided numerous postgraduate and doctoral scholars, many of whom have received accolades for their research. She has actively participated in national and international conferences to present her work and engage in scholarly exchange. She has also played a key role in designing interdisciplinary and applied courses that address evolving global economic challenges. Her teaching experience spans core and specialized subjects such as Microeconomics, International Trade, Labour Economics, and Petroleum Economics and Management. Additionally, she has contributed to NPTEL’s online education initiatives. Dr. Aditya’s work is widely published in reputed international journals. Further, she carries out administrative responsibility by being the course coordinator of BS-MS and PhD Economics at IIT Kharagpur. She has represented IIT Kharagpur at the Women Leading IITs Workshop organized by IIT Madras.