Dr. Sushil Kumar is Assistant Professor at RIS. He obtained his Ph.D in Economics from Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi. His academic qualifications include M.A. in Economics and M.Phil. in Economics. He also qualified UGC-NET (Economics) test for lectureship December 2011.

He has previously served as a Research Fellow in Economics at the Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.  He also served at Amity University, Noida as visiting faculty of economics and as a guest faculty member at Delhi University. His research interests include South-South Cooperation, India’s Development Cooperation, International Trade and Finance, and Applied Econometrics. His work has been published in several academic journals, discussion papers, edited volumes, and research reports. He has actively participated in prestigious academic conferences and high-level policy dialogues both in India and internationally. He has also taken part in various short-term training programs in India focusing on applied econometrics, economics, and research methodology.

He also received advanced professional training on ‘Managing Global Governance’ MGG 13 from August to November, 2015 financed by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany at MGG Academy of the German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn. he also completed the 12th international futures programme held in Berlin in October, 2015 under the auspices of the Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany.