Kanishk Rohilla is a Research Assistant at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). Before joining RIS, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID). He completed his Master's in Economics from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi and his Bachelor's in Business Economics from the University of Delhi.

At RIS, Kanishk is actively engaged in applied economic research and empirical analysis in the areas of Trade and Technology, Macroeconomics, Industrial Policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He has contributed to several substantive publications and policy-oriented research outputs.

Publications

• Saha, S., Ali, S.A., and Rohilla, K (2026). Technology and Employment: Opportunities of Industrialisation and Self-reliance in India, Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 61, Issue No. 1.
• Saha S, Rohilla K. Strengthening BRICS through economic resilience and leadership in sustainable development: Opportunities for India. Wolters Kluwer; J Contemp Behav Soc Res 2026.
• Saha, S., Sharma, P., Rohilla, K., and Ali, S.A (2026) - India’s BRICS Chairship 2026: Cooperation for Resilience and Sustainability, RIS Discussion Paper 322
• Kumar, R. and Rohilla, K. (2024). Exploring the Changing Dynamics in the Indian Toy Sector: Challenges and Way Forward. Working Paper 279, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID).
• Rohilla, K. and Tanwar, T. (2026). Leveraging Science, Technology and Innovation to Strengthen BIMSTEC Cooperation. RIS Discussion Paper (Forthcoming).

Research Interests are

• Trade and Technology
•  Industrial Policy
•  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
•  India's Foreign Policy
• Macroeconomic Trend Analysis