Nominated for the 4th M. R. Pai Memorial Award
in 2007 for the ‘splendid work done by you and your organization
in educating the public on competition and regulation over the
years. You are one of the foremost crusaders for consumers and we
take this opportunity to wish you strength in your endeavours’.
The award, which carries a citation and a cheque of Rs.51,000,
will be given at Mumbai on Tuesday 8th April, 2008 at the hands of
Ms Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
Spoke at the IFC luncheon on the evolution of competition scenario
– from the MRTPA to the Competition Amendment Act, 2007 – in
India, covering the phases of trials and tribulations, the
pressing needs and the interventions, along with some valuable
recommendations for a better regulatory regime in the country.
As the Luncheon Speaker at the Australia
India Business Council (AIBC) 2nd India Conference 2007, Melbourne,
Australia, on May 10, 2007, presented a paper on 'India
is flat-A few thoughts'.
Invited to be a member of the "Warwick
Commission into the Future of the Global Trade Regime”, hosted
at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
at the University of Warwick, UK, presented a Note on 'Threats/Obstacles
and Possible Solutions' in the first meeting of the body. Click
here for video presentation>>
2006
Presented a speech on ‘Regionalism beyond Europe’ and
presented on
“Regionalism: Policy Options for India” in the
conference on, “Developing Countries and the Challenge of
Regionalism: Assessing the Options”, organised by
University of Sussex, UK on 28-30 September 2006.
Presented at the Work Session: G-20 Civil
Society Views on WTO” on 26 September 2006, jointly organised
by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Geneva Office and
CUTS International, India.
Invited to speak at the session on “Stocktaking of WTO
Negotiations: Concerns of Developing Countries” organised
by SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry on 26 September
on the sidelines of WTO Public Forum, at
Geneva, Switzerland.
As a guest speaker, presented a lecture on the 'Evolution
of Competition Law in India' under the Academic Lecture on "Evolution of Competition Law
with respect to India" jointly organised by CUTS Institute
for Regulation & Competition (CIRC) in collaboration
with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI),
Kolkata. .
Invited to give a talk on
'Civil Society's Voice and Access to Justice'
at the Plenary titled Evolving Effective Regulatory Mechanism".
Also, participated in the Debate titled "In
a Developing Economy like India, Sustainable Development is
pipe-dream meant for Lip-Service only"
and spoke FOR the motion at the
"International Conference: Striking the Right Balance-Law and Sustainable Development in India's
Energy Economy, organised jointly by Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII)-Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) in New
Delhi.
Contributed an Introductory Chapter with
Prof Simon Evenett (Professor of International Trade and
Economic Development at University of St Gallen, Switzerland)
to the report titled
“Competition Regimes in the World-A Civil Society Report”,
which is an attempt to map out competition regimes of 119
countries around the world from the civil society perspective.
Appointed as a member on the World Bank Operations
Evaluation Department’s High Level External Advisory Panel
for the Trade Assistance Evaluation for the period May – December
2005. Click for OED panel report: OED Evaluation of World
Bank assistance on Trade.
“Trade Facilitation and Development: What Will and Won't
the DDA Accomplish?”, 16 December 2005 organised by the
World Bank on the sidelines of Hong Kong Ministerial.
“Panel Discussion on G20 and the WTO Development Agenda”
13th December 2005 organised by FES.
Public Panel Discussion on “China’s role in the Global
Economy: Its Impact on Emerging Economies”. Invited to speak
at the discussion organised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
(FES) on December 17 2005
Presentation on ‘Time for a National Competition Policy
for India’ at the Planning Commission on 11th November 2005.
Many key officials from various Ministries were present
on this occasion.
Click for the Press Release: Time for a National Competitioin
Policy
“International Civil Society Forum 2005 – For Advancing
LDC interests in the Sixth WTO Ministerial”, organized by
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), 3-5 October 2005, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Made the Inaugural Statement as well as the
Speaker of Plenary II on “State of the Doha Round”.
“Garnet First Capacity Building Workshop: Trade, Governance
and Development Spreading Excellence through Dialogue” 21-23
September 2005, Budapest, Hungary. Garnet is a multidisciplinary
initiative primarily focused on global and regional political
economy, by The Evian Group and University of Warwick. Panelist
in ‘How can trade create opportunities for development?’
“Training Programme on Globalisation”, 28-30 July 2005
organised by HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration,
Jaipur (Raj), India. As a Speaker in Session on ‘Issues
in World Trade’
Evian Group I China Meeting on “A Global
Economic Order for the XXI Century – Coherence, Dynamism &
Dialogue” 16-17 June 2005, Beijing, China, jointly organized
by Evian Group and China Europe International Business School
(CEIBS). Panelist in ‘Generating Policy dynamism in a Turbulent
Environment – Prospects for World Trade’
International Workshop on Public Private Partnership (PPP):
Capacity Building Programme for the Developing Countries,
7-8 February 2005 by HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public
Administration. Participated as a ‘Discussant’ in the session
on “Stakeholder Involvement & Public Relation Strategies”
2004
Public event on “Regional Economic
Cooperation’, 13 December 2004 hosted by Pakistan Institute
for Labour Education and Research (PILER), Karachi. Participated
as a Discussion Leader and presented on “Should Regional
Economic Cooperation be dependent on Resolution of all Disputes?”
‘WTO Seminar: India's Post-Cancun Concerns’,
organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru University jointly with
the Planning Commission at New Delhi on 18-19 October 2004.
Presentation on “Multilateral Competition Framework”
Round Table Conference on “Globalisation
– Challenges for Canada and India with special reference
to WTO”, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration
(RIPA), Udaipur, India, 20 July 2004. Discussant in the Technical
session on “Voluntary Code of Conduct in the Context
of Globalisation”
WB-EC Workshop on Competition Policy, 10-12
May 2004, organized by World Bank at Dar es Salaam. Presentation
on “Competition Policy, Growth and Poverty Reduction
in Developing Countries”
Amidst 1500 activists,
legal scholars who participated in the seven-day "National
Conference on Human Rights, Social Movements, and the Law"
held during December 25-31, 2000, at Panchgani, India,Pradeep
S Mehta presented a paper
‘Trade and … Where
Do We Go?’
