Dr. V.S. Seshadri, I.F.S (Retd.)

Dr. V.S. Seshadri, I.F.S (Retd.)

Senior Fellow for Economic Security

Email: villurvirgo2010@gmail.com

Dr. V. S. Seshadri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1978 and served in several diplomatic missions during his career that included Nairobi, Brussels, Bangkok, Tehran and Washington DC. He was also on deputation to the Ministry of Commerce from 1999 to 2003, when he was the Joint Secretary responsible for WTO issues. Dr. Seshadri was the first resident Ambassador of India to Slovenia from 2007 to 2010, and then went on to serve as India’s Ambassador to Myanmar from 2010 till 2013. On return to India, he held the position of Vice-Chairman of the think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi from 2014 to 2017. Thereafter, he was associated with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in connection with a study project relating to RCEP.

Dr. Seshadri joined the Delhi Policy Group in January 2020, as Senior Fellow for Economic Security.

Dr. Seshadri had his college education in Bangalore and Hyderabad and secured his PhD. in Applied Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1978.

Dr. Seshadri has contributed a number of research articles and discussion papers on trade and other international economic issues. He is the author of an extensively researched and acclaimed book 'Free Trade Agreements: India and the World', that was published by the Oxford University Press in May 2023

Latest Publication

Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: October 05, 2026

This issue of ESRR captures the key outcomes from the 18th BRICS Summit, successfully hosted by India that also marked the...
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Prospects and Terms of an India-China Economic Reset

Date: September 26, 2026

In this brief, the author examines whether India and China can reset their economic relationship amid a changing global trade and...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: September 04, 2026

This issue opens with PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Uzbekistan, which carries significance for India’s efforts to strengthenresilience of its critical...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: August 07, 2026

India’s engagement with key Indo-Pacific partners on economic security gained further momentum during the past month. This issue highlights the outcomes...
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Making the India-EU FTA Deliver and Renewing Multilateralism

Date: July 04, 2026

The conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a significant achievement at a time when the global trading system...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: July 02, 2026

There is a sense of satisfaction in the Indian Government about its management of the economic fallout from the West Asian...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: June 01, 2026

In this issue, the author reviews the outcomes of the Trump-Xi summit held in Beijing on May 14-15, 2026 and the...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: May 02, 2026

This issue opens with an assessment of the state visit of President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea from...
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Myanmar’s Transition: Cosmetic shift or Substantive change?

Date: April 13, 2026

In this brief, the author provides a nuanced assessment of Myanmar’s current political transition, questioning whether it represents a substantive change...
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Economic Security and Resilience Review

Date: April 02, 2026

The ongoing military conflict involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other is exerting significant...
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