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Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma is an ex-investment banker, with over two decades of experience spanning academia, consulting, think tank and corporate finance. His academic journey includes research and teaching positions at renowned institutions including Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Tokyo, London School of Economics, and Doshisha Business School. Currently, he is a professor of economics, at Hosei University in Tokyo. Until 2012, Dr. Sharma served as Director (M&A) in the Corporate Finance Department at Daiwa Capital Markets' Tokyo headquarters, providing strategic financial guidance to major corporations. He subsequently transitioned to full-time academia, bringing his extensive practical knowledge to universities across Asia. His other notable experiences include 13 years of radio newscasting with NHK World, and running an investment advisory. His teaching and research interests cover Indian/ASEAN markets, tech sector, corporate finance, investments, valuation, geoeconomics and day-trading. Dr. Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics.

Economic Security

India and EU Sign Mother of All Deals

2026 marked a decisive moment in India’s external economic strategy....(continues below)

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security

It’s Now or Never: India’s Ambitious Reform Push

2025 marked a clear inflection point in India’s reform trajectory...(continues below)

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security

India – Japan: The Glimpse of a Shared Vision

G20 summit in Johannesburg (21–23 Nov) produced a dense set of bilateral outcomes and group initiatives that matter commercially a

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security

India’s Structural Reforms: Opportunities and Risks

In the recent months, India constituted a high-level reform panel to accelerate business-facing structural reforms. Other key deve

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security

India’s Geoeconomic Options in a Trumpian World

When Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term, many in India expected a continuation of the visible warmth betwe

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Navigating Uncertainty: India’s Quiet Strategic Moves

India’s foreign-policy and economic choreography in the recent weeks has produced a string of muted albeit consequential developme

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

From “Non-Alignment” to “Multi-Alignment”: India’s Place in the Global Order

India–U.S. Trade Relations and Historical Context / Sticking Point: 20% Baseline Tariff and Market Access / Agriculture as a Polit

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Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security

From Threats to Substance: Decoding India-US Relations

Recent developments in Indo-US relations, marked by public threats of steep unilateral tariffs, have introduced a rare geopolitica

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security

India’s Strategic Autonomy in a Trumpian World

In a bombshell revelation, India’s top defense official has suggested that China and Turkey have provided active military support,

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security

India in a Tariff-ied World

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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