Manmeet Ajmani is a Senior Research Assistant in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. Prior to IFPRI, he was a part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) India Centre at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries. He has worked widely on the ASEAN and South Asia regions and in projects related to trade, development, and connectivity. He completed his master’s in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, specializing in Environment and Econometrics.