Amrita Pillai

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Amrita is a PhD student in International Political Economy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Her research examines the political economy of regulation in South Asia, with a particular focus on regulatory politics and state capacity in India. Prior to her doctoral studies, Amrita spent nearly a decade as a legal policy researcher in India. During this time, she worked in leading think-tanks, doing independent and commissioned research projects in areas related to public finance, regulatory governance, and state capacity. Amrita holds a law degree from Government Law College, Mumbai, and an MA in Public Policy and Governance from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.