Academic

Institutions

Chairman of the Board, UNU-WIDER World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki: 2001 to 2008.

Member of the Board of Directors, Social Science Research Council, New York: 2001 to 2007.

Chairman of the Advisory Council (member 2001-2004), Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford: 2004 to 2007.

Member of the Administrative Board and Vice-President, International Association of Universities, Paris: 2004 to 2008.

Member of the Board, South Centre, Geneva: 2005 onwards.

Journals

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, World Development 1981 to 1994 and 2002 onwards.

Regional Editor, Oxford Development Studies 2003 onwards.

Advisory Editor, International Journal of Development Issues 2003 onwards.

Corporate

Board of Directors, State Trading Corporation of India, 1983 to 1985.

Board of Directors, Jute Corporation of India, 1983 to 1985.

Board of Directors, Cotton Corporation of India, 1983 to 1985.

Central Board of Directors of the State Bank of India, 1987 to 1990.

Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of India, 1990 and 1991.

Board of Directors, Maruti Udyog, 1990 and 1991.

Board of Directors, Steel Authority of India Limited, 2006 to 2009.

Board of Directors, ICRA, 2002 onwards.

Others

Chairman of the Committee on Export Processing Zones, Government of India, 1985.

Member of the Review Committee for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, 1986.

Member of the Technology, Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, Government of India, 1987 to 1993.

Chairman of the Working Groups on Labour Mobility and Construction-Engineering Services, Group of Negotiations on Services, Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Geneva, 1990.

Member, Governing Council, Indian Council for Social Science Research, 1993 to 1996.

Member, Pay Commission for the Public Sector, Government of India, 1996 to 1998.

Member, Apex Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010, New Delhi, 2006 to 2008.